Old timer showed me a trick for blending fresh mud into dried patches

I always thought you had to sand the whole area down smooth before adding more mud, but a guy I work with in Omaha told me to just wet the edge of the dried patch with a spray bottle and feather the new mud into it while it's still damp. Tried it on a ceiling repair last Tuesday and it blended way better than my usual method with barely any sanding needed. Has anyone else had luck with wet-feathering or is this just something that works on certain types of drywall compound?

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william9173mo ago

Wait, you mean you just spray water on it and it works?

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william9173mo ago

Buddy of mine in Lincoln tried this on a bathroom patch a few months back. He just wetted the edges with a mist bottle, laid the new mud on, and it blended smooth as anything. He said he barely had to sand after.

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