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Skim Coat With Setting-type Compound?
Just wanted to get your advice on something. . .
I'm going to roll on a skim coat on a ceiling later this week. I've always used drying type all purpose, troweled on, for this in the past. Would you use easy-sand 90, thinned down to pancake batter consistency, to roll a skim? That way I can hit it twice in one day if necessary. I'd also like to paint same day if possible. How long after letting setting type dry would you hit with prime and paint? Thanks a lot, Keith |
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Re: Skim Coat With Setting-type Compound?
Setting type only sets in the time specified on the bag. It still takes 24 hours to dry. Huge difference.
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Re: Skim Coat With Setting-type Compound?
we use easy-sand 45 to do any skim-coating that we need to do. After we skim the bathroom, kitchen or sand finished room with 45( one or two coats depending on the money)-we let it set for 1 hour. brush it down with sanding poles and skim with all-purpose. Come back the next day and finish sand.
we have found that quicksetting compounds do not paint as well as all-purpose
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Re: Skim Coat With Setting-type Compound?
Why not topping mix?
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Re: Skim Coat With Setting-type Compound?
If your going over a painted surface when you paint it could bubble on you, I always sand the painted surface before I use Durabond 90 brown bags, I take that easy sand and throw that crap in the garbage
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Re: Skim Coat With Setting-type Compound?
Whoa - needs a little work/mud there I see!
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Re: Skim Coat With Setting-type Compound?
Gee frank, do you think you can put up a little fiberglass tape then skim-coat over that hole in the ceiling?
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Re: Skim Coat With Setting-type Compound?
Solid metal lath is a pia.
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Re: Skim Coat With Setting-type Compound?
The metal lath has two layers of plaster ceilings
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Re: Skim Coat With Setting-type Compound?
Just did a 500 sq ft kitchen ceiling I was working on. Skim coated the entire thing twice with 90 minute.
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Re: Skim Coat With Setting-type Compound?Quote:
My last unopened bag I just exchanged for durabond at the lumber yard. I can't stand the stuff. Thanks for the advice. I really appreciate it. Keith |
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Re: Skim Coat With Setting-type Compound?
I hate easy sand. I've been using durabond 90 even for walls, but then I never do more than one room, anything larger and I sub it out.
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