Help :(
I've just had a good look at my handywork with a lamp on the floor (which makes things look their worst).
The walls I've skimmed, whilst generally flat have turned out rather poor in the surface finish dept.
Specifically, odd small hollows (like 1/2mm deep) with sharp edges and lots of similar other "edge" effects. Few bits are rather rough.
Nothing a sander won't sort out - and I can live with it as a first attempt either way...
But what am I doing wrong?
I used the method: first coat down, go cheesy, flatten (mostly as far as possible), wait until harder (20-30 mins) , second coat dead thin (virtually scraped over to fill hollows, wait 20-30 mins and polish with the help of a plant mister.
It seems to be the last step that's giving grief - but that might be as a result of earlier errors.
Should I put the second coat on:
a) Thicker;
b) Sooner, immediately after flattening first;
c) Less water?
I'm using Thistle MultiFinish BTW.
To be honest, I get a better result using a 3" wet paintbrush to "polish"[1] (rougher, but no nasty edges which will show though paint).
[1] I tried this on some window edges out of interest, after using same brush to blend the corners in.Ta
Tim