Drywall taping repair / How I became single

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OK, so I'm in the middle of taping the drywall in my basement. Walls are done with 1st coat and ceiling was next. I was out last night with a group of friends (the fellas) at a long planned Christmas break get-together. There were friends, good friends, that I haven't seen in over a year.

I got in late last night and this morning, when I asked my wife what she did last evening, said, "I started taping the ceiling..." I turned white.

Now, hard as rock, is tape with bubbles under it, tape that goes from having a half inch of mud under it to sections that have no mud under them at all.

ARRGHGGHGHGHHHHH!

What is the easiest/best way to recover from a very bad initial taping job?

Married for now,

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Smitty, Doug and Mike - thank you very much. She did use the pre-mixed all-purpose mud and with water and a big sponge - it came off after about

3hrs work. I did have to use a "Scotch-Brite" pad on some of the thicker stuff, but it's all better now!

Still married,

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