- 1). Surround the flat patch area with masking paper held in place by strips of masking tape to prevent the texture from over-spraying the target area. Cover the floor under the patch area with a drop cloth.
- 2). Cover the patch area with a layer of primer paint. Use a paint roller to apply the paint if dealing with a large area or a paintbrush for smaller patched areas smaller than 2 square feet in size.
- 3). Create the texture mix in a large bucket. Pour the amount of joint compound you need into the bucket, and then add the amount of water the manufacturer recommends. Mix the compound with a wooden stir stick, and then cover the bucket with a lid. Set the bucket aside overnight.
- 4). Open the bucket the next day. Use a mud masher to break clumped drywall mud into pieces within the bucket. Transfer some of the mud into a cup and add water to it to thin it out enough for use within your texture sprayer. Test the thinned drywall on a piece of cardboard by spraying it through your texture sprayer. Adjust the mixture as needed until you get a spray through the texture of the same size and spread as the texture on your drywall. Note the amount of water used.
- 5). Use the same ratio of water to mix to create a larger batch of the texture strap from the mixed drywall mud. Load the texture sprayer hopper with the thinned mud.
- 6). Stand directly in front of the patch area with the texture sprayer about 8 inches from the wall. Trigger the sprayer, and use a back and forth motion to cover the patch area with the drywall texture until the patched surface appears the same as the surrounding drywall surface.
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