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How to smooth old very textured drywall

Rip it out to the studs, fix anything that needs fixing or updating in the walls while open, and put new drywall on the studs. Any way you fix this will be messy. This way won't involve needing to re-...
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How to smooth old very textured drywall

A belt sander or large orbital sander with a coarse grit would grind the texture away fairly quickly. It'll be messy, but it's necessary. The key is to not grind through the drywall's paper face. You ...
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How to smooth old very textured drywall

The easiest way to fix this is to add a new layer of drywall over the existing. Dry wall is easy. See the Vancouver Carpenter on youtube. Sanding a painted wall is not easy.
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Painted desk is still tacky after two months

I have a huge pet peeve about people painting furniture, cabinets, or other wood surfaces that typically get touched often, with Latex paint. Latex paint with always be "soft". That means ...
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Uneven Paint Layers

The aesthetics are up to you and off topic. If you want it smooth, sanding aggressively is probably more likely to be very smooth at the end. Just make sure you don't have lead paint under there. The ...
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Painting ceiling: patches alternating smooth and textured, why?

Copious paint Texture when roller rolls, no texture when roller slides due to loss of friction caused by copious paint acting as a lubricant. This can be worse on ceilings than walls because you have ...
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