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A customer in a new build on Elm Street told me my wall fish was too rough on their drywall.
They pointed out a bunch of little scuffs and a small tear near the outlet I came through. I always thought getting the line through was the only thing that mattered, but they were right, it looked messy. Now I wrap the tip of my fish tape in electrical tape and go way slower, especially in those paper-thin new walls. What's your trick for keeping things clean on a tricky fish?
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aaron7403mo ago
Try a glow rod instead, way more gentle.
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smith.parker3mo ago
Glow rods remind me of those cheap light sticks at summer carnivals. My cousin got the liquid from one all over his hand once. Stained his skin green for like three days. Smelled like chemicals and regret.
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Wrap your fish with a foam pipe insulation sleeve, it slides right through without a scratch. Even @smith.parker's cousin wouldn't get a green hand from this trick.
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Has anyone else ever tried to fix a scratch on a wall with a magic eraser and just made it way worse? I did that once and ended up having to repaint the whole hallway. Now I use a trick where I take a thin cloth, like an old t-shirt, and wrap it around the fish tape head with a little tape. It's not fancy but it slides through without leaving marks. I also go real slow, like you said, because rushing is what always gets me in trouble. I figure if I mess up the drywall, I'm just adding an hour of patchwork to my day and that's not worth it.
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