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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna
Ooh thanks! I'm going to to that - I saw that I left holes (or dents really) and was mortified...I'll try the drywall mud...I already have a putty knife lol...Does the sanding block make it blend? That's why I didn't think to do it - I was afraid of leaving noticeable white spots all over the wall  |
You just need, firstly, to make sure that nothing's "hanging out" of the hole(loose drywall paper, or the drywall itself). If so, either pull that off, or poke it up inside.
Then, take the mud, with the putty knife, and spread it in the hole. DEPENDING on the size of the hole, it MIGHT take you 2 or 3 times, to get it flush with the drywall(goes to Lowe's, and tell them what you're doing, so that you get the right product....the smallest container they have should do everything you need to do). I forget what the brand name says, cuz I broke the lid on mine, and had to put it in a different container(I redo a few rental properties every year. A gallon bucket last me like three years).
After you get it all flush with the drywall, and it thoroughly dries, you take the sanding block, and simply sand it flush with the drywall. It's that easy! Of course, it needs painted......if your ceiling is white, maybe they won't notice the mud, if you sanded it good(probably not, though). ASSuming that it's flat white(most ceiling's are), flat white generic paint, at Wallyhell, is only like $6/gallon. I know, Wallyhell sucks!
You can fix this cheaply, though. It's easy.