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Skim coating a popcorn ceiling is much easier and less expensive than scraping, but cutting corners can lead to major problems down the line.

Hide a protruding screw (or nail) by first setting the fastener properly below the drywall’s surface and then applying two coats of easy-sand mud. Knock off a ridge of dried joint compound on a seam ...