![]() Use about 1/2 to one squeeze of caulk gun per hole.Ī. Inject proprietary adhesive into conditioned holes. But it worked, so not really much of a complaint.) Some sort of specialized nozzle or adaptor. (It did seem that for $63, they could have invented a more unique tool/fitting for getting the spray into the hole. Spray one squeeze of proprietary conditioner in each hole, wait 10 minutes for curing. Due to my lack of a shopvac I did use our regular carpet vaccum. (Not inlcuded on the printed directions, only on the website. Marked my bit with a piece of electrical tape once I had established the proper depth.) min., being careful to go only through the plaster and not into the lathe. Using a 3/16″ bit drill holes along length of crack, 6-8″ O.C. Parenthetical references below indicate my experiential musings which relate, albeit loosely. Instructions and photos below are from Big Wally himself. ![]() (Not to be confused with the Tupac sized kit, which is largely overrated and is likely to induce gang warfare.) It was $63 bucks, which I hoped was worth it as it was only listed as being for 6 linear feet of crack, though I generally believe those numbers are stretchable. But everybody’s got to make a buck, so I decided to bite the bullet and just buy some… I got the “Two Pack” size kit. ![]() I’m not sure how these other housebloggers get free stuff, but I’d think between the blog and the constant specification of materials for my projects, I’d get a little love. I tried every trick I had in the book, including pulling out the Architect cred, citing my houseblog, etc. My first goal was to call the company and try and get a free sample. ![]() Which is necessary if you want to keep those cracks from just reappearing through the layers of joint compound/plaster/primer/paint that you may try to cover them with. Its a product for basically “gluing” your delaminating cracked plaster back to the wooden lathe behind the wall. Somebody out there has to be the guinea pig… so when I saw this review on This Old House for Big Wally’s Plaster Magic, I thought I’d give it a go. ![]()
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