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Old 02-22-2007, 03:00 PM   #1
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skim coating fragile?

I have skimmed several walls and from time to time I wonder how fragile these coverings are. Comments?

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Old 02-22-2007, 03:47 PM   #2
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what did you use to skim them with ?
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Old 02-22-2007, 05:21 PM   #3
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Not as fragile as it seems. Depends on what you use. Most use powder an mix it so they can control the drying time.

Some mixes are: Durabond, this is not sandable and used for base coats. It actually can be ground down with sand paper or wet "sanded" but it's a waste of time. Durabond is very strong.

Setting type joint compound comes with a variety of drying times from 5 min. up to 90 min. Obvious advantages, it's fairly strong, dries hard. Some are more sandable than others but all are sandable. Plus3 Easysand is a good one. IMO.

Toppings come pre-mixed in buckets. Sheetrock and Plus3 are common. These are really sandable but not as strong as a setting type. If you get a setting type compound in a bucket, it will be stronger than topping. Topping is made for easy of application.

There's another topping, it's orange. I don't use it. It's the easiest to use but very "weak".
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what did you use to skim them with ?
Sorry I missed this. Premix sheetrock.
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