Here's the entire TH-cam Playlist: Never seen before super double dog secret diy skim coating tips and tricks! th-cam.com/play/PL7Ww-LhWbB0EeAJDmzncGCX0N4CrEF7pG.html Below in my Drywall and Painting Shop are all of the tools and products used in this Skim coating walls for beginners tutorial: ▶ www.amazon.com/shop/paulpeck
I'm a 65 year old DIY lady! Retirement has allowed me the time to do a bunch of home improvement projects. This is a terrific DIY video. I removed the dreaded popcorn from my walk-in closet. Except for the joints, there is bare drywall. I practiced putting the skim coat on with a trowel, but now that I learned this handy trick, I'll be using your roller technique. It will save so much time. I am grateful. Thank you!!🔧🔨🪚🧰🗜🛠🔩
I have learned a few things on the TH-cam channel, but this one takes the cake. I have never been too good at drywall and mudding but I had to try this method. I am preparing my mom's house to put up for sale and watching the money spending is of high concern. The job entailed the removal of a lot of liquid nail which is what was used to install cork panels on the plaster walls. Using an angle grinder to grind down the liquid nail still had a surface way to rough for painting. Following the instructions in the video, I began to see results almost immediately. I will be doing a very little sanding tomorrow, priming then paint. BOOM.. done. Thanks Paul.
Hey Paul, just wanted to let you know how much this and other videos helped me. I joint compounded over dry wall paper glue after many failed attempts at other routes. my family is blown away given I am extremely amateur at DIY home services so just wanted to thank you!
Looks great,tip from one pro to another since we never stop learning,I use a 18in nap gets the job done twice as fast and holds a lot more so no need go over multiple times like you did here
Your other videos proved very helpful! Cutting drywall larger and trimming it smaller while keeping the front paper for the seams is like magic! Made my repairs much easier!
Just bought a 100-year-old house and I’m considering DIYing some drywall repairs. I am a total beginner with drywall, but your videos make me think I can handle it!
I'm planning on fixing up my grandmother's house for her by myself and with so much work needing to be done I'm glad for totourials like this one to better understand what needs to be done.
I am in the same boat. My grandmother's house needs a ton of work. I often get overwhelmed. I repaired some holes in the wall that stick out pretty bad so I'm hoping that this will help hide them.
Dear Paul, I thought I would try this technique to skim coat one of my Mom's bathroom walls today since she doesn't want the texture that is there. I was expecting to be monkeying with it all afternoon to try and figure it out. I was SHOCKED when I was done with the actual rolling and smoothing in half an hour! It took me longer ti clean up than to actually do the job!! Thanks a bunch👍👍
Thank you! since watching this video series. I've done two whole bedrooms, and skimmed a big hallway and a bigger entrance way, and the home owner was super happy with the results on all jobs .
Hi Paul This video is MOST HELPFUL to get rid of our textured small bathroom! A couple of quick questions please 1) Is a mold-control joint compound recommended for the bathroom? 2) Would it be necessary/useful to joint tape the corners while skimming? Many Thanks Again!
Thanks for the pro tips. Me, a DIY'R , small scale repairs at our beach vacation rental homes, on joint cracks at ceiling, outside corners, surface damage repairs before repainting walls. Really enjoy watching professional work, and utilizing your tips on a smaller scale than what you do on a daily basis.
So happy 😊 I found this video. We bought this home and didn't notice to degree of nasty texture then. Now we see we have the worst textured walls throughout our whole home!! I can only afford to do it myself but now I feel I have an answer or an option to start fixing it. I thought we'd have to re-drywall to get rid of it. Thank you.
This is an AMAZING video for trades/newbies/DIYers. Never seen a drywaller do the paint roller trick! Thank you! (interior inspecting/foremen experience with DIY hands on experience.)
I have a TX 90 that i had rebuilt and i spray then wait 5 min and skim with a razor sharp 10 . Been doin this for 25 yrs and i like your method for small jobs .
Right on man!😎 I’ve sprayed it on with my RTX 1500 and it worked too. But yeah for small jobs it’s just easier to skim it out by hand. Thanks so much for watching and subscribing my friend!👍🏻 -Paul
I really enjoyed your series of videos for beginners. I am not sure if there is a video of yours that shows how to skim coat a wall that was repaired poorly and not sanded correctly, if at all. If you already have a video that addresses these issues, would please would you pass along the link, thank you. Rick
Thank You!!! Before watching this video - I failed miserably! Mud everywhere - uneven application After watching this video - almost perfection! There should be a word for the feeling of skim coating and it's all even! The technique in this video work!!! **I wonder if this would work for the sides of cabinets. Not the face but the side that is next to the wall to smooth out the wood grain.
