Ratings & Reviews for DAP DryDex 1 Gallons Premixed Lightweight Drywall Joint Compound Bucket
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What Customers Are Saying
Customers praise the pink-to-white color-change feature for eliminating guesswork about drying time, and many highlight smooth application and low dust during sanding. Most report excellent results for small repairs and beginner projects, with several achieving professional finishes using thin coats. However, a substantial group reports serious adhesion problems, particularly when bedding joint tape, with tape failing to stick or peeling off. Many also experienced drying delays exceeding 24 hours and excessive shrinkage. Despite these drawbacks, most customers find the color-change feature invaluable for DIY work.
Customer review summary generated by AI, including incentivized reviews.Easy to apply and sand.
Would RecommendWhat a great product, dries fast and very low dust when sanding.
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Defective Product
Would Not RecommendThis product should be recalled. It’s defective. Maybe a bad batch; either way it’s junk. Dried for 4 days and when painted, peeled right off. It’s funny how the reviews lean very negative and DAP keeps defending this. However, other brands get great reviews.
Absolute Garbage
Would Not RecommendAll of the users of this product including me should file a class action lawsuit against DAP. This stuff is utter garbage. Applied exactly like the directions state, dried and sanded (sanded very strange lime it was still wet), and painted. While painting, it instantly peeled the joint compound off and made an absolute disaster of the wall. I am reading the DAP responses to comments and they are downright ridiculous. DAP should be ashamed of this. I saved the can and doing some testing wit...
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Would steer clear, low dust formulation is junk.
Would Not RecommendPink is fun but when they added the low dust they ruined it. Gums up sandpaper and more of a mess since hard to vacuum. Returning it or throwing it out.
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Horrible experience with this stuff
Would Not Recommendtoo thick, wouldn't stick to wall
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Goes on pink , dries white
Would RecommendEasy to apply and easy to know when dry. Joint compound goes on pink and ready to sand when it turns white. Quick to dry. Will not use any other compound. We are on our third container.
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This stuff is horrible. It literally drips/runs when being applied. I’ve used the spackle before so I tried this as well. The application is so liquid. It gets slung all over the place during application. Don’t buy this product.
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Nice
Would RecommendQuality of product
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From Pink to dingy, faded ecru off-white
Would Not RecommendDAP DryDex 1-Gallon 60-Minutes Set Time Premixed Lightweight Drywall Joint Compound is supposed to turn from Pink to White when it is dry. HOWEVER, it turned from Pink to dingy, faded ecru off-white! It looks terrible and has to be sanded and re-painted!
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Approved!
Would RecommendGood product, gets a job done
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Awful product
Would Not RecommendI have used Dap spackle before with no issues, so when I needed to patch a hole in the ceiling, I tried this. It is an awful, defective product. It never dried. Even when I let it sit overnight, and it turned fully white, it was still moist and crumbly. Don’t buy this. Buy an actual joint compound and save yourself the time and money. Dap should be ashamed to sell this.
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Horrible
Would Not RecommendI have never had an issue with bubbles in joint compound until I purchased this crap, which advertises that it reduces pinhole bubbles. Go figure.
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