Easy product to skim walls?

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Amazon or Paintstore do it, a little bit more for postage but you will have it quickly.

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Ordered 5L from "NextDayPaint" - same price as Amazon but coming tomorrow not Saturday :)
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Rorschach wrote: Tue Oct 29, 2024 8:33 am Nice wide filling knife,
Been digging n the tools; I have a 10" wide taping knife - will that work ? :)
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davek0974 wrote: Tue Oct 29, 2024 2:58 pm
Rorschach wrote: Tue Oct 29, 2024 8:33 am Nice wide filling knife,
Been digging n the tools; I have a 10" wide taping knife - will that work ? :)
That sounds like it should do the job nicely.
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Rorschach wrote: Fri Nov 01, 2024 11:36 am That sounds like it should do the job nicely.
And it does :huray:

Got two of the walls done and the finish is excellent, one more to go.
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Couple of pics - this is reult after the mist-coat, the surface is way better than I had thought we could get. Sanding was the worst part, lots of dust and arm-ache :lol:
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It's looking good, did the Easifill go on easily?

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dewaltdisney wrote: Fri Nov 01, 2024 12:44 pm It's looking good, did the Easifill go on easily?

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Yes, once you get the feel for it. I'm doing the last wall this afternoon.
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Excellent, well done!
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Last wall done but not sanded or primed yet.
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I'm pretty chuffed with the way this room has gone so far, last time i had walls this bad, I hired a plasterer. I know its not perfect but it's plenty good enough and then some.
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