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    Sponge grain coming through

    Annnnd the kn ob head has arrived. You're hilarious, please comment more. You're cheering us up
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    Sponge grain coming through

    So do you flatten pretty much straight after you've sponged then mate? No waiting for it to pick up?
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    Sponge grain coming through

    General gist...I'm flattening too late. Cheers chaps, I'll try it tomorrow and get on it sooner when it's wetter
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    Sponge grain coming through

    Should I be sponging when the walls really quite soft then? Possibly where I've been going wrong I thought I might have been pressing too hard with sponge or using a s**t rough sponge float
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    Sponge grain coming through

    So I've been experimenting with a few guages lately using the sponge method. Lay on, flatten by laying in second coat. Flatten second coat. Wet wall, sponge up....then flatten, close, polish. However, I'm fighting against scratchy sponge grain showing in some areas on my final flattening. Any...
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    Blue grit, shiney painted Artex.

    Nope to pva or nope to grit will be fine lol?
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    Blue grit, shiney painted Artex.

    Not used blue grit much, do I need to pva first, then grit? It's a Shiney painted Artex and wondering whether just grit will be fine. Thanks
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    Bag up!

    Hi guys, how long do you guys find bonding and Dab adhesive will be ok for once opened to use again? They've been stored in dry garage. Thankyou
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    Filling the next day??

    Ah thanks for the reply. Yeah I popped the question on both forums out of panic to get a quick reply. My bad
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    Filling the next day??

    Yep DIY mate, no course. Just after a touch of knowledge from you chaps who do it all the time
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    Filling the next day??

    So kitchy...you've never ever asked a question when you were new to the game and keen to learn? You must be the natural I read about on my 2 hour skim course who can do 300m with his weak hand all in the time it took me to reply to this post in the DIY section hey. Lovely to have heard from ya...
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    Filling following day? :/

    Cheers chaps
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    Filling the next day??

    Might just do that to be honest. For future reference if it happened again in a small area....is this something that could be done? Filling when walls are not fully dry?
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    Filling following day? :/

    Hi all, I skimmed a few walls today in dimming light and it wasn't until I was able to get hold of a lamp I could see quite a few biggish holes and slight proud areas after the mix had started to go off. Can I just go straight in with filler tomorrow or do I have to now wait for the wall to...
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    Filling the next day??

    Hi all, I skimmed a few walls today in dimming light and it wasn't until I was able to get hold of a lamp I could see quite a few biggish holes and slight proud areas after the mix had started to go off. Can I just go straight in with filler tomorrow or do I have to now wait for the wall to...
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