One drywaller I go after as a sub does it and I hate it. I don't like dish soap in mud as it burns your eyes when you sand it. Maybe that's kind of a weird way to do it that seems more labor intensive, but I'd rather be spreading mud than sanding any day of the week, and the lower amount of dust is significantly better healthwise and convenience-wise. I think it's better to apply more coats to get less sanding than leaving something rough and trying to sand to compensate for the roughness. Edward Tools Paint and Mud Mixer for drill in 1 to 5 gallon buckets - Fits all standard drills - Zinc plated steel - Reinforced weld - Hex head for non slip - Easy to clean - Paint mixer attachment. DAP 10304 Plaster Wall Patch, White, 25 lb. I tend to prefer using Durabond over actual finish plaster, just as it's what I'm most familiar working with. This item: Larsen Plaster Weld Plaster Bonding Agent Gallon. Prime with oil-based primer, then USG Durabond or EasySand.

I’ve patched plenty of plaster with drywall and joint compound and you can’t tell and it’s held up over time. On your final skim coat use All Purpose thinned down to fill in any trowel marks or holidays left after that, then you're left with about a millimeter or less total to sand off the whole surface. PlasterWeld, followed by either USG Diamond Plaster or USG Durabond or EasySand joint compound. Unfortunately Plaster Weld is not available in my area and I need to have the ceiling patched today so my wife has an office again tomorrow. Generally what I try to is on joint repairs/a skimcoat where stuff is majorly messed up is do my first or second coat with Easysand applied plasterer style with a trowel and knocked down possibly with some water (I've found using a sponge and sort of wetsanding and troweling it down is better for Easysand vs using a spray bottle like you do with plaster.) Ideally too with Easysand it's better to use a bonding agent like Plaster Weld or Quikrete Concrete bonding agent. I find All Purpose crazily easy to sand anyway, especially Green Top. Never had adhesion issues or similar, though, but we always primed with Fresh Start 046, so maybe that's why. 6 If you repaired any damaged plaster, make sure to wait at least 3 days and preferably 1 week for it to dry before priming and painting it. Uses: Designed for interior use only, Plaster-Weld provides high performance bonding of one-coat finish plaster and/or two and three coat of work on wallboard. Let the primer dry for at least 1 hour before you move on to painting it. Click to expand.I don't like dish soap in mud as it burns your eyes when you sand it. Use a paint brush to brush 1 coat of plaster primer onto the peeled area.

Plaster weld under joint compound