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Hi all, this is my first post, I am a DIYer so go easy on me please. Whilst attempting to skim a painted, previously plastered wall, my multi finish was sliding in certain places. I had primed the wall with a mix of 5 water to 1 PVA, and applied a mix of 3 PVA to 1 water before plastering and waited for it to go tacky. Was my second PVA ratio correct ?.
Anyway I got all the plaster off and have now applied Wickes bonding agent. If I leave overnight to dry, can I skim straight onto it without applying PVA ?.
Also I have skimmed some plasterboard, which I would like to re-skim to a better finish. Can I coat this with the WBA, let it dry and then re-skim ?. Or is there a better method for re-skimming ?.

Thanks in advance.
 
Hello and welcome,
In answer to your question is there a better method to reskim , the answer is yes , get a spread in !! enjoy the forum
 
This is a perfect example of where our skill comes to life i am with warrior get a plasterer to have a look at it mate.
 
if the wall is about normal size a plasterer would do it for you for about a ton ,and would skim your plasterboard for another £30-40,you would then have a top job done ,saved yourself buying wba pva tape multi buckets trowel hawk and a load of grief ,also a good feeling of helping out the economy, welcome to the forum
 
It sounds like the second coat of pva was was too thick, on the back of the tub it will advise you to do this but it wont work over painted surfaces because the paint hinders the suction you're right in what you're doing mate WBA make sure you give it a good stir I've mixed it with pva before if you need to make it go a bit further and leave it overnight then skim away and don't be scared it'll hold the plaster back from setting
 
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