That’s awesome man!👍🏻 I really appreciate the feedback!🔥 Does the side of the cabinet have a clear finish on it? Thanks so much for watching and subscribing!😎 -Paul
You mention using a 3/4" lambskin roller cover. Three questions: 1) Some others who use this method suggest using a 1 1/2" roller. Would anything between 3/4" to 1 1/2" be acceptable or is 3/4" the best way to go? 2) I'm not seeing "lambskin "roller covers offered. I assume lambswool would be just as acceptable?. 3) Do you recommend any specific brands to go with for the roller? Thanks for the informative videos and your feedback.
I wish I found your videos 6 months ago. I recently bought a home and all the walls have a hideous paint job. Way to much orange peel. I am using the term orange peel because I've sanded and painted cars. My answer to the walls was to sand the latex paint, prime and repaint the walls. So I bought one of those long sanders designed for drywall with a 9" sanding disc to start sanding the walls smooth. I just started sanding one wall and had to move to 80 grit to try and smooth the paint. It looks like I'm getting close to the drywall paper. What is your advise on what to do with latex painted walls with a nasty orange peel finish? Do you have any videos with sanding techniques? Thank you!
I skim coated by concrete basement walls with joint compound. Two thick coats and a lot of sanding. Cost comparison between skim coating and framing. 10 buckets of joint compound $160. If I framed my 2400 square feet basement; $9000. Painted my ceiling flat black. Cost $200. Savings over framing $6000. I have access to all my plumbing and electrical.
Where is part 2 of this? This is a great video, We are doing and accent wall and have the scrubbable kid proof paint on knock down finish. We hate it. I’m assuming I need to sand it first for mud to adhere?
I appreciate you showing these tips but might I suggest a tripod for your camera, hard to see the wall not to mention I'm getting seasick bobbing up and down like that. Keep up the very lnformative videos. Thanks!
Oh yeah it was been doing this since I first stated painting 35 years ago this is an old old way of skim coating he shouldn’t call it his way like he invented it But I’m sure he’d be the first to admit that seems like a nice guy
DIYer here! About to start skim coating over textured walls to get smooth walls in my house. Did you sand at any point in this process? Also, if doing the ceiling can you use the same joint compound that is being used on the walls? When the skim coating is complete, do you have a recommended primer to apply before painting? Thanks!
Hey Paul! Your videos helped me skim coat my damaged walls and they now look beautiful….however, we got mud on the popcorn ceiling and now have bright white spots on the ceiling. Anyway to clean that up? We tried a wet cloth/paper towel before it dried but its still noticeable. The skimmed walls look amazing tho! Thank you!
Good for beginners, to keep it even. What ever you do roller or knife you are working the mud.Do you pull side to side for 2nd coat? Slung mud and painted 30 yr,my shoulder is shot. Keep it tight fellas.
Great videos. I have a question. My walls have a orange peel texture and looks like they never been painted. Can I skim coat like you showed or should i wet it and scrap it off to bare drywall? Really dont like the orange peel at all. Thanks
@@danielschroer7766 chill out brother I am not a contractor or do not do it for a career. Every single house I have remodeled and flipped I have done this and it has never been an issue with a potential buyer.
Nice you dont have a ceiling so the follow through is so much easier lol . I have to do this wall from hell the textering looks like waves really ruff . Going to have to knock down all the high spots first then go from there. Did one condo like this already took multiple coats 😭
I have a question of you don't mind me asking. Before you skim coated the wall, what type of texture was that. I'm actually looking to add that exact texture. And thanks for the video
hey is there any particular prepwork required for skimming a painted wall? should the existing paint be scuffed/sanded for proper adhesion, or is it ok to skim compound right over existing paint
Dude! I’m a 100% beginning and just redoing my small kitchen and hallway. Never did drywall before. So far after the first coat it’s working great! I don’t have patience so waiting for another coat is going to be tough! Does it have to be perfect if a buddy is doing a knock down texture on it? Thanks for making this vid!
