Ratings & Reviews for DAP DryDex 1 Gallons Premixed Lightweight Drywall Joint Compound Bucket

It doesn't make much mess when you sand it,

It"s the best joint compound I ever used

It took longer to drive an advertised

It took longer to drive than advertised

Nice Product

Used this product for drywall repairs during room refurbishment. After reading the negative reviews, I wanted to share my experience. Bottom line up front: I love this product! After using 'hot' mud over mesh tape to repair settlement cracks, I used this for the skim/feathering coats. Adherence wasn't an issue and it went on smoothly. Dry time was fast, and I've experienced no issues covering the repairs with primer and latex paint.

Last

Very easy to use and to seek when you don't use it all.

Make sure lid is on

Great stuff use it all the time. Sets up fast and easy to use

Unsatisfactory

Product was fine.. service at Lowes in Pacoima was disgusting. Almost unbelievably bad. I didn't purchase the paint or sprayer for my project because of the horrible customer service from everyone who was working at Customer Service, the supervisor at the register paint department employees and the one employee i did speak to for help. Decided to take her lunch with another female employee instead of helping me. If you want to run a dating service out of Lowes then thats Pacoima lowes is the...

Gets the job done.

Good workable consistency and dries quickly.

Less dust floating, but clogs sandpaper.

- Goes on pink...dries white...Dries fast. - Floating dust is less...sanding dust is consistency of powdered sugar. - Quickly clogs sandpaper...spent as much time cleaning sandpaper as I did sanding drywall repairs.

Works well

Removed canister lights in popcorn ceiling. Used this to fill area on & around drywall filling canister holes. Went on easy (pink), spread easily, stuck well and dried (white) in timeframe as indicated on label. Primed, textured and painted with no issues. Highly recommend.

Worst Compound you can buy...listen to reviews

Ceiling project turned to disaster. Used Dap's regular red joint compound and finished with the Dap DryDex. Sanded, cleaned, dried, primed, and painted. An hour later, every joint where I used the DryDex had the paint bubbling off. Rest of the ceiling looks great. 2 weeks of work ruined because paint won't stick to this stuff. Run away and run fast from this stuff. Now I am on my ladder scraping paint off of my ceiling wondering how I am going to get paint to stick. Don't use it...just d...

Worst joint compound ever

Doesn't deserve one star. After removing old tile, the sheet rock paper was badly damaged. I removed loose paper, and coated with shellac based sealant. Let that dry overnight. Stirred the joint compound and applied a thin coat and when I can back a hour later it had sagged and looked like melted rubber. I smoothed it with a damp sponge, but it continued to sag. My recommendation is to buy a traditional joint compound from a competitor at a third the cost.

It serves its purpose

. I like the low dust aspect. A lot less mess. And the color change as it dries. It does seem to swell a little when painted. would be nice if it came in a smaller package size as well

Slides Down the Primed Wall Like Melted Cheese

Had three sites 12" x 12", 6"x6", and 3" x 12" where the drywall had been damaged and the paper was exposed. I used a brush to apply the shellac-based primer, waited a couple hours, and then attempted to use this product. I stood back and admired my work and started to clean up my tools. After 10 minutes, I observed a "mudslide" down all three sites. I don't know why it was sliding down the wall, but I was glad that I was still there to scrape it off. I'm done with this...a waste of $20. I ...

It's good depending on what you are doing.

To do a large area this is harder to use than regular joint compound. It's kind of heavy and does not spread as smoothly. For fixing imperfections in small areas it's fantastic. When sanding is does gum up the paper more than regular compound. Turning from pink to white to let you know it's dry is nice. I would stick to regular joint compound for the bulk of the work and use this to get the last little imperfections in corners or patches.