The main material needed for skim coating is joint compound. This is a thick but spreadable substance that dries and hardens over time, maintaining the drywall or plaster’s integrity and continuity. It generally comes in a powder that has to be mixed with water, or in ready-made mixtures. ...
I totally get skim coating the whole wall. Which brings me to my next question– my house has shitty textured drywall, and I hate it. I’d love to replicate the look of plaster, or at least something smoother. Do you think I could just skim coat over it, painted surface & all? I...
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Skim coating has other uses as well. When I worked in the scene shop of my college's theatre, we used skim coating and other, similar things a lot of the time to coat props, set pieces, or walls for effect. It was especially useful in one show we did, where there were trees that...
A skim coat on walls or drywall is a thin layer of joint compound (drywall mud) that fills in the small imperfections and leaves a smooth, clean finish.[1] Skim coating is so easy to do on your own and we’ve got everything you’ll need to know for your project. Keep reading, ...