I mixed my mud in the same way, same brand, and had a huge issue with crumbs and debris in the mud. Each pass with the knife was full of crumbs and dragged spots. It was impossible to work. I believe the specks came from the electric mixer scraping the side of the bucket as I mixed. But you do not have that issue? I am consistently having issues getting smooth mud.
Great job.. only thing i might recommend is use a tripod.. almost got a little dizzy watching this . .... but great job with describing as you went along...
I appreciate that Luis!👊🏻 Yeah, it’s little difficult to get good video in the heat of battle. Haha... Thanks so much for watching and subscribing!😎 -Paul
Hi there , I live in Austria and translating to german All purpose Joint compound brings me little, could i use KNAUF F2F FILLER TO FINISH to create my roll on mix, Knauf already do an easyputz roll on but the finish would be textured and I already have a textured finish and want it smooth. Great videos and thank you
Is there any reason why I can't use this same joint compound for my plaster walls? I know it's for drywall, but I'm not replacing wall... just filling in the textured areas.
Great video thank you. I just bought a house and every single wall needs it. My question is do you need to prep the walls from previous paint etc... before applying the compound. Thank you. Pascal
Hi Pascal, If it’s just painted drywall, you can skim coat right over it with the all purpose joint compound without any prep. I hope this helps. Thanks so much for watching and subscribing! -Paul
I am about to undertake a skimcoat of a wall in my house. The wall has been previously painted. How do you prevent the pesky air bubbles that will guareetee to form.
this video is from a long time ago, so I hope you see this. Is it an issue if there is still stuff on the walls or do the walls need to have everything removed with drywall only left? Can I just cut the top sheet of the drywall off to remove everything? We have glue from the paneling on the wall and wallpaper from 1000 years ago, really like 50+ years, with like 5-7 layers of other wallpaper on top of it I am removing. It's nuts really. But! If there was still some stuck wallpaper or glue, can this process just be done right on top of it? Thank you!!!
This is an old you tube tutorial but I was wondering if you could tell me; do I have to sand the walls if I ripped wallpaper off? It feels rough to the touch and it had not been primed before wallpapering. Ripping wallpaper off took some of the paint and left drywall exposed. Thank you for your time.
Absolutely. Just make sure to scrape off any loose paint etc. You also might want to look into an adhesive-type paint that allows for the compound to stick on the wall easier to prevent cracks in the future.
Do you have a video or recommendation on how to clean drywall mud off unwanted areas. I've tried cleaning off my painted walls but it continues to leave a film after cleaning it.
Do you think all purpose joint compound mud could go over a wall with wallpaper? the wallpaper is smooth, it's been painted with orange paint and tedious to get all of the dry torn paper off, i just wanted to cover areas of it with this joint compound mud then paint after
Hey Paul on all your strokes you pretty much float and feather in one direction? For example you start on the right side and work your way left. So you put pressure on the right side of your taping knife on each stroke as you work to the left? Thanks.
Hi Paul, We’re getting ready to do skim coat over the vinyl over gypsum in a park model in Florida after muddying and taping the joints. Do you have any advice? We’ve done regular drywall before but not vinyl. Thanks
Nice video, Why dont you try +3 light weight that's all I use when roller coating/skimming and a synthetic roller sleeve 3/4 -1 inch just holds more mud. Sometimes I will put some dish soap in the mud helps keep the bubbles down especially if I am going over duro bond ..keep posting love this stuff
Right on TainT!👍🏻 I appreciate you sharing your experiences using different products and techniques.😎 I need to try the +3 for sure. Thanks so much for watching and subscribing my friend! -Paul
Here's the entire TH-cam Playlist: Never seen before super double dog secret diy skim coating tips and tricks! th-cam.com/play/PL7Ww-LhWbB0EeAJDmzncGCX0N4CrEF7pG.html
Below in my Drywall and Painting Shop are all of the tools and products used in this Skim coating walls for beginners tutorial: ▶ www.amazon.com/shop/paulpeck
hey im fron the uk and i want to try this out what sort of compound do i buy because they dont sell that. thanks
Can I do this on a ceiling that has a weird texture on it now
Where are the other videos?? I can’t find them.....
I seem to get a lot of streaks when I take off the mud off the walls. What am I doing wrong?
How long i have to wait to apply second coat
This video is 4 years old, has been saved in my playlist for 2 years, and I'm going to be giving it a try tomorrow. Thank you!
How did it go?
Yes. How did it go?
