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6. Allow hot mud to fully cure and harden.
7. Once hot mud has fully cured, cover joints with
slow-setting compound.
8. Feather all surfaces around the joints and up to the
raised portion of the speaker diaphragm.
9. Allow first coat to fully cure. This can take 12–24
hours.
RECOMMENDED DRYWALL COMPOUNDS
STEP 1
Filling gaps
20-minute All-Purpose Joint
Compound (“Hot Mud”)
STEP 7
Covering joints
Slow-setting Lightweight All-
Purpose Joint Compound
STEP 10, 14
Covering the speaker
Slow-setting Lightweight Easy-
Sand Topping Compound
NOTE: DO NOT use fast-setting drywall compound
(“hot mud”) to cover the speaker; it is not flexible
enough to provide a durable finish for invisible
speakers. Instead we recommend a lightweight all-
purpose joint compound to cover joints and feather up
to the surface of the speaker. Lightweight, easy-sand
topping compound should be used for covering the
speaker.
IMPORTANT: If a perfectly flat finish is achieved at
this point, you may opt to proceed to the priming and
painting phase. This is what we refer to as a “Finish Up
To” installation. In this case, we recommend multiple
layers of paint to achieve a shadow-less, even blending
of color.
We highly recommend a “Finish Over” process where
an additional skim coat is applied over the entire
speaker and blended into the surrounding wall plane.
A Finish Over process typically takes less time to
complete versus Finish Up To because fewer layers
of paint are needed. And with the skim coat over the
entire surface of the speaker and wall, it’s much easier
to achieve perfect invisibility.
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