Full Product Manual

DO’S

Keep a bucket of water nearby for mixing and tool clean up.

Use all-purpose compound for bed coat and coating screws.

Add water and mix compound thoroughly to a smooth creamy texture.

Keep the inner side walls of the compound bucket clean and smooth with a wet

sponge. Hardened compound on the sides of the bucket could fall into the smooth

compound and will streak when applied to the drywall surface.

Set all screws below the surface of the drywall. Check with a taping knife as the

knife will snag on screws not set deep enough.

Use a brush to wipe away any dust before applying compound

For outside corners, use a drywall rasp to remove any drywall edges that extend

over the adjacent drywall surface.

Use the correct product for the job. The better the framing and hanging; the

smaller the product. The larger the gaps, the worse the framing; the larger the

product.

(Composite ﬂexible corner beads) Always fold print side together. Fold tighter for

outside corners and more open for inside corners. This ensures the product lays

ﬂat on the wall.

(Paper-faced ﬂexible corner trims) Print side faces out for both inside and outside

corners.

Trim the ends of corner beads and trims at a 45º angle.

This will keep them ﬂat on wall.

(Patches) Apply compound to the back of all patches, ﬂip over, and apply patch to

the damaged area. Strait-Flex patches become rigid because of compound on back

of patch.

Use 150-200 grit sandpaper when ﬁnish coat is lightweight compound (softer

compound). Use 100-150 grit sandpaper when ﬁnish coat is all-purpose compound

(harder compound).

DONT’S

Use light-weight ﬁnishing compound for bed coats. Light-weight compounds don’t

have the strength of taping compounds.

Dilute compound with too much water.

Use the wrong size product for the job.

Overlap tapes or corner beads.

Please call Strait-Flex

with any product

questions or concerns.

1-888-747-0220

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