How To Re-Cut Your Drywall Texture Comb Tools-Make Them Last Longer

By Dale Ovenstone January 2011

Please pass on this article to those you know whom already have a set of drywall texturing (sometimes known as artex, or artexing) comb tools for drywall texture ceiling & wall finishes.

Drywall texturing comb tools are quite expensive there not cheap especially when you purchase these from the UK, or anywhere else for that matter, whereas they are to be cut to the correct dimensions & sizes, be packaged on order & shipped all over the States, Canada, Europe & the rest of the world to every customer who buys them. Even though these specialist hand held drywall texture finish tools work out quite pricey once looked after properly though, cleaned & stored well, they simply last for ages, job after job ceiling after ceiling!

As you may know the benefits of using such tools to create the most amazing & unique 3 d effect drywall texture patterns finishes onto your ceilings & walls are well realized once you have your own set in your hands & you start working with them. Just type in ‘comb tools drywall texture patterns’ into youtube for instance!

This article tells you a little more about drywall texture combs & focuses on how you can make your money last better once you’ve purchased your own set by re-cutting your hand held texturing tools once you have them. Herein, I will show you how.

Drywall texture tools are usually sold in a set of three if purchased from the link below, 1 x 10” 1 x 6.5” & finally 1 x 3.5”

They also come in either a set of 3 standard serrated combs, or, you can buy a set of mixed, consisting of 1 x 10” standard & 2 x smaller rose combs.

The 10” comb is the standard, for creating the larger fan or shell or oyster pattern or basket weave, especially if you have a large ceiling, but obviously this is only a guideline, this is not set in stone, as you can use any of the combs to create any patterns onto ceilings or walls of your choice.

The combs are created & made from 2 different materials. The first is the wooden handle, the batten, which you hold in your hand & the second piece that finishes the comb off is made from a kind of flexible sturdy plastic material.

Now usually, the wooden handle almost never wears out, but over time, the plastic piece will surely fade, as you do have to apply a certain amount of pressure when drawing the tool through the applied texture on your surface, eventually, over time & many ceilings, making your pattern less standing out as you view it, thus, before this article it used to be time to go get another comb because the idea is to make your finished texture pattern bold to the eye.

But not now I will show you a way to re-cut that little plastic piece enabling you to get depth back into your pattern & save you money for longer even though I offer a set of templates for whoever has not had any combs as of yet, just download this book of instructions & templates enabling you to make your very own sets of 3 from scratch!

When you receive your combs directly to your address the first thing you must do (once you’ve unpackaged them) is to get yourself a piece of flimsy cardboard (the paper type) then, laying the plastic patterned edge of the tool onto the card, carefully trace with a pen around the actual pattern (which is already cut into the plastic) from the comb to the cardboard. By doing this, it ensures the pattern shape is cut to the correct dimensions onto the card ready for you to re-cut your plastic material later on when your comb wears down a little too much for you to use. This is very important, especially when you want to re-cut the ‘standard’ type pattern, as if this is not cut to the correct spec, your finished drywall textured pattern will more than likely turn out a right old mess to the eye of the beholder.

Finally, when you are ready to re-cut your worn down comb just stick this card onto the edge of the plastic material of your comb using sticky tape, then carefully, with stout scissors, cut away at the plastic by following the outline already there which you marked onto the card when you first obtained your comb tools. I hope this helps you please do let me know.

For the kit to make your own please check out this link http://www.lookreadlearn.com/Make-Drywall-Texture-Finish-Comb-Tools-at-Home-Templates-Instructions.htm

And for the actual combs & information comb pattern DVD’s these can be viewed here http://www.lookreadlearn.com/freecombinfo.htm

I hope you enjoyed this article I would love to hear your views, so would you kindly leave me your input in the comment boxes below. If you require any drywall texture finish help or information please do contact me.

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All the best!

Regards Dale Ovenstone