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[Closed] Repairing holes in skim coat

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Just removed a paper border from our girls room prior to repainting and in three places the skim coat has 'blown' away from the base coat. The holes are a maximum of 12" diameter and the skim is about 3mm deep at a guess.

Can I use a normal filler to repair these or is there something that will be easier/better?


 
Posted : 12/03/2011 3:22 pm
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yes, normal filler, applied with a 10" taping knife. 2 coats then sand.


 
Posted : 12/03/2011 3:29 pm
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Great.... what's a taping knife? Just measured again and the diameters are 10-12", still the same solution?


 
Posted : 12/03/2011 3:36 pm
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result.... looked in the shed and found an unopened box of plaster repair filler.
First coat on - cheers LB


 
Posted : 12/03/2011 4:04 pm
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once the first fill is dry, sand it down and refill, once that is dry fill again etc etc etc

Its all in the preparation to get a good finish.


 
Posted : 12/03/2011 4:20 pm