Hello plaster gurus,
I had some BIG holes in my 100+ year-old plaster which I decided to fix myself. I have never plastered before, but I thought I'd give it a try. Took me an age to find suppliers for the plaster, etc, but I got it together and jumped in.
I have put in a scratch and brown coat using Structolite and I have filled in the last 1/16 or so with Diamond veneer plaster. Now I'd like to do a final skimcoat over the whole wall - that is, over my patches, and over the paint (and in some cases wallpaper backing paper) from the unpatched sections.
My plastering technique has improved quite a bit as I've done all this, but not enough to give me the kind of smooth surface that I want (or my wife demands, I should say!). Therefore, I think a final skim-coating with Diamond veneer would be a bad idea. If I had a few more rooms to practice on (in someone else's house?), I think I'd be ok, but that isn't an option.
So... my question to the plaster gurus. Which product which you all would recommend for this final skimcoating? I was thinking maybe USG Topping Compound? My number one concern is a forgiving mixture which allows me to sand down my mistakes. Pre-mixed would be a boon too.
Thanks so much...