April 16, 2009 @ 2:20 pm
Applying plaster to a freshly plastered wall should I dampen the wall before the next coat?
I am repairing a wall and it needs to be plactered to match the other walls. I wasn’t able to get back to it for a few days and had herd that I should get the plaster damp before adding the next coat. Is this true?. Or can I just start where I stopped?
If you think the plaster will dry to fast then you could get it damp first. But if it’s all wet it will not stick very good.
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Posted by mike j
February 10, 2010 @ 8:08 pm
If you sanded the plaster then you well want to wet the wall down but if you are just putting another coat on it, it should be fine.
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Posted by Carl
February 10, 2010 @ 8:36 pm
If you think the plaster will dry to fast then you could get it damp first. But if it’s all wet it will not stick very good.
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Posted by dcj2
February 10, 2010 @ 8:41 pm
No, if you’re applying the plaster in thin coats, you should not have to wet the previous one down, the moisture from the new coat should be sufficient to create a bond. If you goop it on too heavily, then you *definitely* don’t want a wet layer under the new payer, it will dry unevenly and crack.
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