How To Prime The Taper
- Make sure your clutch is disengaged by opening the gate valve (the round disc will pop out).
- Place your top wheel on the wall and push your taper, rolling the wheel until you see tape coming out with mud.
- You only need to advance a couple of inches of tape.
- That’s it! As long as mud is coming out at the same time as your paper or mesh drywall tape, your machine is primed.
When To Prime The Taper
- Before starting to run drywall tape.
- Whenever dry patches appear in the tape that’s advancing.
- If the taper has been run slowly or held at at an angle that has allowed the mud to slump a bit (This is especially common for beginner tapers, so don’t feel bad if it happens to you!)
- When mud isn’t coming out at all but the taper has been filled recently.
Why Priming Is Important
- It saves lots of time by not having to routinely catch and hand tape that is not sticking to the wall and as we all know, time is money!
- The finished product looks better which is important for both overall production quality and client satisfaction.
- Simply put, it’s damn-well annoying when the drywall taper isn’t primed!
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