Skimming Ceiling...A Day Later....

[Eddman]

Hi, i have skimmed my ceiling - it was old plaster that had partially collapsed. I did a bonding layer in the repair patch to level woith the original lath & plaster ceiling. Then i PVA'd the whole ceiling and applied the 2 coats of skim (multi-finish). near the end i dolloped a big load into my eye! and after a wash rushed the last bit of the ceiling and did not get around to doing a final polish trowelling before goint to A&E to get my eye properly cleaned

Today, i notice that there are some areas that are not up to standard due to me not finishing the polish coat how can i rectify these areas? should i just mix up a small amount of skim and re skim the bad areas and the polish?

I hope the photos show the areas well enough...

Thanks

Eddy

 

[joe-90]

We've all done that. If it were me I'd PVA the ceiling and re-skim. Quicker than messing around with it.

 

[Eddman]

thanks Joe-90 - i struggled so much the first time...i want to avoid doing it again!

Eddy

 

[joe-90]

In that case scrape off any high spots, pva where the hollows are and use Wickes plasterboard adhesive as a type of plaster filler. Allow to dry and sand lightly.

 

[Eddman]

Thanks again Joe-90. I have some B&Q ready mixed joint filler for some plasterboard areas - i will use that after a light sanding of the hight spots, then sand after it has dried...

Eddy

 

[joe-90]

Sounds good. Don't get dust in your eyes when sanding.

 

[Eddman]

hahaha! like your avatar - i will wear goggles

Eddy

 

[stevethespreader]

Happened to me once luckily there was another spread onsite who finished my ceiling for me while I went to hospital , looking at your photos you can see you struggled with it, looks like you have a lot of snagging to do not just on the last bit all depends how fussy you are best tip I can give a novice is use a sponge float and plastic trowel if you wanted to go again ,there's an awful lot of filler your going to be using on that lid

 

[Eddman]

my other thought was to get a professional in - how much would i be looking at? 3.5x4.5m ceiling

Eddy

 

[stevethespreader]

my other thought was to get a professional in - how much would i be looking at? 3.5x4.5m ceiling

Eddy

II would have been happy to do that for £150 if I was local

 

[Eddman]

do you mean a plastic trowel to skim and a sponge float for the final run over?

Eddy

 

[stevethespreader]

my other thought was to get a professional in - how much would i be looking at? 3.5x4.5m ceiling

Eddy

II would have been happy to do that for £150 if I was local

Saying that I traveled 120 miles once to skim a lid , sponge up and plastic trowel finish is the order looks like you have the skills to do it this way, I guided another beginner about 6 years ago how to use the sponge float on YouTube and he got cracking results he was always on here and another site asking questions

 

[Eddman]

i think i might try the filler on the areas that i am not happy with, and if it still doesn't look great, call a professional
thanks
Eddy

 

[ree]

The above is sound advice, and will obviously do the trick but given your efforts pre-accident i'd go with the suggestion that you get a professional in to skim over.
Your edges where the ceiling meets the walls also looks rough - a plasterer could deal with that as well.

FWIW: the light fitting looks as tho it could do with replacing - dont mess with it change it out.