Mix your pva in to the base cost. Save yourself a job.After I have applied a base coat of plaster, should I apply PVA to it before I add the skim finish ?
Yes I mean bonding coat
Can you put paint in the second coat? That would save another job, wouldn't it?Mix your pva in to the base cost. Save yourself a job.
When you mix up your top coat add some plasticiser too, it’ll trap the air bubbles and makes a nice light airy mix, make sure to report back with pics of your efforts. All the best. You got lab.
Nothing a plasterer can't just take in his stride.@essexandy what would you do then wet n skim? Pimple city
Nothing a plasterer can't just take in his stride.
Dampen and thin wet first coatHe he
leave a day and just be quick, no bubbles but like glass
never messured but guess 3;1 better. one coat be reetoOk, I have but on the bonding coat, about 3pm, it has firmed up but no doubt will take a while to dry out. Now I am going to put the finish on tomorrow about 10am.
I assume that I need to pva it (even though it won't have totally dried out) ?
Do I put one or two,coats of pva on it ?
What strength should I use 3:1 or 5:1 ?
Put 5 coats on and a hat .Ok, I have but on the bonding coat, about 3pm, it has firmed up but no doubt will take a while to dry out. Now I am going to put the finish on tomorrow about 10am.
I assume that I need to pva it (even though it won't have totally dried out) ?
Do I put one or two,coats of pva on it ?
What strength should I use 3:1 or 5:1 ?
It's about 10mm thick ?
What to you call totally dry ? Whilst it's dry to touch, I guess it will take a week or so to dry out ?
Whyget nuther coat bonding on that before skim lol
I woldnt wet that at all just scratch a few lines in it now if poss for key .So do I put pva on it and at what strength ?
It's touch dry but will have only been on the wall for about 16 hrs
I wouldn't pvaThe bonding coat is recessed by about 2mm , to allow for the finishing coat.
So do I put pva on it and at what strength ?
It's touch dry but will have only been on the wall for about 16 hrs
Sorry as I petty much refuse to patch an old wall ( it's crap ) , I'd suggest filler and rub downI was not intending to skim the whole wall (it's quite large). This is more of a patch repair.
Are you suggesting just dampen the bonding coat with a spray of water, and not pva ?
Dampen, razor , dampenYea but can you imagine how much polyfiller it would take
Do I just dampen the bonding coat with water ? Or pva?