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Yes. Yes. How did it go?
Yes. Yes. Yes. How did it go?
I'm a 65 year old DIY lady!
Retirement has allowed me the time to do a bunch of home improvement projects.
This is a terrific DIY video.
I removed the dreaded popcorn from my walk-in closet. Except for the joints, there is bare drywall.
I practiced putting the skim coat on with a trowel, but now that I learned this handy trick, I'll be using your roller technique. It will save so much time. I am grateful. Thank you!!🔧🔨🪚🧰🗜🛠🔩
That’s great!💥👏🏻 Thank you so much for watching and commenting my friend.😎
Hallelujah
this dude is doing this work in brand new white adidas!! BALLSY. the dude knows what he is doing forsure
Kassina Lynn thinking the same thing while watching 😂
thinking the same thing
Same thoughts 😂
GenX in the House 🏠remember Run DMC My Adidas
With you coming here to comment right you just gave him more $$$ now he can afford another 10pairs
I have learned a few things on the TH-cam channel, but this one takes the cake. I have never been too good at drywall and mudding but I had to try this method. I am preparing my mom's house to put up for sale and watching the money spending is of high concern. The job entailed the removal of a lot of liquid nail which is what was used to install cork panels on the plaster walls. Using an angle grinder to grind down the liquid nail still had a surface way to rough for painting. Following the instructions in the video, I began to see results almost immediately. I will be doing a very little sanding tomorrow, priming then paint. BOOM.. done. Thanks Paul.
@Kevin King amazing, takes the biscuit. I love it.
Hey Paul, just wanted to let you know how much this and other videos helped me. I joint compounded over dry wall paper glue after many failed attempts at other routes. my family is blown away given I am extremely amateur at DIY home services so just wanted to thank you!
Looks great,tip from one pro to another since we never stop learning,I use a 18in nap gets the job done twice as fast and holds a lot more so no need go over multiple times like you did here
Your other videos proved very helpful! Cutting drywall larger and trimming it smaller while keeping the front paper for the seams is like magic! Made my repairs much easier!
Just bought a 100-year-old house and I’m considering DIYing some drywall repairs. I am a total beginner with drywall, but your videos make me think I can handle it!
I'm planning on fixing up my grandmother's house for her by myself and with so much work needing to be done I'm glad for totourials like this one to better understand what needs to be done.
I am in the same boat. My grandmother's house needs a ton of work. I often get overwhelmed. I repaired some holes in the wall that stick out pretty bad so I'm hoping that this will help hide them.
Dear Paul, I thought I would try this technique to skim coat one of my Mom's bathroom walls today since she doesn't want the texture that is there. I was expecting to be monkeying with it all afternoon to try and figure it out. I was SHOCKED when I was done with the actual rolling and smoothing in half an hour! It took me longer ti clean up than to actually do the job!! Thanks a bunch👍👍
Thank you! since watching this video series. I've done two whole bedrooms, and skimmed a big hallway and a bigger entrance way, and the home owner was super happy with the results on all jobs .
Hi Paul This video is MOST HELPFUL to get rid of our textured small bathroom! A couple of quick questions please 1) Is a mold-control joint compound recommended for the bathroom? 2) Would it be necessary/useful to joint tape the corners while skimming? Many Thanks Again!
Thanks for the pro tips.
Me, a DIY'R , small scale repairs at our beach vacation rental homes, on joint cracks at ceiling, outside corners, surface damage repairs before repainting walls.
Really enjoy watching professional work, and utilizing your tips on a smaller scale than what you do on a daily basis.
Thanks for sharing!👍🏻😎
So happy 😊 I found this video. We bought this home and didn't notice to degree of nasty texture then. Now we see we have the worst textured walls throughout our whole home!! I can only afford to do it myself but now I feel I have an answer or an option to start fixing it. I thought we'd have to re-drywall to get rid of it. Thank you.
This is an AMAZING video for trades/newbies/DIYers. Never seen a drywaller do the paint roller trick! Thank you!
(interior inspecting/foremen experience with DIY hands on experience.)
Right on man!💥 I really appreciate the feedback! Thanks so much for watching and subscribing my friend!😎 -Paul
Nice video, I'm a dryliner / plasterer living in Germany where they have been doing this for years, they have so many technics for alsorts. 😊
Your videos are exceptionally helpful. Thanks for talking the time to create such useful videos. 🇺🇸👍
Very cool. Very straight forward. Easy to follow. Thank you.
