This year, I couldn’t wait! Before you can skim coat wallpaper with a layer of joint compound, you must test the procedure in a small area. Unlike most primers you would be used to in the paint world, this goes on more like glue (it looks like skim milk in the can, actually). If you leave an affiliate or monetized link when making a comment on this site, such links might get overwritten by a plugin I have installed that uses my own internal tracking. You also get FREE access to my plans & patterns libraries! It sucks up the dust so well that I don’t feel like I’m putting myself in harm’s way when I can’t find my dust mask (PSA: you should probably always wear them. Ouch . Thanks for your words of “wisdom”, clever with & refreshing potty mouth!! We are renovating our Master bath and the wall paper has been a nightmare and my bathroom looks just like your very first picture. Then simple texturing. If the paint is peeling from the wall then you definitely shouldn’t just skim over it. Latex. Thanks for your feedback! The difference with level 5 is that the pro will add the skim coat or similar materials to make the whole surface even. I’ve been searching for help with wallpaper removal (now done — is it OK that I’m more proud and relieved by that than following childbirth?! I’ve also used it for backsplash tile prep. Oh boy, after reading the original skim coat tutorial and then the follow up, I’m trying to decide whether to just hire someone to come put wallpaper up again or try my hand at the venetian plaster finish, anything sounds less daunting then what you have done! Thank you for the tips on skim coating the wall damage, and in particular the pole sander shop-vac attachment. Creating with my suggested methods, materials, and tools is under your own risk. Wish I could have read this seven years ago. Would you want to continue to get emails the day (or day after) they are published, or would you prefer to get a single email each week that contains all of my latest updates? Thanks so much, Raul! If you’re just starting out with skim coating, you should still read my first tutorial here. It appears to have several coats of high gloss paint over the top and the paint doesn’t reach all the way into the “valleys” of the texture. Sandra from Sawdust Girl took my advice and used it in her dining room with excellent results as well. For heavily cracked or severely uneven walls, people attach a thin sheet of fiberglass mesh to the wall and apply a skim coat over that. Green Dot or topping mud is exactly that ,top coat and easy sand . Not just because of the quick dry, but using a compound that cures into a more rigid base may also help with the bubbling issue. Hi! Tried steam, didn’t work, but I guess I just got the short straw with this house, ha! While I haven’t started the repair process, I am going to abandon my plan to used oil based primer and opt for the rx 35. Have you tried a Mudd Trowel & Hawk yet? Can surfaces be too heavily textured to skim coat? But once I started on the dining room and kitchen, I realized that there was a crucial step I’d missed (and hadn’t really needed yet). It’s cheap, easy to use, and can be used with a pole attachment as well. If the mud is the drying type mud as opposed to the setting type mud, the latex paint will partially dissolve the top layer of mud, smoothing out some very minor drywall imperfections and the latex paint will create a great bond with “clean” mud. There is no sign of bubbling after the primer coat so it looks like Gardz worked. 1. I don’t see why I wouldn’t use this technique for a piece of drywall that has some paper damage here and there, though. Here I am, again, with blistering drywall paper even after priming. But instead of sanding by hand and looking like a ghost, I now use a shop vac and get rid of most of the drywall dust right from the start thanks to my Hyde drywall sanding kit. I’m essentially back in the same position I was several years ago: I’ve run into new problems, and thus had to figure out new solutions. yeah i usually durabond it.. but as u know mud or burabond gets air holes as soon as u put it on.. ive done that waited like 10 minutes and wiped it again and it helped some.. i was just wondering u can mix something in it or something like that.. because we mix dawn in the mud sometimes to help with air holes. Your end result is sooo motivational, so worth the work if it ends up looking like yours. Red dot all purpose has glue or adhesive mixed in and works well over painted walls. I got the 90-minute tip from a friend who has skim coated walls with it many times… but ONLY as a first layer. The RX-35 is a sealer/primer, so this has worked well for me. I’ve only used the RX-35 as a sealer, not a paint primer, and the residue is kind of tacky to the touch when dry… if you try