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wet sanding walls?

10 years ago

Hi,
I have a very old house with plaster lath walls. They have had 100 years of bad paint and spackle jobs as well as bulging. Short of gutting the place and dry-walling (not an option), how best to prepare the walls for painting to remedy the uneven surface. My current approach is knocking-down with a paint scraper and wet-sanding with a medium grip sanding sponge. It is taking forever and I'm not sure there isn't a more effective process out there!
thanks for your thoughts

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paintguy22
10 years ago
You can use an orbital sander or skim coat. I really doubt a wet sanding will make a dent. The bulges can sometimes be tapped back in. By the way, I would apply drywall over the plaster instead of removing the plaster...much less messy!
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