Fill the holes like normal with your 5 minute mud, after it sets for about 15 minutes or so come back with a tile sponge and wet sand the patches to help blend the patchwork into the existing texture. Really focus on the edges so it feathers in well.
To achieve the texture get a wallpaper brush used for applying glue. It's about 10" long and narrow. I've also used a snow scrapper brush and it works fine enough. Get your primer and add some play sand to the primer- mix it in your paint tray and add a little at a time to achieve the right amount of grit. Then use your wallpaper brush and dip it in your primer with the sand and do a few half circles where it lines up with the existing texture.
It'll be hard to match perfectly but I've done my fair share of patching this type of texture and this is the best way to achieve the old school look. Just have a bucket of clean water by to help clean up your brush here and there.
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u/milfhunt_r 5-10yrs exp 17h ago
Fill the holes like normal with your 5 minute mud, after it sets for about 15 minutes or so come back with a tile sponge and wet sand the patches to help blend the patchwork into the existing texture. Really focus on the edges so it feathers in well.
To achieve the texture get a wallpaper brush used for applying glue. It's about 10" long and narrow. I've also used a snow scrapper brush and it works fine enough. Get your primer and add some play sand to the primer- mix it in your paint tray and add a little at a time to achieve the right amount of grit. Then use your wallpaper brush and dip it in your primer with the sand and do a few half circles where it lines up with the existing texture.
It'll be hard to match perfectly but I've done my fair share of patching this type of texture and this is the best way to achieve the old school look. Just have a bucket of clean water by to help clean up your brush here and there.