Which finish for skimming?
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you could use either, though i would say multi gives the longer working time.
i prefer board finish for its swift predictable curing rate.
i prefer board finish for its swift predictable curing rate.
yes, multi.
it won't make plastering a ceiling any less difficult though.
it won't make plastering a ceiling any less difficult though.
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I have alo used SmoothOver to good effect when having had a go at plastering. Purists will scoff, I am sure, but, with its big spreader-thingy, it does a good job of covering the mistakes! As far as i can tell its just a fine polyfilla-type material.
I had a go at skimming a wall last week. The results weren't too bad but had a couple of issues.
The old coat had blown so I scraped the whole lot back to the render. I then did 3 coats, hardwall, browning and multifinish. What I found is that when I came to apply the finish coat and polish it, it sometimes came off in patches. Not a big deal and I was able to fill in the holes.
The main prob was the pits and grooves which I hadn't polished out. My feeling is that its down to my lack of experience. I had the multifinish mixed pretty sloppy, but it still only gave around a minute of working time on the trowel.
The old coat had blown so I scraped the whole lot back to the render. I then did 3 coats, hardwall, browning and multifinish. What I found is that when I came to apply the finish coat and polish it, it sometimes came off in patches. Not a big deal and I was able to fill in the holes.
The main prob was the pits and grooves which I hadn't polished out. My feeling is that its down to my lack of experience. I had the multifinish mixed pretty sloppy, but it still only gave around a minute of working time on the trowel.
htgeng said:
Did you let the browning dry before applying finish? If not, did you PVA the browning before applying finish?
If not - that'll probably be why the finish went off so quickly. If you did PVA it all then maybe the plaster was old. The older it gets the quicker it goes off.
If it's a first effort then well done. You're right - it's experience and know how. Keep practicing and you'll get better and better.
Fred.
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