1.   Apply a self-adhesive nylon mesh tape of the type used when Blueboard is skimcoated.

2.   Besides, the grooves should have a nylon mesh tape applied to prevent the skimcoat from ghosting into the grooves, and that is not practical.

3.   He used a mesh tape, but did not sand the joints that were covered.

4.   If you find paper tape already in place, but that it has cracked, replace it with the nylon mesh tape, which works better.

5.   If the joints are wide or have a tendency to separate, reinforce the mastic with fiberglass mesh tape or aluminum tape.

6.   Invented by the military during WWII to keep ammunition boxes dry, it was a khaki-colored cloth mesh tape with a rubber-based waterproof adhesive.

7.   Nylon mesh tape is designed to resist the stress of expanding and contracting materials.

8.   Should a paper or nylon mesh tape be imbedded up there with joint compound, and more compound used to finish it off?

9.   Smooth it apply a nylon mesh tape, and apply a first smoothing coat over the tape.

10.   The mesh tape actually reinforces the compound, just as steel bars or steel mesh reinforce concrete, thus preventing cracking.