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[doctorwayne]

I am with Wayne that filling up the tapers (albeit with a few coats instead of one heavy coat)

Gary, I don't fill the tapered area in one coat either. The first one, with the tape, is, for me, the most difficult, although I wouldn't really classify it as difficult. The subsequent coats, usually two, are downright simple (and quick, too, as long as you use a knife wide enough to span the combined taper of the butted edges).

The finishing trick with the hand-held light is quick, too, as the thin touch-ups dry rapidly and require almost no sanding.

Wayne