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Gather Tools and Don Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

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Mopping Walls Before Priming. Painting New Wallboard or Drywall. New construction painting.

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What happens here

Before initiating the dry mopping, it's crucial to gather all necessary tools and don appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). The primary tools for this step include a 'dry mop' (preferably a large 'floor mop' or 'dust mop') to dislodge dust from the walls, and a 'weed blower' (or similar leaf blower) to clear away airborne dust after mopping. For safety, a 'respirator' (specifically a '3M respirator' is recommended by the presenter) is essential to prevent inhaling fine drywall dust particles. To protect clothing from the heavy dust, the presenter advises wearing a 'monkey suit' (disposable coveralls). A 'spray sock' or balaclava should also be worn to keep dust out of your hair and off your head. Additionally, changing into 'dirty paint clothes' and 'dirty shoes' is suggested to avoid contaminating your clean attire and footwear during this messy job.

Goal: Collect all required tools and put on appropriate safety gear before starting the dusty work.

Tools and materials

  • Dirty Paint Clothes N/A — Wearing underneath disposable coveralls to provide an additional layer of protection for personal clothing
  • Dirty Shoes N/A — Wearing during the dusty process to protect regular footwear
  • Disposable Coveralls — Protecting personal clothing from dust and debris
  • Dry Mop — Dislodging and removing loose drywall dust from wall surfaces
  • Respirator 3M — Protecting the lungs from inhaling fine airborne drywall dust
  • Spray Sock — Covering the head and hair to protect from dust
  • Weed Blower — Blowing off residual fine dust from walls and other surfaces after dry mopping

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show you how we mop the walls. So I'm going to be getting ready to do this mobing process. And this is a pretty dusty process. So, one thing here what I have is a respirator. And I also don't like to get all that dust all over my clothes. So, we use what we call a monkey suit. I'm going to put a monkey suit on. And then I'm going to put also a spray sock on, too, cuz I don't want that dust all over my head. And then I'm going to begin doing this mopping process. And I'm just going to be using this dry mop right here, this floor mop. And I'm just going to be taking this mop and just mopping it up and down the walls just in a motion like this just to knock all this loose dust off right here. And so I'll be mopping these walls. And then John will be going right behind me and blowing it off. And once again, you definitely want to have some is one thing that uh you definitely want to have is a respirator. You don't have to have all the other clothing to protect you from all the dust. It's just I don't like getting all the dust on my clothes and everything. But the respirator is pretty important. The respirator I use right here, this 3M respirator, you uh that's one of them that just helps protect you from breaking all that fast. So, this new construction process in general is an extremely dirty, messy job. So, I'm going to begin getting ready by putting on my overalls, uh uh dirty clothes when it comes to I'm going to put on get rid of my clean hat and my clean shoes and everything cuz this is a messy job. So, here we go. I'm going be getting ready here and changing out to um some dirty paint clothes. So, we get Here's my overalls right here. Just going to be throwing on. These are just throwaway overalls. Just use them for the day and then I'm going to chuck them. Going to be taking a spray sock right here. Putting on the spray sock and going to be changing out my hat, my shoes, everything. This is a spray sock. You wear just another throwaway item. All these items that I'm using uh in this mopping process and my new construction process can be purchased on my uh Amazon tool store. You can click on my tool store logo right here. They'll take you right to my tool store where you can purchase any of my items. So, here I go. I'm going to get ready right now. Just putting on my dirty shoes first and then I'm going to be putting on these coveralls. And I actually buy super large ones, extra large coveralls. That way I can just fit into them easily with my shoes on…

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