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Old 05-27-2021, 09:41 AM
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Default Skim coating

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Originally Posted by villagetinker View Post
Not sure what 'skim coating' is, but I have found the spray on orange peel coating is very effective at matching the existing orange peel. These spray cans have a setting valve, I use a scrap piece of dry wall as a test piece to see if i have the setting right, as i recall the light to slightly medium works well. Next the paint MUST be the same color but also the same finish, this is very important, anything other than flat on a flat finished wall will stick out like a sore thumb even if the color matches exactly
Skim coating is a thin application of drywall mud over top of a textured surface. We used it once to cover knockdown texture in our kitchen.