skim coat

Example Sentences

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Popped nailheads should be hammered flat, holes should be filled, and textural treatments should be covered with a smooth skim coat of plaster, Kehoe said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024

If it isn’t smooth enough to repaint, apply a skim coat of lightweight drywall mud, allow it to dry, then smooth it with 100- or 120-grit sandpaper.

From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2022

Armstrong recommends its S-184 fast-setting patch and skim coat or S-194 patch, underlayment and embossing leveler.

From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2022

Or consider a full DIY brick fireplace face-lift, either by painting or whitewashing the brick, limewashing to brighten the bricks’ hue or resurfacing with a skim coat for an all-new look, suggests Pernell.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2022

Present-day plasterers produce a much finer finish than was the rule a century ago, but if they understand the effect desired they will restrain themselves and possibly omit the final skim coat.

From If You're Going to Live in the Country by Lieberman, Frank