From: "Colbyt" 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house alt.home.repair alt.building.construction
Subject: Re: How to repair screw holes in drywall?
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 19:40:04 -0400


"ameijers"  wrote in message
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> "ississauga"  wrote in message
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> > I attached the drywall panels using screws but some screws didn't find
> > their target so I had to remove them. Removing them created holes with
> > a bump on the perimeter of the hole. To explain it another way, the
> > drywall sheet's paper is indented away from the drywall board creating
> > a bump. so while I can fill it with drywall compound but the bumps
> > make it not smooth. Is there a tool or technique to fix this ?
>
> Yeah, it's called a hammer. Whack the high spot into a depression. It
takes
> practice. If you only have a few, use the ROUND end of a ball peen hammer
> placed into the empty hole, and press hard, or use a board to tap the
other
> head of the hammer.
>
> aem sends...
>

The hammer works. The handle end of your drywall knife works.  Anything that
make a dimple works.  As a newbie you may want to place a utility knife
blade about a  1/4" into the hole and  held at a 45 degree angle to the wall
and rotate it 360 degrees.  Kinda like cutting a hole in the top of an
orange so you can get the juice out.