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The article is beginning to get repetitious, with the same information repeated in various paragraphs. Can someone who is knowledgeable about this subject proofread it so that it reads more clearly? Badagnani 03:33, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
Use of empty buckets??? Seems kind of unnecessary to me... Demonkey36 00:33, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
Joint compound is also "A material applied to threaded connections to help prevent leaks in plumbing." Perhaps there should be a disambiguation section? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.124.159.89 ( talk) 20:01, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
A few days ago @ François Robere: proposed merging Joint compound and Spackling paste (which, arguably from the Talk page, should be renamed to Spackle). It seems to me that there is quite a lot of confusion between these two products (to the point where the image used to illustrate spackle looks to me to be incorrect and it is likely showing joint compound and not spackle).
However, I'm not sure that merging the two articles will help to address that confusion. It does mean the joint article will necessarily have to have a section distinguishing the two, which is not well-done right now, but having them in a single article may well serve to create more confusion, not less. For instance, if the merged article is titled "Joint compound," it will rightly be open to the criticism that "spackle is not joint compound," and vice-versa if the merged article is titled "Spackle."
(The chief differences are that spackle contains vinyl, air dries quickly, is intended for very small holes, and is more expensive per unit volume. Joint compound is available in many more varieties, is more often used by professionals, is used in larger volumes, and comes in two primary chemistries: a water-based variant (which may also contain vinyl?) that takes a day or more to dry, slower than spackle; and a chemically hardening variety that dries in minutes-to-hours, on par with or faster than spackle.)
What's the case for the merger? jhawkinson ( talk) 20:54, 9 June 2020 (UTC)
the pictures used in this article are not indicative of professional mudders. theses pictures look like a carpenter did the mudding. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.68.230.134 ( talk) 15:32, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
Teslaedit17: I'm a little skeptical as to the recent reference you added to USG's Firecode Brand Compound. As far as I can tell from reading the data sheet and website, it's not a joint compound, it's a firestop for penetrations. Also, it discusses a minimum application of 1/2" or 1" on top of a fire safing (which is not the same as the compound?) which doesn't sound like joint compound to me. (On the other hand, the website, but not the PDFs it links to, does say "A fire-rated joint compound that dries to a red color that is easily identified by fire marshals." Not sure what to make of that inconsistency.) Can you support the claim that this is really joint compound within the meaning of this article? Thanks. jhawkinson ( talk) 20:42, 20 May 2023 (UTC)
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The article is beginning to get repetitious, with the same information repeated in various paragraphs. Can someone who is knowledgeable about this subject proofread it so that it reads more clearly? Badagnani 03:33, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
Use of empty buckets??? Seems kind of unnecessary to me... Demonkey36 00:33, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
Joint compound is also "A material applied to threaded connections to help prevent leaks in plumbing." Perhaps there should be a disambiguation section? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.124.159.89 ( talk) 20:01, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
A few days ago @ François Robere: proposed merging Joint compound and Spackling paste (which, arguably from the Talk page, should be renamed to Spackle). It seems to me that there is quite a lot of confusion between these two products (to the point where the image used to illustrate spackle looks to me to be incorrect and it is likely showing joint compound and not spackle).
However, I'm not sure that merging the two articles will help to address that confusion. It does mean the joint article will necessarily have to have a section distinguishing the two, which is not well-done right now, but having them in a single article may well serve to create more confusion, not less. For instance, if the merged article is titled "Joint compound," it will rightly be open to the criticism that "spackle is not joint compound," and vice-versa if the merged article is titled "Spackle."
(The chief differences are that spackle contains vinyl, air dries quickly, is intended for very small holes, and is more expensive per unit volume. Joint compound is available in many more varieties, is more often used by professionals, is used in larger volumes, and comes in two primary chemistries: a water-based variant (which may also contain vinyl?) that takes a day or more to dry, slower than spackle; and a chemically hardening variety that dries in minutes-to-hours, on par with or faster than spackle.)
What's the case for the merger? jhawkinson ( talk) 20:54, 9 June 2020 (UTC)
the pictures used in this article are not indicative of professional mudders. theses pictures look like a carpenter did the mudding. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.68.230.134 ( talk) 15:32, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
Teslaedit17: I'm a little skeptical as to the recent reference you added to USG's Firecode Brand Compound. As far as I can tell from reading the data sheet and website, it's not a joint compound, it's a firestop for penetrations. Also, it discusses a minimum application of 1/2" or 1" on top of a fire safing (which is not the same as the compound?) which doesn't sound like joint compound to me. (On the other hand, the website, but not the PDFs it links to, does say "A fire-rated joint compound that dries to a red color that is easily identified by fire marshals." Not sure what to make of that inconsistency.) Can you support the claim that this is really joint compound within the meaning of this article? Thanks. jhawkinson ( talk) 20:42, 20 May 2023 (UTC)