it, let me know how it performs! I like tearing my house apart and putting it back together again. More often than not, DIY is a learning process where at least one fuckup is bound to happen. I noticed an increase in the number of superficial scratches I get in the wall when using the vacuum sander than when doing things by hand. I found a product that was available at my local Orange called Rx-35. So happy I found your blog- it is just what I needed! My new house is my “grown up house”, so I’m planning on doing things the “right” way!! I’m not a pro by any means but I can usually get a wall smooth enough in three passes of increasingly larger drywall knives. I’ve learned the same way you have-hopefully getting better each time also and learning about the different products. The perfectionist in me wanted to get rid of everything immediately, but don’t forget that you are building a smooth finish, not creating one in the first coat. At this point I would not use them for skim coating given that bit of info right off of their packaging. ok ty.. jw because im doing a remodel and have a cpl of patches.. and i hate that crap, I,ve found putting a good primer[like Adirondack] on 1st works,but then you lose a day. No other local stores carried it, so yeah for Porter!! In fact, some pros who commented were very insistent on this after they discovered my first tutorial. My parents were avid DIYers themselves, so it taught me I could probably do things myself if I just found the right instructions. It penetrates plaster and leave a nice hard finish on plaster surface to roll on your paint. I really hate skim coating but with an 85-year-old duplex covered in layers of wallpaper I don’t have much choice. As long as the surface is ready for repainting, it will also be ready for skim coating. I began skim coating in the master bath, but then there was the guest bath, the dining room, and now, I’m in the home stretch with my kitchen. ive been doing this over 15 years and havent seen a trick for this yet.. is there any way anyone knows how to keep mud from airbubbling when u mud over paint.. i always have to put a extra coat on to fill the pop marks Unless otherwise stated, all images owned by Sarah Fogle & the Ugly Duckling House. This material is porous, which means it soaks up a lot of paint. Great, that’s exactly what I needed to know. Ok, this part sucks. Knowing when you CAN’T plaster over paint. I used it for outside trim on my shed and it went on like wallpaper glue (obviously I have a glue problem.). Myron Ferguson, “that drywall guy” states that he uses flat white latex paint as his “primer.” I do the same thing. DIYDiva has a pretty great post (or two) on that. See terms and disclosure page for more info! The primer is the way to go. While it may not seem like it’s loose, you may find out differently once you slap your first layer of joint compound on the wall. Good luck! Not one that talks to me like I’ve already done this 100 times, and not one that only gives me half of the information I need. I’m a chatty person by nature, and blogging just seems to fit, so I’ll throw in some crazy shit that has nothing to do with DIY every now and then too. I asked him if he thought there was an issue with the drywall itself in that spot and he didn’t think so. Learn how your comment data is processed. After primering, I noticed a few imperfections that I wanted to skim coat. Again, it’s not a miracle cure for everything, but does do the job for me on the smaller scratches where I worry that they will show up in the paint job. Sure! Plus, tinted primer as your first coat plus a single coat of paint is usually cheaper than two coats of paint. After removing the wallpaper, Monroe mixed up some drywall compound and used a drywall taping knife to apply a thin skim coat over the wall surface. JavaScript is disabled. I’m glad to hear it looks fine right now, but shine a bright light on the spot in all angles to see if you see it already bubbling… usually in my case the bubble was present well before the paint went on. Drywall Talk - Professional Drywall and Finishing Contractors Forum. (I also tend to forget masks/respirators in the process of getting stuff done. The problem is that I'm getting a large amount of bubbling in the compound. If you prime and the bubble pops up, then the drywall guy might not have actually fixed the problem (the fact that you hired out to have the problem fixed means that if it again pops up, you should make him fix the job you paid for). I haven’t been in your same situation, so just hypothesizing here. The remaining compound that your knife cannot scrape off is the skim-coat. I just have spots here and there, but mostly kept the drywall intact. Protect furniture and entryways from dust and splatter. It’s entirely defeating to see it