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We have a had a bedroom skimmed but in one wall there is a small 2cm sq area which was not polished very well. Is a little rough, think the plasterer just missed polishing that bit. How can we repair this?

Once the whole wall is dry and you've given it a mist coat a bit of fine surface filler will resolve it. Then rub down the filled area lightly, mist coad the repaired area and allow to dry. You're now ready for your two coats of paint.

thanks mobileman. Will Easi-Fill (never used it yet) be good to use for this or better of with a fine polyfilla?

Phil_h wrote : thanks mobileman. Will Easi-Fill (never used it yet) be good to use for this or better of with a fine polyfilla? No worries. There is nothing better than Easi-Fill for the job. Dries quickly and nice and easy to sand. Nver use polyfilla. Ever. Horrible stuff. Once you've misted the plasterwork you may notice further ...

mobileman wrote : If you want to be a real perfectionist the once the mist coat has gone on look along the walls from an angle, preferably with a source of light at the other end of the wall to highlight trowel marks etc Maybe best not to do that; it's the hardest test of all & can make even the very best plaster work look like the moon surface! __________________ ...

That's very true what Richard said,,,,,, you'll open up a can of worms and see things you would never see in ordinary light..... You will probably even see the areas that you touched up with Easi Fill too. Only do the bits that catch your eye, the rest you will never notice. Roughcaster.

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