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Liagle Tapeless Drywall Finishing - Tape in mud™ Guidelines

Step by step instructions for Using Tape in Mud™

Materials to use

Liagle Tape in Mud™

Dry Mix Tape in Mud™ With Setting Compound Powder

Drywall Joint Compound

Tape In Mud™️ Liagle Tapeless Drywall Finishing

Mixing Ratio:

  • 1 bag  of Tape in  Mud™  mix with 1 bag  of  fast set powder (10-15 kg)
  • 2 bags of Tape in Mud™  mix with 1 box of 17 Liters premixed all purpose or taping compound for the first coat.
  • 1 bag of Tape in Mud™ with 1 box of premixed for the second coat.

Drywall Joint Compound

Dry Mix Tape in Mud™ With Setting Compound Powder

Drywall Joint Compound

Liagle Tapeless Drywall Finishing - Tape In Mud™️. Tapeless Drywall Joint Compound

Tape in Mud™  can  be used with:

  • Premixed All Purpose Joint Compound.
  • Premixed Drywall taping compound.
  • Setting type drywall joint compound.

Dry Mix Tape in Mud™ With Setting Compound Powder

Dry Mix Tape in Mud™ With Setting Compound Powder

Dry Mix Tape in Mud™ With Setting Compound Powder

Liagle Tapeless joint compound mixer

Put 1 bag (10-15 kg) of setting-type compound in a clean and dry 5 gallon pail. Put  1 bag of Tape in Mud™  in the bucket, mix with paddle and drill for 5 minutes.

Make sure the fibres are dispersed uniformly in the powder.

Mix the fibre reinforced setting-type compound

Mix Tape in Mud™ with premixed joint compound For the first coat

Dry Mix Tape in Mud™ With Setting Compound Powder

According to how much mud you want to mix, put  some water in mud pan first, then add some fiber mixed setting-type compound powder, mix it throughly to achieve the appropriate consistency. Not too thick, not too runny.

How to make a mixer paddle for mud pan

Mix Tape in Mud™ with premixed joint compound For the first coat

Mix Tape in Mud™ with premixed joint compound For the first coat

Mix Tape in Mud™ with premixed joint compound For the first coat

  • Put 1 box of 17 Liters premixed joint compound in a 5 gallon bucket.
  •  Add 2 bags of Tape in Mud™  to the bucket, for the first coat of mudding.
  • Adding water gradually while mixing.


Mix Tape in Mud™ with premixed joint compound For second coat

Mix Tape in Mud™ with premixed joint compound For the first coat

Mix Tape in Mud™ with premixed joint compound For the first coat

  • Mix  only One bag of Tape In Mud™ with 1  box  of  17  litres  premixed  joint  compound for second coat.
  • Adding water gradually while mixing.


Mix Tape In Mud™ With Joint Compound

Mix Tape In Mud™ With Fast Setting Hot Mud

Mix Tape In Mud™ With Premixed Joint Compound

Preparations

Prepare the joints

Cut the paper away from tears and soft spots where the gypsum core is crushed. This allows the drywall compound to reach and solidify these weak areas. A loose or torn paper surface will come back to haunt you when it causes bubbles later or pokes through the final finish. Use fibreglass tape for gaps wider than 1 inch.

Tape In Mud™️ Liagle Tapeless Drywall Finishing. Prepare inside corner for tapeless mudding.

Trim away loose, torn paper with a sharp utility knife and check for underdriven screws and nails

Slide a 6” drywall knife across all the fasteners. A metallic click will alert you that the screw is protruding above the face of the drywall. The problem often occurs along corners. Drive screws in with a twist of a Phillips screwdriver.

Tape In Mud™️ Liagle Tapeless Drywall Finishing. Prepare butt joint for tapeless mudding.

Cut V grooves at butt joints

Hold a utility knife at an angle and slice off the drywall edges to create the groove.

V grooving is very important for tapeless drywall finishing. It allows the Tapeless Mud to form a rivet strip on the joints. (See Figure 2 )

V- Grooving is now OPTIONAL !

Tape In Mud™ 2022

After two years of experiments, the 2022 edition of Tape in Mud™ have achieved even higher bonding strength and tensile strength which makes the V grooving of butt joints optional.  V cut the drywall edges have the best results, but as long as the gaps can be fully filled with Tapeless Mud, its on the Ok side if you choose not doing it.

Tapered joint

Inside corner Gap on 1 side

Tapered joint

Tapeless finish tapered joints. Tape in mud™️ 
drywall joint

Figure 1. 

Liagle Tapeless Joint Compound acts like a welding rod on the joint of  the  adjacent two drywall pieces. Tape in mud-Finish drywall without tape.

Butt joint

Inside corner Gap on 1 side

Tapered joint

Tapeless finish butt joint. Tape in mud

Figure 2

Tape in Mud™️-  Fiber Reinforced Tapeless Joint Compound filled the V-Grooved butt joint like a rivet strip.