happen, because it means a new problem to fix. Their advertising blurb says, “Rx-35 Sealer/Primer repairs torn drywall to create a wall surface that can be floated, spackled, painted or hung with wallpaper,” so what I’m thinking is she believed I bought R-35, not RX-35 – two different things. And I keep finding links to your blog. Mission accomplished. While skim coating is often used to repair drywall, this process can also help treated areas that have already been painted. Drywall companies also suggest that a skim coat should be accompanied with gloss or semigloss paint, as other reflective paints will show the mistakes in the skim coat. Thanks so much for your comments, Mike! And the smaller-sized products had been discontinued. And I certainly didn’t know the lingo. After 15 minutes the 20-minute compound starts to get “sluggish.” So If I have a quick small repair I use 20. This post may contain affiliate links. You’re my absolute favorite blogger :), Donna, I can’t tell you how MUCH I appreciate your kind words. If you still see indentations or imperfections after the second coat dries, trowel on a third coat. Cover doorways with plastic sheeting—held in place with painters tape—to contain the splatters and plaster dust within the room where you are working. A forum community dedicated to professional drywallers and enthusiasts. As mentioned earlier, the first move is to decide if you actually need a skim coat or not. Yes! I’m going to try it on the whole surface and cross my fingers, pray, throw some salt (probably not, that’s messy). It also seals the drywall compound, which helps the paint to stick (I’ve seen it come off the wall before… talk about a ruined project on the very last step!). The process of smoothing textured walls with skim coating is fairly common. Ever.” box is checked. In large contractor quantities. Not having to wait for a day at a time as with the premixed varieties. I’m a dyed-in-the-wool DIYER. I love opening my email and finding you have a new post. Your Not-So-Serious Guide to DIY Home Improvement, Home Repair, Woodworking, Food, and Decorating | Atlanta, GA | Sarah Fogle. No bubbles. It attaches to my shop vac with hepa filter and vacuum bag so no dust (yay). What is your recommendation from this point? Regarding paint & primer combos; I hate them. If we had, had your tutorials before hand I’m sure things would have come out more smoothly (pun intended), but hey you don’t know what you don’t know I guess right? Well holy hell. Come join the discussion about the industry, safety, finishing, tools, machinery, projects, styles, scales, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! But when it comes to DIY, there is usually more than one way to do something. But after giving it a shot, I didn’t seem to get anything out of it except more bubbles and an unfortunate stink from the fumes (be sure to read that sentence in context, ha). It all looks good now but last night after he put on the first coat, that spot looked to me like it had a few bubbles in it. And then Christmas. Grateful you’ve made the same mistakes I have, and that I can learn what the heck to do to fix them! From my personal experience, here’s what I got: So if a bunch of spots don’t have that problem, you’re in much better shape than most of my walls! I work so hard on some of these posts to make sure I can be as thorough as possible, so I’m thrilled you found it helpful. The RX-35 is a sealer/primer, so this has worked well for me. And if you do the same project enough times, you might actually get very good at it. You can do so by mixing ½-cup of clean water with 1-cup of the compound powder. Please ensure you are following proper guidelines with anything used, and seek professional advice if you don’t know how to do something! So, always mix the joint compound (I prefer to make mine a tiny bit runnier than some of the other tutorials will tell you to do, but find what works for you). Not new drywall. (@*^ wallpaper down, that is. I use a different primer between sanding and painting. Since most of the surface is painted, I looked to see if RX-35 would adhere well to the finish as well as the drywall paper, or if I should just paint it onto the areas that I plan to float/fill with joint compound (I’m not floating the whole wall). You can mix it in a paint pan. Enjoyed your tutorials. And even after getting a good sealer, it is still not 100% foolproof, so I have to still work out a bubble from time to time. For more on photo licenses and other use permissions, click here (in true UDH style, it’s actually kind of fun and snarky to read). People give their advice and you hope it works; and yet sometimes, your house just doesn’t fit the mold. So…..I had extensive drywall paper damage after removing beadboard that had been glued to the drywall–similar