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Second Compound Coat — Allow Second Coat to Dry and Sand

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Drywall Patch · Step 7 of 9

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Once the first coat is dry, apply a second coat of joint compound and feather the edges to create a smooth transition with the surrounding wall.

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Wait for this to dry up, add the second layer, let that dry up. And then you can go ahead and sand this with 120 grit sandpaper, and then you can paint or texture it afterwards. That's pretty much the step on your very standard, and the most common way on how to fix small drywall holes, just like this one. Now, if like what I mentioned from the beginning of this step, did you count how many steps and what tools we used for this? Now we can compare it to the next step, which is going to be a lot easier. So while we're waiting for this to dry up, let's make another hole and compare it with the next method.

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