Wipe the putty knife clean and, holding its blade almost perpendicular to the wall, scrape across the hole to leave the spackle level with the paint. If any bits of drywall get dislodged and stick ...

Wall texture that has never been painted can usually be removed with a soak-and-scrape process. Painted texture requires skimming the surface with drywall compound. Paint acts as a sealant against ...