Noticed a big difference in compound shrinkage between 2015 and now

I had to do a patch job on a ceiling last week in an old house built in 2003. Mixed up some all purpose compound like I used to back when I started in 2008, and it barely shrunk at all. These new lightweight formulas from the last 5 or 6 years shrink way more on the second coat. Has anyone else had to adjust their mudding technique for the newer stuff?

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john_johnson755d ago

The house was built in 2003, not 2015, so the compound from back then was totally different (way less water in it).

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wadeg924d ago

2003 was peak Chinese drywall years, could be part of the issue.