What a great trick I’m starting my garage and am going to try this technique out
As a beginner it would help to figure out a water to mud ratio according to the type of compound used. At least very close.
This is perfect 👍👍👍👍👍 good job 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
OmG.. thats so much work.. well done!
Thanks for sharing!
Painter for 10 years never seen this technique once. Interesting I want to try it in aus
I have a TX 90 that i had rebuilt and i spray then wait 5 min and skim with a razor sharp 10 . Been doin this for 25 yrs and i like your method for small jobs .
Right on man!😎 I’ve sprayed it on with my RTX 1500 and it worked too. But yeah for small jobs it’s just easier to skim it out by hand. Thanks so much for watching and subscribing my friend!👍🏻 -Paul
I really enjoyed your series of videos for beginners. I am not sure if there is a video of yours that shows how to skim coat a wall that was repaired poorly and not sanded correctly, if at all. If you already have a video that addresses these issues, would please would you pass along the link, thank you. Rick
Thank You!!!
Before watching this video - I failed miserably! Mud everywhere - uneven application
After watching this video - almost perfection! There should be a word for the feeling of skim coating and it's all even!
The technique in this video work!!!
**I wonder if this would work for the sides of cabinets. Not the face but the side that is next to the wall to smooth out the wood grain.
That’s awesome man!👍🏻 I really appreciate the feedback!🔥 Does the side of the cabinet have a clear finish on it? Thanks so much for watching and subscribing!😎 -Paul
There are thick primers for the cabinets you can use to smooth things out
This is very informative and very helpful to those have job like this...thanks for sharing your tips and advices! Watching from riyadh saudi arabia
Nice intro beautiful paint
You mention using a 3/4" lambskin roller cover. Three questions: 1) Some others who use this method suggest using a 1 1/2" roller. Would anything between 3/4" to 1 1/2" be acceptable or is 3/4" the best way to go? 2) I'm not seeing "lambskin "roller covers offered. I assume lambswool would be just as acceptable?. 3) Do you recommend any specific brands to go with for the roller? Thanks for the informative videos and your feedback.
THAAAANK YOU !!!! I REALLY NEEDED TO SEE THIS VIDEO- YOU'RE AWESOME !!!!!
I wish I found your videos 6 months ago. I recently bought a home and all the walls have a hideous paint job. Way to much orange peel. I am using the term orange peel because I've sanded and painted cars. My answer to the walls was to sand the latex paint, prime and repaint the walls. So I bought one of those long sanders designed for drywall with a 9" sanding disc to start sanding the walls smooth. I just started sanding one wall and had to move to 80 grit to try and smooth the paint. It looks like I'm getting close to the drywall paper. What is your advise on what to do with latex painted walls with a nasty orange peel finish? Do you have any videos with sanding techniques? Thank you!
Hello. Do you have to sand the walls after skim coating????
I skim coated by concrete basement walls with joint compound. Two thick coats and a lot of sanding. Cost comparison between skim coating and framing. 10 buckets of joint compound $160. If I framed my 2400 square feet basement; $9000. Painted my ceiling flat black. Cost $200. Savings over framing $6000. I have access to all my plumbing and electrical.
You just saved me about 2 hours! thanks for this tip!
Kick ass, worked like a charm. Great video thanks for the help.
Can I do this over painted walls?
Yes.👍🏻
Bro you just put me up on game!!….thank you!
Where is part 2 of this? This is a great video, We are doing and accent wall and have the scrubbable kid proof paint on knock down finish. We hate it. I’m assuming I need to sand it first for mud to adhere?
I appreciate you showing these tips but might I suggest a tripod for your camera, hard to see the wall not to mention I'm getting seasick bobbing up and down like that.
Keep up the very lnformative videos.
Thanks!
Cool! Wearing brand new Adidas while mudding!! Gotta try that!
Wonderful job
Great video, nice up-close detail; very helpful in an upcoming project I have to get started on...
+Lisa Ferreira Right on! I really appreciate your feedback.👍🏻 Thanks so much for watching and subscribing!😎 -Paul
Have you any advice on using an extra wide two handed skim coat blade? Would they be easier for a beginner or not?
Great video, thanks so much! I look forward to trying this.
not sure if this was all ready invented but if not... SOMEONE GIVE THIS MAN AN AWARD!!
