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Thinking of getting Diall Fine finish Ready mixed Finishing plaster. Would I need to PVA the current plaster or is it ok to put it straight on?

Thanks for your reply mate, I am really short on money and can't really afford to get someone in within the next 2 months. I'd be happy to sand it down (which defeats the purpose of skimming but I learnt the hard way) as long as the paint won't start flaking/peeling off providing it is dry enough?

With a trowel first then with a wet brush/trowel to smooth it out as it was getting dry too quickly. Any reason half the room is darker?

I decided to skim one wall of my bedroom which had some new wall lights and sockets moved around. I PVA'd and bonded the chased walls first then applied PVA to the entire wall and skim coated it with Thistle Multi finish once the PVA was tacky. I have attached before and after pictures (don't...

I decided to skim one wall in my bedroom as new electrics were being put in. I've put a before and after picture, my question is why is half the room still dark after 2 weeks? I bonded the chased parts out, PVA'd the entire wall and then used Thistle multi finish once the PVA was tacky. Is there...