Hi folks,
I skimmed a chimney breast last night with two coats of multi-finish.
I struggled like hell as the shape was all over the place - where the old fire was it had been boarded over and was 5mm shy, the whole thing was convex, the bottom curved in a bit and there was a 'rim' all around the old chimney which stuck out plus a few other 'ridges' here and there!
I stuck the first layer on quite thick but it was an absolute bugger to get flat and I had undulations and dips for ages.
First coat went off before I got it fully sorted so I had to use the second coat to help too.
Got there in the end (more or less) but I wonder if I could have used a darby to help? Or does this just not work on plaster?
Thanks,
Rich
I skimmed a chimney breast last night with two coats of multi-finish.
I struggled like hell as the shape was all over the place - where the old fire was it had been boarded over and was 5mm shy, the whole thing was convex, the bottom curved in a bit and there was a 'rim' all around the old chimney which stuck out plus a few other 'ridges' here and there!
I stuck the first layer on quite thick but it was an absolute bugger to get flat and I had undulations and dips for ages.
First coat went off before I got it fully sorted so I had to use the second coat to help too.
Got there in the end (more or less) but I wonder if I could have used a darby to help? Or does this just not work on plaster?
Thanks,
Rich