Texture on drywall vs the repaired area.

[gasnmyveins]

Whoever put the drywall in my house didn't fill in the seams, so I've got long "dents" that run the length of my walls. Horizontal in some places and vertical in others. I've tried filling them in and sanding them down. THe problem is that the newly finished area is very smooth while the old area is textured. It doesn't matter how I apply the paint, it's always smoother than the old area.
Any ideas? Thanks, Don.

[HayZee518]

get some of that white nylon seam tape and some sheetrock mud. the tape is self adhering. run that on the seam and put as thin a coat of mud as you can over the tape. use a 6 inch trowel. let this dry thoroughly, then apply more mud feathering out from the center. Again go as thin as you can. As you apply mud and feather out from center eventually you'll have a joint that is almost even with the rest of the wall. But I know, you will only know where the joints are and that mere fact will constantly bug you.

[gasnmyveins]

I've got it level with the rest of the wall, I just can't match the texture of the painted areas around the newly mudded areas.

[HayZee518]

if you have a popcorn ceiling they have the stuff in a spray can for spot repairs. for a textured ceiling they have a flock you add to paint and with a texture roller can do spot fixes. even a natural sponge can do texturing.

[gasnmyveins]

http://i512.photobucket.com/albums/t328/decorandofestas/Drywallpainting016.jpg

http://i512.photobucket.com/albums/t328/decorandofestas/Drywallpainting017.jpg

Here are a couple of links to pics. The paint on either side of the area I'm working on has a pebbled texture, whereas the new area is smooth and flat. What I'm trying to do is duplicate the pebbled appearance. I've painted over the whole area, and the texture difference remains. Any ideas on how to do this?

[swinging hammer]

Its hard to make out from the pictures, but it looks like the texture you need is orange peel or light splatter. especially since you are referring to the texture as pebbly. They sell this type of texture in a touch-up can, about 16oz, at the hardware store liek Home Depot. I believe Homax makes it. The cool thing about this type of texture is that once can will do the different variations of the orange peel/splatter texture by simply switching out the straws provided with the texture can. Start with the small straw and work your way up til you accomplish it. I think this is your best bet as to what type of texture it is. Ive also found that this can will blend in with many types of textures, cause you can play with it and hold it at different angles and distances to acheive what you want. Good luck!

[gasnmyveins]

Thanks for the replies.
HayZee518 - I'll catch you soon, Life's just been reaaalllllyyy interesting the last few days.

I'll check that out, Hammer. Sounds good, if I can get the color to match. Thanks.

[Allison1888]

walls

Post some after pictures, as I have this problem in our foyer and have yet to find a good solution. Curious to see if your solution works.