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Thanks dude. My finishes are certainly getting better and I mostly focus on avoiding what will be more obvious once painted......a small area of the ceiling in that room is a bit of a FAIL, especially when the daylight from the windows is coming in, but there's not a lot I can do about it I...

Give me a Henry over a Dyson any day of the week! Dyson's are SO overrated. Yeah - I'm not sure the first coat did my trowel any good - I think I should have used a shitty old Ragni I use for lesser tasks. That said, I don't think it would affect my level of plastering a great deal!

Settled on Blue Grit in the end due to the lower cost and no real suggestion that Bostik or Thistle are significantly superior. 'New Formula' on the bucket I think means that you get 6 hour minimum drying time instead of 24 - so that was nice. Fairly pleased with the results, thanks to all...

Interesting post here suggesting using board finish instead of multi: https://www.plasterersforum.com/threads/lack-of-suction-create-a-key.29667/

You shot who in the what now?

The words "cheap" and "Travis" are not two that would expect to see in the same sentence, normally. Unless it's a bargin bin at a music shop that is.

On balance for the price, it would seem Bostik is a good way to go. Saw a comment somewhere suggesting throwing some hardwall into PVA and slapping that on!

So it's Blue Grit v Bostik/Cementone v Thistle.....

Fair enough...I enjoy plastering and I'm getting better at it. As you all probably know too well, mistakes are time consuming so I thought best to ask the pros before chucking a weekend in the bin. If it's a forum meant only for professional plasterers that's totally fair enough, but it's not...

Thanks. (y)

Two reasons why zombie.... 1. because I'm not a professional plasterer and.. 2. because there seem to be conflicting methods depending on whether you read the side of a tub of bonding agent or go to British Gypsum's website. But not to worry, I'll f**k off to a DIY forum instead to see if...

Need to skim a couple of walls in a bedroom which has a semi-glossy finish, like a tough resin based emulsion on top of what is probably some fairly old plaster. The way I see it, I could either run over it with a low grit sander or summut to give a key and then PVA and skim while tacky or coat...