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| Hi;
I've read the plaster posts. My room had paneling over plaster. The large finish nails and 100 year old cracks seem daunting to a novice plasterer. I'm not bad at sheetrock compound, but have limited experience with plaster. The Easysand 90 is encouraging. Should I take the time to fix up the plaster or put 1/4" sheetrock over the plaster? I have no intention of removing the plaster and lathing. I did one small area with patching plaster mixed with sheetrock mud and it looks good, but took time. I don't want to ruin my plaster walls with sheetrock, but need advice on plaster application. Thanks Joey |
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| Throw the "patching plaster" away. It is a horrible product not really suitable for much of anything. Old finish plaster was a mix of lime putty and gauging plaster. Setting joint compounds are a modern version. You can skim the surface with Easysand and the work will go much faster with a plasterer's trowel instead of drywall knives. You want a trowel with a decent handle diameter, like at least 1.5 to 2 inches. The little 3/4 inch round handles are not worth working with. When you use the trowel to spread over a large area you rotate your hand slightly to raise the edge of the trowel in the direction of movement. The trailing edge leaves the surface with a smooth finish. I only do large areas a few times a year and it still takes some time to get back into the correct movements and rhythm of sweeping back and forth to spread the plaster smoothly. Start in a less visible area like behind a door, or in the wall adjacent to the room entrance.
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