Gold Bond Corner Bead
protects wallboard corners from knockout blows
You save time and money and you get sturdier wallboard construction when you protect your corners against accidental abuse by reinforcing with Gold Bond's NEW Steel Wallboard Corner Bead. This corner protection is also a selling feature that is of considerable importance to home buyers.
Styled after Gold Bond's well-known plaster corner bead, the new Wallboard
Corner Bead utilizes an exclusive triangular design that gives maximum bonding of joint cement and assures firm, lasting reinforcement. Deep knurled flanges prevent joint cement slippage during application and give better adhesion afterwards. Use it for straight corners or just snip flanges for arched corners. Ask for complete facts today. Write National Gypsum Company, Buffalo 2, New York.
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