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TronCarterAA t1_ir7y8jq wrote

That's way too much of a depth difference to just try and blend it together. It would look like shit. You have two options: 1) Fill in the lower area with lightweight joint compound and smooth it out to match the wall or 2) Replace the drywall. I'd just replace the drywall if it's in your budget.

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antent OP t1_ir7zrql wrote

Thank you for the response! Seems like I need to take a scraper to it then see if i can smooth it out with some light joint compound/spackle (as another response stated) and then see if i can sand to a smooth transition. Replacing all the drywall sounds a bit extreme for my skill/budget. So hopefully the other method will work. Thanks again!

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TronCarterAA t1_ir80zti wrote

It's kind of hard to tell from the pic, but it looks like there's a significant difference in depth of about 1/2 an inch. Once you scrape off any excess gunk, you'll basically be doing what's called a skim coat over the lower area. Plenty of videos around to help. Marshalltown makes something called a squeegee trowel that's beginner-friendly and will really help you get an even surface. You'll just have to sand, prime it, re-spackle any bad spots that appear, and prime again before you paint. Use actual primer instead of the primer+paint.

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antent OP t1_ir8396e wrote

for sure not a 1/2". maybe 1/8" at most and that's the highest where the peach paint met where the cabinet used to be. otherwise it's a difference of a cpl coats of paint (obviously not a standardized unit of measurement haha). Appreciate the additional tips! i'll check out that squeegee trowel too.

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