to the problems you outlined in your original post–and I tend to regret undertaking the process to “restore” the area of drywall in question. It only takes a few roller marks or sprayer lines from inadequate pressure to ruin a beautiful project that takes weeks of prep. Glad it helped you! But, it seems to do the trick and seals the drywall paper. First step, get rid of the nasty popcorn on the ceiling. Just remember to buy a filter for your shop vac that is for drywall dust (fine particles), or you’ll wind up having to buy a new shop vac after choking the motor. It doesn’t say anything on it about thinning it – should we be? I’ve only used it once or twice in patching areas where there was a significant chunk to fix rather than the whole wall, but I’m glad you called attention to that. The first attempt to solve this problem was with oil primer. You will find the combination to be thick and stiff when you first mix it. I’m soooo happy I found your blog! And that’s how 2600 words are made. I’m left with wall that are in pretty rough shape. It may even feel dry enough to sand. It took me many tries before figuring out what worked best for my walls. The best recommendation you were given to help with the problem of the torn surface of the drywall was Guardz. It’s probably not even necessary, but makes me feel like I did everything I could to smooth out the surface. Oh man, I am so happy to have found this! I go around the web and see what people are doing. Really great post. I’m really glad that you mentioned that the joint compound you use should be mixed thoroughly because it can make a difference when sanding a wall. Trying to get my ducks in a row for the next step, even though it might be a year in the future ? And therein lies the challenge: the right tutorial for me. Will it EVER end?!!! Thank you for this post, especially the RX-35 tip. I don’t know if another company’s products are different or not, but it might be worth looking in to. But I could not see any tear and there was never any wallpaper on the wall – at least that I’m not aware of. Your blog and all the comments were nice to read. works for me. So even if Gardz is, in fact, better, I can honestly recommend Rx-35. My favorite things: 1) tearing my house apart and 2) putting it back together again. First started with patching vent holes in plastered homes getting remodeled. Anyway, thanks! Want even more info? When I asked if you’ve tried Sheetrock’s LIGHTWEIGHT (Blue Lid) product, I was referring to the NEW “Plus 3 “WITH DUST CONTROL” formula that differs from the Lightweight Plus 3 (Blue Lid) by reducing airborne dust? In this situation I’ve had good results adding about a cup of water to gallon of joint compound. It was such a mess trying to layer and cut, layer and cut all of those holes. Then, patch up the area with more joint compound. I think you should definitely prime the new drywall. Once the mist coat has dried, you can apply two layers of the top coat of your choice. I thought I would do any prep that needs to be done ahead of time to save me some money. If however, the paint is not in good condition or the wall has recently been painted it is best to avoid plastering over the paint directly. I’ll be right here when you get back. Hi I’m a professional wallpaper hanger for almost 40 years. Good luck to all! But I found what worked for me, and I wanted to help other people with the info I’d spent hours collecting. I’ve found that switching this up did help me to get a better finish on later projects, but it’s more prone to scratching (so prime that wall asap when you’re done!). Read my complete disclosure here. Thanks for the post! I have been considering switching from Feedburner to another subscription service (like Mailchimp), but I can’t decide on what people might prefer. The bathroom is far from perfect, but we’re proud of it as our first go around. Use this after taking your wallpaper down and before your first skim coat for a smoother finish. Don’t set your expectations too high would be my advice; even after doing several rooms, I still have imperfections that I see but don’t have the patience anymore to fix (they are small ones, so the only person who would ever probably notice them is me). In the first tutorial, I shared some info on what kind of joint compound (aka “mud”) to look for and where to find it. It took multiple paintings to cover it all. He ran into EVERY problem you talk about here, especially the bubbling! The culprit is mainly sanding screens (recommended in my last tutorial), and the suction from the vacuum sticks the sander on the wall pretty closely. In any case, RX-35 is the drywall repair primer, friends, and R-35 is a primer for difficult surfaces like ceramics. Its purpose is to essentially harden the loose drywall paper, making it that