An orange peel texture looks exactly as it sounds it resembles the peel of an orange.
Orange peel textured drywall sheet ild.
An orange peel texture is made using basic drywall mud and mixing in water until the consistency is similar to pancake batter.
At jayden homes we offer light and medium orange peel.
Creating a nice wall texture can be a challenge.
It is applied with a compressor and sprayer and then a very thick nap roller is used to go over the surface.
You will need to prime the walls ahead of time so that the texture has a smooth dirt free surface to stick to.
Among textured drywall s other benefits is also that it hides those nicks and imperfections that are so painfully obvious on flat surfaces meaning you won t have to touch up your paint as often.
The hopper gun itself comes with this adjustable wheel deal that has different size holes.
Orange peel got its name from the dimpled type texture that resembles the rind of an orange.
There are currently four popular styles of drywall texture.
How to do a orange peel texture page 1 of 2.
During the 1990 s and early 2000 s hand textures such as hawk and trowel skip trowel or santa fe became much more popular.
Take a spare 5 gallon bucket and fill it about half way full with plus 3 drywall mud.
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.
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.
This setting usually gives you splatter the right size for an orange peel texture.
To make this type of texture drywall mud is used and thinned with water to a thick liquid consistency.
Using cans of spray texture can also be a mess.
The first three have varying degrees of contours and the last is flat.
With orange peel the mud is applied with a sprayer and the pattern depends on the amount of mud that is used and the pressure of the air compressor.
Make sure to get 1 with an air adjusting valve like shown in picture.
Orange peel knockdown hand troweled and smooth.
Forget about them holes set it to one of the medium to large size holes and leave it alone.
What you will need tools materials hopper gun.
Orange peel is a great choice if you re looking to enhance the durability of your walls that extra layer of plaster does a lot to protect them from dings and cracks.