{"id":2584,"date":"2022-10-03T16:05:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T19:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/powertoolbase.com\/?p=2584"},"modified":"2022-12-01T15:38:48","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T18:38:48","slug":"hide-spackle-spots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/powertoolbase.com\/hide-spackle-spots\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Hide Spackle Spots (3 Simple Steps)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Spackle is a quick and simple way to fill in any dents, dings, holes, and cracks; however, it leaves behind a unsightly finish that needs to be treated. So what’s the best way to hide spackle spots?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To hide spackle spots, you first need to prime the area so that the paint can adhere properly. The next step is to paint several layers over the spackle with paint that has been thinned slightly. Finally, you’ll need to repaint the surrounding area so to match the color and texture.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hiding spackle isn’t a difficult task, but it does require a fair bit of work. Don’t be tempted to skip steps or rush the job, as you won’t get a professional-looking finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why It’s Important to Hide Spackle Spots<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You may notice that as your spackle dries, small air bubbles trapped in the compound pop and leave behind small holes. These pits will create an irregular texture on the surface of your dried spackle. And these spots may be too large to fill in with primer or paint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you try to paint over large pits, the air beneath the paint will pop, and the paint will follow the same problem as the pop marks. When the paint dips and drips dry over a spackle spot, nothing will be flush. And as the paint pops, it will either dry and leave a crater around the whole or start to run in drips down your wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These spots will become even more obvious if you have any lighting in the room that comes in against the side of the wall. Filling in spackle spots will improve the appearance of the final coat of paint and use up less paint and primer. The voids caused by spackle spots can also come back to haunt you later if you choose to ignore them, as they will be starting points for peeling paint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have gone as far as repairing a hole, you may as well go a step further and fill the spots before you paint over them. Hide spackle spots with the following procedure:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. After you apply your spackle, let it dry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Sand the spackle to bring the level back to that of the wall and to release any air bubbles beneath.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Brush the surface off with a rag and add a final thin coat of spackle to fill in the small pits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Let the spackle dry and give it a final sanding with 220-grit sandpaper\"Opens<\/a><\/strong> to blend the coating in with the original surface.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    3 Steps to Hide Spackle Spots<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    It’s important not to skip any of the following 3 steps when attempting to hide spackle spots as failure to do so will mean that the spackle is still visible on the surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Prime the Spackle Spots<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Spackle is a porous material and will suck the moisture right out of the paint faster than the surrounding surface. This all-surface primer\"Opens<\/a><\/strong> will fill in some of the smallest of holes and help to blend the spackle in with the rest of the surface. Primer will also level off the sanding marks left behind and cover the variations in color where the repair joins the older material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n