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  "name": "What is the difference between orange peel and knockdown ceiling textures?",
  "description": "Orange peel is a light, sprayed dimpled finish, while knockdown is sprayed mud flattened with a knife to create low-profile, mottled plateaus with more visual d",
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        "text": "The primary difference is the application technique and resulting surface profile. Orange peel is a subtle, dimpled texture created by spraying thinned joint compound through a drywall hopper gun, creating an appearance similar to citrus skin. Knockdown starts the same way, but once the sprayed mud begins to set slightly, a wide drywall knife or trowel is dragged across the peaks to flatten them, leaving a mottled, Mediterranean-style look. While orange peel creates a more uniform and low-profile surface that hides minor framing flaws well, knockdown offers higher contrast and visual depth, though it requires precise timing during the flattening phase.",
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