Light Orange Peel Wall Texture
Orange peel texture is very similar to spray splatter knockdown.
Light orange peel wall texture. Use a roller with a thick nap to apply the mix to the wall. I ve found in my over 20 years of being a drywall contractor and painting contractor that using my texturing technique along with my modified orange peel texture tool. Orange peel texture sponge. It is sometimes called a splatter or eggshell texture.
Mix joint compound and water to a thick yogurt like consistency. Because it s a light shallow texture you only need to use a small amount of material to thinly cover the wall. Video of the day. Texture mud is pumped through a long hose to a special spray nozzle.
No matter how the texture was originally created for most repair methods you ll be fixing damaged areas using a premixed wallboard compound. Use a sprayer or paint roller to apply the orange peel texture. Orange peel texture is applied by spraying thinned down premixed joint compound or a special ceiling and wall texture product that comes in a powder form that has to be mixed with water to get the proper consistency depending on the type of orange peel heavy medium or light you re going for or trying to match. An orange peel texture looks exactly as it sounds it resembles the peel of an orange.
Orange peel texturing is a wall finish technique this has a uniform covering of small bumps. Orange peel is a splatter type texture that involves spraying plaster in a pattern over your readied walls. 6 and 12 taping knife. All purpose joint compound i use usg green lid ap drywall mud pan.
This texture is similar to. Orange peel texture tools you will need. Running parallel to the mud hose is a high pressure air line. Along with the orange peel texture sponge this texturing project will require a couple more hand tools to do be able to blend the orange peel texture.
You can apply an orange peel texture to various wall surfaces including plaster new drywall a previously painted wall or wood paneling. The orange peel texture roller method allows you to add texture to your walls without an airless spray painter. Wait 10 minutes to reapply a second coat for thicker texture. Technically you can do it by hand too but this method is best left to the pros.
This means that you re going to need a gun and air compressor to get a good spray going.