Oh yeah it was been doing this since I first stated painting 35 years ago this is an old old way of skim coating he shouldn’t call it his way like he invented it But I’m sure he’d be the first to admit that seems like a nice guy
Do you sand the wall before you apply the compound?
Great! After watching this video, I finally can spread butter on my bread evenly!
😂
DIYer here! About to start skim coating over textured walls to get smooth walls in my house. Did you sand at any point in this process? Also, if doing the ceiling can you use the same joint compound that is being used on the walls? When the skim coating is complete, do you have a recommended primer to apply before painting?
Thanks!
Paul, can you mix paint and joint compound to re-texture walls. So it's done at once? If so could you make a tutorial for this please!?
I was thinking about doing this with a primer like kilz to do a pretty lightly textured wall quick
I'm grateful for your tips and tricks! Thank you
Right on Richard!💥 Thanks so much for watching and subscribing!😎 -Paul
Hey Paul! Your videos helped me skim coat my damaged walls and they now look beautiful….however, we got mud on the popcorn ceiling and now have bright white spots on the ceiling. Anyway to clean that up? We tried a wet cloth/paper towel before it dried but its still noticeable. The skimmed walls look amazing tho! Thank you!
Good for beginners, to keep it even. What ever you do roller or knife you are working the mud.Do you pull side to side for 2nd coat? Slung mud and painted 30 yr,my shoulder is shot. Keep it tight fellas.
Thank you for this!!! I'm going to attempt to retexture my bathroom to save money.
You can do it!✅👍🏻😎
Great videos. I have a question. My walls have a orange peel texture and looks like they never been painted. Can I skim coat like you showed or should i wet it and scrap it off to bare drywall? Really dont like the orange peel at all. Thanks
You can skim coat right over that orange peel texture.👍🏻
Mi amigo. I love your sneakers man.
I love your videos.
Very informative!! Thank you from Texas!!
Right on Jennifer!💥 Thanks so much for watching and subscribing!😎 -Paul
What an easy to follow Tutorial, Awesome Job! Thanks for Sharing !
Bravo, I’ll be doing this. Can you die the plaster (not sure what it’s called) to save time on the painting too?
This is exactly how I finish all of my closets and pantries. Saves hours instead of finishing.
Good to know man! Thank for watching and commenting! -Paul
@@danielschroer7766 chill out brother I am not a contractor or do not do it for a career. Every single house I have remodeled and flipped I have done this and it has never been an issue with a potential buyer.
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Nice you dont have a ceiling so the follow through is so much easier lol .
I have to do this wall from hell the textering looks like waves really ruff .
Going to have to knock down all the high spots first then go from there.
Did one condo like this already took multiple coats 😭
Paul, could I use a less nappy roller...roll on the joint compound and call it good? This will be my garage. Many thanks.
I have a question of you don't mind me asking. Before you skim coated the wall, what type of texture was that. I'm actually looking to add that exact texture. And thanks for the video
hey is there any particular prepwork required for skimming a painted wall? should the existing paint be scuffed/sanded for proper adhesion, or is it ok to skim compound right over existing paint
Dude! I’m a 100% beginning and just redoing my small kitchen and hallway. Never did drywall before. So far after the first coat it’s working great! I don’t have patience so waiting for another coat is going to be tough! Does it have to be perfect if a buddy is doing a knock down texture on it? Thanks for making this vid!
I mixed my mud in the same way, same brand, and had a huge issue with crumbs and debris in the mud. Each pass with the knife was full of crumbs and dragged spots. It was impossible to work. I believe the specks came from the electric mixer scraping the side of the bucket as I mixed. But you do not have that issue? I am consistently having issues getting smooth mud.
This is satisfying.
Awesome Martha! Thanks so much for watching and commenting!😎 -Paul
Great job!
Can you do the paint roller trick on skimming a smooth ceiling with flaws?
Hi I was wondering do you need to apply a primer before you do this? Thanks
Great job.. only thing i might recommend is use a tripod.. almost got a little dizzy watching this . .... but great job with describing as you went along...
I appreciate that Luis!👊🏻 Yeah, it’s little difficult to get good video in the heat of battle. Haha... Thanks so much for watching and subscribing!😎 -Paul
would you recommend doing this over retro wood paneling?
