Last Tuesday was one of the worst drywall days I've had in 15 years

I had a job in a small house in Chattanooga, just taping and mudding a bedroom. Everything was going smooth until I realized the homeowner had used some cheap off brand joint compound I never worked with before. It dried way too fast and started cracking within an hour. I had to scrape off three full coats and start over with my usual Sheetrock brand mud. Took me almost twice as long as I planned and I was there until 9 PM. The homeowner kept coming in to "check on progress" which made it worse. Has anyone else run into that mystery brand compound that just doesn't hold up?

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rowan_butler931mo ago

Pulled three coats off myself last year with some no-name bucket from a flea market. That stuff turned into concrete basically the second it hit the drywall. Had chunks falling off before I even got the second coat on. Never again I'm sticking with what works even if it costs a few bucks more.

the_ben1mo ago

Man I feel your pain. I once grabbed a bucket of "premium" paint from a discount bin and it looked like chunky milk no matter how much I stirred it. Ended up using a whole roll of paper towels just to wipe drips off the floor. Made me wonder if my walls were secretly judging me for being cheap.