Tape For Seams

[mein5318]

Unless you've got a really long run I wouldn't got to all the effort of caulking and spakling. Masking tape can usually be hidden rather easily by painting the wall with one of the rag effects or bold stipes.

Purchase a primer and an all in one paint/primer (Benjamin Moore's Aura in a matte finish is pricey but good stuff). for the base color for the rag effect. Keep lighting soft and you it should be rather hard to see the seam.

You said this was for Daddy Warbucks If possible buy some outdoor foam insulation and some molding. and make a couple pillars along the seams.

 

[martyclynch]

Once I designed for a well-to-do theatre that built the standard studio flat, then proceeded to skin it again with quality muslin. I may never see such perfect walls again.

Most other theatres I work with has done putty. Too many use nothing. I like putty, but I always use a nail set to go over the set first. No amount of putty will fix a protruding staple or nail.