Some friends who know interior decoration will fall in love with the decoration process after buying a house. Part of the areas they are not good at will be handed over to the decoration workers, and the part she knows how to do will be done by the decoration workers. Do everything yourself. I believe that many friends who are good at interior decoration will use gypsum powder in wall decoration and ceiling decoration, which can make the walls and top of the entire house more beautiful and beautiful. However, a considerable number of residents actually do not know how gypsum powder is used. Today we are going to tell you how to use gypsum powder? What are the uses of gypsum powder?

How to use gypsum powder

1. Then mix it. Before using gypsum powder, it must be mixed according to the proportion. Generally, a mixture of 28% water and 100% gypsum powder is used. The gypsum product prepared using this ratio will have better strength. Even if you scratch the surface with your fingernails, you won't be able to make a mark. But one thing to note is that this type of proportional preparation is not suitable for beginners because it is relatively difficult.

2. Sprinkle the gypsum powder directly into the water evenly until most of the gypsum powder and water are flush. One thing to note here is that you must be faster when spreading gypsum powder. After spreading, be sure to wait until all the gypsum powder has absorbed the water before mixing, otherwise small lumps will easily occur.

3. After the gypsum powder is mixed, you can directly remove some of the gypsum powder and sprinkle it lightly on the model to make it flow downwards. If there are some areas that do not flow in, you can pour some more gypsum slurry or control its flow direction with your hands until all the gypsum slurry engulfs the model. One thing that should be noted is that no gas can remain in the gypsum slurry.

What are the uses of gypsum powder?

1. Base treatment. Generally, when we carry out grassroots treatment, we will find some gaps and uneven areas such as the sun corners. We can use gypsum powder to smooth the gaps and straighten the sun corners.

2. Gypsum powder can also be used as concrete expansion agent and anti-cracking agent. At the same time, it is also an important raw material for self-leveling mortar. It can also be used as a composite mineralizer in the production process of special cement.

3. Gypsum powder can be used in different places, and it also has different types, such as gypsum powder for decorative building materials, gypsum powder for chemical plants, gypsum powder for grinding tools, and gypsum powder for food. Gypsum powder for blacksmithing.