much more unlikely to cause bubbles. I’d rather do multiple coats that go on smooth and easy than use that stuff again. My husband has been a licensed contractor since 1982, so this blog brought back memories of problems we encountered when we were first in business. Subscribing is one of the best ways to get updates, snag DIY tips, and see progress! It looks dry. If not, the paint will have only a partial bond to the wall and may come off during the painting process, or years later when the wall is taped for cutting-in during a later paint job. Sorry you didn’t catch it beforehand, but glad you have it now for the next project! I considered chopping it up into smaller bits, but when I look for tutorials, I don’t like having to click around a lot. Really. First time was right after my divorce and I made my kitchen my divorce project and fucked up my butcher block sink hole. Skim coating is the level five drywall finishing step that professional installers perform to achieve perfect wall texture. Welcome to the mudslingers club. Just. This how to skim coat trick is a great way for anyone from DIYers to contractors to apply a skim coat to drywall and plaster walls or ceilings. Using a paddle mixer can be extremely helpful if you’re doing a lot of application in a single day. Googling some version of “skim coat after wallpaper” led me to your original post, and here I am! Sorry you had so much trouble. I’m willing to bet it was a combination of both. Keep up the good work! In today's skim coating tutorial. If you want a plain wall and you've tried in vain to strip off the old wallpaper, you may be able to mud over it. I’m in the middle of doing the first of a 4 room remodel. About an hour after putting the last coat of trim paint on I removed the tape and to my disgust large chunks of the wall and ceiling paint and primer came away from the skim-coating. Thanks in advance. I guess at this point I’ll bookmark you haha. It feels dry. And MAKING THINGS. — I’m just wondering if it is tough enough to use as a first coat as well as the finishing coat. We recently purchased a house with a very thick texture on the living room walls and ceilings. That’s definitely the more infuriating part, so I feel ya on that! Enough commenters gave the same tip that I was sure their ringing endorsement would work – so I put it on every wall in the kitchen and dining room. I believe that applying the compound over paint is the problem. I’ll be using the paint roller method with a 1 1/4″ roller nap (cover) and I thinned down the all purpose joint compound with water. I haven’t ever tried spray texture so I can’t say for sure, but I would think you would need to seal it first or the texture might bubble in weird ways (but texture hides a multitude of drywall sins, so it might not). But unless you’re working with the chemical-hardening stuff (that has a much shorter curing window of 20, 45, or 90 minutes), you need to wait 24 hours before applying a second coat. There is an “easy-sand” joint compound product that also dries in 45 minutes. What I’ve found is that the minutes only refers to the time available to use it, NOT the time it takes to cure for a subsequent coat and/or sanding. It will only then bubble (maybe) on the very edges. Skim coating as a process repairs the wall by filling up dented regions and uneven surfaces by applying an appropriate compound. Also, have you used the SHEETROCK brand of LIGHTWEIGHT All-Purpose Ready-mixed mudd which claims lower shrinkage & easier sanding? Pour the top coat color into a new paint pan. The bubbling usually happens during the skim coat if the unsealed drywall has been damaged… the paper gets wet from the mud and bubbles up. I had no previous experience fixing things to this extent before moving in. I’ve never tried the skim coating and wanted to try it this time around in a bathroom that just has nasty walls from the get go. Only trouble was, it didn’t seem to be available except to order online. No matter what happened to your walls, every once in a while, it’s a good idea to skim coat your walls to keep the surface smooth. No bueno. What I desperately want to know is…..How did you put up that wainscot in the after picture? Now there are vertical runs in the wall where the paneling glue pulled the paint layer off down to the drywall paper layers. Don't scrape your painted popcorn ceiling. Normally, when dealing with fresh drywall, you still want to prime separately, as it not only primes, but seals the joint compound (I’ve tried using some formulas in the past that scared me off for a while… fresh paint coming off the wall & back onto your roller is gross). Put mud on, take it off completely, then coat it heavier and you should not have any bubbles. That peeling could be due to painting over areas that still had glue residue (but I'm only guessing). Then, come back and read the rest of these tips as a supplement to that tutorial. I used SW Drywall Primer. Happy to have you following along and relating to the DIY life! I’ve got one room with drywall that’s been waiting on me to make it pretty and when the time comes, I’ll be referring back to this post. I thought that the 90 min. Always a good idea to follow manufacturer instructions (but then again, I also like coming up with creative fixes). We removed some chair rails and are hoping for a nice smooth wall once we’re done. For paneling, use an all-purpose joint compound that has been thinned enough to suit your purpose. It’s not perfect, and I’ve heard Gardz is even better, but the convenience of finding the right product is often just as important as knowing what it is in the first place. If you’re not adverse to the greater cost and heavier labor associated with demo’ing and hanging new drywall, I tend to think that’s the better way to go–especially for larger areas of damage. After all, it’s better to remove them rather than seeing the bubbles in your paint job (spoiler alert: they only become more noticeable). If I have this problem again, I will make sure to dig down below the bubble(s) and then put the Gardz on to address the underlying issue. It was puzzling me as to which product to use. My opinion differs from yours in the choice of primer. I wanted to look at it this morning but he got there pretty early and had already put on the 2nd coat. A little primer and paint finished off the job and transformed the look of the walls into what the home-owner had envisioned. One more example (an example to be avoided) of the effect of latex paints on drywall mud is the “hatband” effect that people get when a paint brush is used to cut-in when painting the area where a wall meets a ceiling. I hope your walls turn out great. PLEASE share!! I also did a follow up one about tips on getting around pesky things like windows and outlets, so you can find that here. P.S. In reality, that’s pretty much my whole motivation with this blog, and has been from the beginning. Scrape first coat tight to wall then roll (yes roll) on thinned down top coat. I love such primers for wood. Too bad for me I can’t be expecting a wonderful tutorial on that from you! In my experience the setting type compounds are perfectly capable for skim coating. This house taught me new lessons about skim coating, long after I’d written what I thought was a comprehensive tutorial. Also – we have the lightweight compound. It is EXACTLY what I want, but am having trouble finding it. I didn’t know what “level 5 drywall” was. Hearing positive feedback from readers can make an entire month’s worth of headaches disappear :). Since this is pretty much a novel at this point, why not add a conclusion, right? and one of 90 min. After the last coat dries, pole-sand the wall with 120-grit paper. We then use gardz to prime and seal. I didn’t really find either of the types I’ve used all of that difficult to sand, but I did notice a difference between mixing and not mixing when it comes to sanding down the wall (on one or two occasions, I’ve been too lazy to mix up a new batch and have slathered the stuff on to fix a tiny mark in the wall, only to see it do this weird ridge-like lump after sanding). I’ve also seen the tip to use an oil-based primer, but I can’t stand the smell. Hot mud (20 min is what I prefer) works well for patching. This means digging into the drywall again to remove the paper causing the bubble (I’ve done it both while the joint compound was wet and when it’s dry… wet is messier and peels up more paper, sometimes maybe more than you needed to). But we have the dreaded bubbles right now after trying a layer of mud. Please see our full disclosure here. I just heard about how fabulous Zinsser Gardz is, and found it both on AMAZON (QTS & GALS) and also at my local PORTER PAINT STORE – in a 1-gallon can. However, I have a bag of 20 min. and they both specifically say “not intended for skim coating.” Both of mine are from the same company. I’m a teacher, and I’m usually not so excited to go back to school in the fall. In the meantime, I’ve got to figure out how to smoothe/repair the plaster walls in the rest of my house. The tip of my taping knife worked great for getting under the bubble and removing the problem. It looks ugly. Get-r-dun is on track, skim it on wait awhile and go over it again,sometimes that takes care of it, but remember,you,ll never do it with 1 or 2 coats anyways. Your drywall guy is right about flat paint being the best way to prime walls but all the mud has to be consistent and it should be applied with a sprayer with good pressure and a wide fan . I'm Sarah. You should be proud!!! 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