Hiii very nice i wish u will get 1M in 1 month
Hi there , I live in Austria and translating to german All purpose Joint compound brings me little, could i use KNAUF F2F FILLER TO FINISH to create my roll on mix, Knauf already do an easyputz roll on but the finish would be textured and I already have a textured finish and want it smooth.
Great videos and thank you
Can you skim directly over semi-gloss paint, or do you need to hit the wall with a little sandpaper?
Is there any reason why I can't use this same joint compound for my plaster walls? I know it's for drywall, but I'm not replacing wall... just filling in the textured areas.
Great video thank you. I just bought a house and every single wall needs it. My question is do you need to prep the walls from previous paint etc... before applying the compound.
Thank you.
Pascal
Hi Pascal, If it’s just painted drywall, you can skim coat right over it with the all purpose joint compound without any prep. I hope this helps. Thanks so much for watching and subscribing! -Paul
Great video this was very helpful when I was redoing my house.
Can I use this technique on non-textured walls to fill small cracks in the plaster walls?
I'll be honest. I live in an apartment, but you make this so interesting Paul I have to watch!
Hi Andrew, That’s awesome man!🙏 Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment! Take care, -Paul
Can I use this technique when skim coating over plaster walls?
I am about to undertake a skimcoat of a wall in my house. The wall has been previously painted. How do you prevent the pesky air bubbles that will guareetee to form.
this video is from a long time ago, so I hope you see this. Is it an issue if there is still stuff on the walls or do the walls need to have everything removed with drywall only left? Can I just cut the top sheet of the drywall off to remove everything? We have glue from the paneling on the wall and wallpaper from 1000 years ago, really like 50+ years, with like 5-7 layers of other wallpaper on top of it I am removing. It's nuts really. But! If there was still some stuck wallpaper or glue, can this process just be done right on top of it? Thank you!!!
Looks like that would make it at least a little easier for ceilings nice job and thank you
Most definitely. Glad you found my video helpful Robert!👍🏻 Thanks so much for watching and commenting! 😎 -Paul
This is an old you tube tutorial but I was wondering if you could tell me; do I have to sand the walls if I ripped wallpaper off? It feels rough to the touch and it had not been primed before wallpapering. Ripping wallpaper off took some of the paint and left drywall exposed. Thank you for your time.
Hi, can I apply skim coat to a wall with an old paint on it?
Absolutely. Just make sure to scrape off any loose paint etc. You also might want to look into an adhesive-type paint that allows for the compound to stick on the wall easier to prevent cracks in the future.
Damian Masztalerz alright, thanks
Do you have a video or recommendation on how to clean drywall mud off unwanted areas. I've tried cleaning off my painted walls but it continues to leave a film after cleaning it.
looking forward to part II for beginners....I am definitely that!....lol
are we still up for part 2?
Nice work very clever
I have walls with decades of paint on there and nail holes. Would skimming be a good idea?
Do I have to do any scraping first? The bathroom I’m doing is knockdown texture
What if you just got done primeing your wall before this step? Can you do this over the primer?
What type of surface did you prime?
Sheet rock
It had wallpaper and we took it off and primed it. And it isn’t smooth
It helps us beginners if you put a glob of mixed compound on your trowel and show how it holds when you have the trowel sideways, thanx.
Do you think all purpose joint compound mud could go over a wall with wallpaper? the wallpaper is smooth, it's been painted with orange paint and tedious to get all of the dry torn paper off, i just wanted to cover areas of it with this joint compound mud then paint after
Thank you for helping out!
Hey Paul on all your strokes you pretty much float and feather in one direction? For example you start on the right side and work your way left. So you put pressure on the right side of your taping knife on each stroke as you work to the left? Thanks.
Hi Paul, We’re getting ready to do skim coat over the vinyl over gypsum in a park model in Florida after muddying and taping the joints. Do you have any advice? We’ve done regular drywall before but not vinyl. Thanks
I should be fixing my car but im glad i know how to skimcoat now.
Nice video, Why dont you try +3 light weight that's all I use when roller coating/skimming and a synthetic roller sleeve 3/4 -1 inch just holds more mud. Sometimes I will put some dish soap in the mud helps keep the bubbles down especially if I am going over duro bond ..keep posting love this stuff
Yes it does makes the mud pull tight and smooth less bubbles after mixing
Right on TainT!👍🏻 I appreciate you sharing your experiences using different products and techniques.😎 I need to try the +3 for sure. Thanks so much for watching and subscribing my friend! -Paul