How do they match: Tapers

  • Seal joints between plasterboard or other wallboard to prepare wall surface for painting or papering.

  • Seal joints between plasterboard or other wallboard to prepare wall surfaces for painting or papering.
  • Apply additional coats to fill in holes and make surfaces smooth.
  • Apply texturizing compounds or primers to walls or ceilings before final finishing, using trowels, brushes, rollers, or spray guns.
  • Countersink nails or screws below surfaces of walls before applying sealing compounds, using hammers or screwdrivers.
  • Mix sealing compounds by hand or with portable electric mixers.
  • Press paper tape over joints to embed tape into sealing compound and to seal joints.
  • Sand rough spots of dried cement between applications of compounds.
  • Select the correct sealing compound or tape.
  • Spread sealing compound between boards or panels or over cracks, holes, nail heads, or screw heads, using trowels, broadknives, or spatulas.
  • Use mechanical applicators that spread compounds and embed tape in one operation.

  • Apply sealants or other protective coatings.
  • Apply adhesives to construction materials.
  • Apply material to fill gaps in surfaces.