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  • 03-01-2014 2:57pm
    #1
    cosmowillie53
    Registered Users Posts: 442 ✭✭


    I will be painting some coving shortly and need a little advice.
    I have already applied first (watered down ) coat .(mist?)
    Where the coving is joined the plasterer has left a good bit of cement/adhesive or whatever its called.
    Whats the best way to smooth this out before applyiny final coats of paint.
    Thanks.


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  • #2
    seanmunoz
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭seanmunoz


    our you talking about a powder form you would use on a plaster bord wall our is it sand and cement to ablock wall ?


  • #3
    cosmowillie53
    Registered Users Posts: 442 ✭✭cosmowillie53


    This is coving which you would buy in your local hardware shop . They are about 6 or 7 feet long and are made of a kind or plasterboard . The joints need to be smoothed out and I would like to know a good way to do this. How will the joints look when painted.
    Thanks.


  • #4
    One shot on kill
    Registered Users Posts: 2,247 ✭✭✭One shot on kill


    It's normally joint filler or similar used to stick it up and fill,joints.

    Try using a wet sponge to rub it it should smoothin out that way.


  • #5
    oisinbutler
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 165 ✭✭oisinbutler


    cosmowillie53 wrote: »
    I will be painting some coving shortly and need a little advice.
    I have already applied first (watered down ) coat .(mist?)
    Where the coving is joined the plasterer has left a good bit of cement/adhesive or whatever its called.
    Whats the best way to smooth this out before applyiny final coats of paint.
    Thanks.

    Use some sand paper and sand it smooth. 80/100 grade should be grand


  • #6
    oisinbutler
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 165 ✭✭oisinbutler


    oisinbutler wrote: »
    Use some sand paper and sand it smooth. 80/100 grade should be grand

    Be careful not not sand into the coving too much, just rub the excess plaster


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