10 oz Homax 4050 Aerosol Texture Oil-Based Orange Peel Wall Texture

After patching up a ceiling in our older home, I was having trouble replicating/blending the patched area texture to match the textured look that surrounded the patch (which had likely been created from the many layers of rolled paint over many years). My contractor told me he uses this stuff all the time when he works on older homes in the area, so I thought I'd give it a try. Long story short, it worked great and it blended in with the rest of the walls despite the extra challenge of it being on the ceiling rather than on a wall. It was fast and easy to use (and weirdly kinda fun to spray). A couple of tips before you use it: 1) Make sure you test the nozzle spray setting on a piece of cardboard to ensure you like the texture before spraying directly on the wall. I was surprised to discover that the "Fine" setting (supposedly creates the smallest bumps) was the right texture for me. I had assumed by looking at the pictures on the can of the different nozzle settings my wall would have needed the medium setting, so I am very glad that I tested the Fine setting first. 2) Open up windows and/or have air circulation in the room you're using it in. The odor is EXTREMELY strong. I only used it for about 5 minutes in a room with two cracked windows and I was already feeling a little light-headed from the strong smell. My wife could even smell it on a different floor. Good news is that the smell goes away in less than an hour. I highly recommend using this product instead of trying to dip your paint roller in plaster or wall mud to create the effect.

Yeah, these are all too expensive. But at least some of them actually work pretty well, and this is one of those. The nozzle did a good job of spraying and the coarseness adjustment on it worked well. This oil based version dries very fast. As to coverage: Not much. This small can was used to add somewhat fine orange peel to a single re-taped wall corner...just a fairly few seconds of spraying a light spray...and it was about half used up. That was probably 6 sq ft., so where they get their 55 sq ft number on the item description is a mystery.

This worked great to fix a spot damaged by Command Strips. Just be prepared for a super strong smell

Worked great for a small minor patch job.

Don't even waste your money. When it works it works great but half the time it doesn't. Clogs like hell and the cap likes to break making it impossible to spray. They will not allow you to get a refund if the product is defective!

Flawless. Choose the level and spray it over. I could not notice the patch anymore

Works well for a small patch job but it doesn’t seem to go as far and last as long as I would have liked but it did the majority of the area I was hoping to do. Once you start spraying you need to keep spraying till it’s out and make sure to knock down any of the bigger chunks

It has a strong petroleum smell. But, it adheres to drywall extremely well. Note: One can doesn't go very far. I barely covered about 24 square feet with one can (and I mean barely). Plus, the nozzle began to clog-up even though I was constantly shaking the can to keep it mixed. If you get some overspray on something, wipe it up while it's still wet. When this stuff dries, it is difficult to remove. You have to scrape it off. Other than that, it does what it's supposed to do. Update: I bought 4 cans. Two cans worked okay. On the third and 4th cans, the nozzle clogged-up immediately and the cans are unuseable. The contents of the cans has become pasty (like dried toothpaste), and clogs the nozzle. Very frustrating. Homax needs to re-design the nozzle !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!