Knockdown can be achieved by adding a step to the orange peel technique.
Orange peel textured drywall sheet ild.
The hopper gun itself comes with this adjustable wheel deal that has different size holes.
How to do a orange peel texture page 1 of 2.
You can t just jump right in and apply your texture on virgin drywall it needs to be sanded cleaned and primed in order to get the texture to stick in a way that s smooth and free of grimy flecks of dirt beneath.
What you will need tools materials hopper gun.
Wait 10 minutes to reapply a second coat for thicker texture.
The orange peel texture roller method allows you to add texture to your walls without an airless spray painter.
Make sure to get 1 with an air adjusting valve like shown in picture.
Forget about them holes set it to one of the medium to large size holes and leave it alone.
You put a thinned mixture of drywall joint compound e g 30 pounds of a compound to 5 pints of water mixed to a consistency like runny batter into the hopper then run the gun half open through a small nozzle at about 25 30 psi.
After applying an orange peel texture to the walls flatten the peaks and bumps that form in the drywall compound using an.
Use a roller with a thick nap to apply the mix to the wall.
Orange peel drywall texture during the 1980 s and very early 1990 s orange peel drywall texture was very common in new residential construction across the southwest united states.
Mix joint compound and water to a thick yogurt like consistency.