Tried to save money on drywall mud and regretted it instantly

Picked up a bucket of the cheap premixed stuff from a big box store last weekend. Figured mud is mud, right? Wrong. That stuff was watery and full of clumps right out of the bucket. First coat went on like paste, took forever to smooth out. Sanded it the next day and it crumbled like old cheese. Had to scrape half of it off and redo the whole section with the name brand stuff. Learned my lesson about cutting corners on joint compound. Anyone else get burned by bargain drywall supplies?

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vera_roberts21d ago

@the_harper yeah that clumpy watery stuff is basically just spackle with extra steps.

the_harper21d ago

Buddy used that stuff and his patch fell off the wall three days later.

eva_rivera19d agoMost Upvoted

@the_harper same thing happened to me, just buy the blue lid stuff and skip the headache.