How to Get Texture Back in Drywall After Repairing Holes

Surround the flat patch area with masking paper held in place by strips of masking tape to prevent the texture from over-spraying the target area. Cover the floor under the patch area with a drop cloth.

Cover the patch area with a layer of primer paint. Use a paint roller to apply the paint if dealing with a large area or a paintbrush for smaller patched areas smaller than 2 square feet in size.

Create the texture mix in a large bucket. Pour the amount of joint compound you need into the bucket, and then add the amount of water the manufacturer recommends. Mix the compound with a wooden stir stick, and then cover the bucket with a lid. Set the bucket aside overnight.

Open the bucket the next day. Use a mud masher to break clumped drywall mud into pieces within the bucket. Transfer some of the mud into a cup and add water to it to thin it out enough for use within your texture sprayer. Test the thinned drywall on a piece of cardboard by spraying it through your texture sprayer. Adjust the mixture as needed until you get a spray through the texture of the same size and spread as the texture on your drywall. Note the amount of water used.

Use the same ratio of water to mix to create a larger batch of the texture strap from the mixed drywall mud. Load the texture sprayer hopper with the thinned mud.

Stand directly in front of the patch area with the texture sprayer about 8 inches from the wall. Trigger the sprayer, and use a back and forth motion to cover the patch area with the drywall texture until the patched surface appears the same as the surrounding drywall surface.