To skim or not to skim?

[harveyb]

Hi All,

Hope someone can help me.

Have just stripped the wallpaper off or new house and am not sure whether to skim the plaster or not before I paint.

Plaster is relatively smooth with no bits falling off. Plaster is, however, very old so should I get it skimmed before painting it?

Thanks in advance

 

[LJW61]

Line with 1400 or 1700 grade

 

[joe-90]

Paint it with vinyl mat and see how it looks. I quite like the aged look to an older property. If it looks bad then you can always skim over it.