Inside corner Gap on 1 side

Inside corner Gap on 1 side

Inside corner Gap on 1 side

Tapeless finish inside corners. How to finish inside 90 corners

Figure 3

For inside corners, the gap is only on one side of the corner, only  finish  the side with gap.

Inside 90 gap on both side

Inside 90 gap on both side

Inside corner Gap on 1 side

Liagle Tapeless Drywall Finishing 
Tapeless Drywall Joint Compound 
Tape In Mud™️ 
Drywall welding

Figure 4

The gap is on both sides, fill the cavity and finish both side of the corner  with  a  flusher or corner trowel.

Inside corner 45 degree

Inside 90 gap on both side

Inside 45 gap on both side

Liagle Tapeless Drywall Finishing 
Tapeless Drywall Joint Compound 
Tape In Mud 
Inside 45

Figure 5

Gap is on one side of the corner: Fill up the gap and only finish the gap side of the corner. No inside corner bead is needed.

Inside 45 gap on both side

Inside 90 gap on both side

Inside 45 gap on both side

Liagle Tapeless Drywall Finishing 
Tapeless Drywall Joint Compound 
Tape In Mud 
sectional view

Figure 6 

Gap on both sides of the corner: Fill the gap and finish with an adjustable corner trowel.

Tapeless Mudding

Butt Joints Figure 2

Patches and Nail Holes

Patches and Nail Holes

  • V-Cut butt joints is Recommended.
  • Setting-Type  Tapeless Joint Compound is Recommended.
  • Using hand tools, knife, and mud pan or trowel with hawk. 
  • Wipe excess mud off the joints.
  • Scrap  off  high  spots  right after the  hot  mud  set.

Patches and Nail Holes

Patches and Nail Holes

Patches and Nail Holes

  • For Patches, V-Cut the edges is Recommended.
  • Setting-Type Tapeless Joint Compound is Recommended.
  • Using hand tools, knife and mud pan or trowel with hawk. 
  • Wipe excess mud off the joints.

Inside corner Figure 3

Patches and Nail Holes

Inside corner with a gap on both sides Figure 4

Inside corner with gap on 1 side. F3


  • Use 4” knife to fill the gap and wipe off excess mud on both sides.
  • Drywall tube and flusher is a faster option. Use with Caution.

Inside corner with a gap on both sides Figure 4

Inside corner with a gap on both sides Figure 4

Inside corner with a gap on both sides Figure 4

Inside corner with a gap on both side. F4

  •  Drywall tube and flusher is recommended. Use with caution.
  • Use 4” knife with a Corner trowel.
  • Wipe off excess mud and feather the edges.

Inside 45 Figure 5

Inside corner with a gap on both sides Figure 4

Inside 45 Gap on both side Figure 6

Liagle Tapeless Drywall Finishing 
Tapeless Drywall Joint Compound 
Tape In Mud. Inside 45

  • Use 6“ knife to fill the gap. 
  • Wipe off excess mud and feather out the edges.
  • No inside corner bead needed.


Inside 45 Gap on both side Figure 6

Inside corner with a gap on both sides Figure 4

Inside 45 Gap on both side Figure 6

  • Use 6“ knife with adjustable corner trowel to fill the gap. 
  • Wipe off excess mud and feather out the edges.
  • No inside corner bead needed.

Flat joint Figure 1

Flat joint Figure 1

Flat joint Figure 1

  • For large projects, Drying-Type Premixed Tapeless Mud is Recommended.
  • For small projects, renovations, Setting-Type Tapeless Mud is Recommended. Use 10” knife or trowel.

Advantages

Flat joint Figure 1

Flat joint Figure 1

  • Drying-Type Tapeless Mud can be used with drywall finishing machines.
  • Setting-Type Tapeless Mud has lower shrinkage than drying type Tapeless Mud.

Tube and Flusher

Flat joint Figure 1

Tube and Flusher

  • To  Use a tube with a  applicator head and  a  flusher  to apply  the  first  coat  of  premixed  tapeless  mud to  90 degree inside corners is faster than using hand tools.
  • Pay extra attention to The  setting time when using  tube and flusher with Setting-type  Tapeless Mud.


How to modify an applicator head for tapeless mudding inside corn

Nail Spotter

Adjustable corner trowel

Tube and Flusher

  • Nail Spotter is Recommended to use with drying type Tapeless Joint Compound 
  • Pay extra attention to setting time when use with setting type Tapeless Joint Compound.

Adjustable corner trowel

Adjustable corner trowel

Adjustable corner trowel

  • Adjustable Corner Trowel is Recommended for inside 45 degree corners.
  • Adjustable Corner Trowel can be used on 90 degree inside corners.

Finishing Box

Adjustable corner trowel

Adjustable corner trowel

  • Finishing box with drying type Tapeless Mud on flat joints is Recommended.
  • Pay extra attention to setting time when use with setting type Tapeless Mud.

Attention

  • Pay extra attention to the  setting time when use setting-type Tapeless Mud 
  • Wash tools and mud buckets after every batch of Setting-Type Tapeless Mud is used.
  • Make sure to wipe off excess mud and feather out  edges.
  • Scrap off high spots right after the hot mud set.
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