I'm putting some Rubbermaid Twin Track shelf hardware up in my garage. The total span is 6 feet, and I'm going to attach the uprights to every stud (16" centers), so I'll have 6 uprights. Because the garage is drywalled, I'm first going to attach a 1x4 to the wall, so the metal upright will bear on wood and not drywall. The problem I ran into is that one of the studs is crooked (not perfectly vertical), so I can't hit dead center for all the screws in the upright if the upright is perfectly vertical. The offset is maybe 3/4" from top to bottom of the upright. So, my idea was to 1) set the upright very slightly off vertical (not noticeable) to match the angle of the stud, and 2) position the upright so that I hit dead center with the screws near the middle of the upright, and then angle the top and bottom screws slightly so that theses screw will pass through the center of the stud. If you can visualize this, the screw may enter the stud maybe 3/8" from the edge, but the slight angle will make it end up near the center. Yes, I know it's not uncommon for people to miss the center of the stud and be that close to the edge, but I thought it would be better to angle it slightly. Thoughts and ideas?

I had some water damage (problem fixed) but now need to repair a few areas of damage to the ceiling. Anyone know how to duplicate this texture? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks in advance.