1. knock off/sand any really high spots—those will be a pain during skim-coating, so get rid of em. 2. Clean the walls with TSP substitute. Good step before painting anything! 3. Especially if the walls are glossy, but either way just as a precaution, paint a coat with drywall pri...
Tools needed for skim coating are a mud pan to mix the compound in and a taping knife or trowel to apply it to the walls. This can also be done with a roller brush if the compound is very thin. A blister brush or paintbrush may also be needed for smoothing dried joint compound out....
Smooth out drywall imperfections with this simple DIY Do you want to change the look of your textured walls or fix small holes and dents on the surface? If you want your walls perfectly smoothed out, skim coating is the perfect fix. A skim...