Started sanding the wall to even it out and prepare it for repainting.
But this is the result with 180 grit. There's just too many imperfections and I'm worried the shiny finish is not ideal.
Can i just hide it all with a coat of primer and a couple coats of paint?
>Can i just hide it all with a coat of primer and a couple coats of paint?
no
what are you sanding with anyway?
A wall sander.
I'm not too worried about the low spots, I'm worried the paint will have different a texture on the shiny parts.
You’re fine.
1. sand more
2. sand more again
get to it pussy
I just wanted to smooth out the old paint strikes and fill-ins. I don't think i can sand the wall down completely to level evenly.
Skim coat my fren.
I'm afraid I'll just have to accept it doesn't look great.
It really is not that much work. What you did is not in vain as anything that stuck out would have grabbed on the screed. Now even out the low spots with a skim coat.
Doesn't really matter. Gypsum + plaster + proprietary mix of hardeners and stuffs. Just look for plaster skim coat. Another option would be to glue thin drywall panels (1/4") on top of your brick wall then tape and mud the joints. You will need to adapt the molding around the doors to get them flush to the new thickness of the wall.
why are you sanding?
okay then. a couple of coats of primer will probably sort out any issues with texture, but it will look shit anyway without sorting out those low spots...
Can't you cover the entire thing with putty?
There's 300sq feet of wall to cover.
I filled cracks and really deep holes and i already used 3kg of putty.
The only reasonable option would be to just replaster everything
Most of the walls look like this, can i avoid sanding these or is there gonna be a visible difference with the sanded part?
180 is too high of grit. That's why you're polishing areas and there's course texture you're not reaching.
You'd have to sand pretty deep to get that decent. Instead just skim coat it, prime, then paint.
>just skim coat it
Goddamn
That's a lot of work
It's the right way and it's not that much work. Dry compound is a lot cheaper than the mixed stuff, and you can get it in 20, 45 or 90 minute set time depending on your confidence level. Obtain or rent a screed (a long metal bar between 1 and 2 meters long) and mix half a bag into a bucket. Apply as much as possible and smooth out. Don't worry too much about tool marks and visible ridges as you can knock them down and sand smooth once it's set.
I don't really know what compound would be the equivalent of mud here in Europe.
What im using to fill in the small stuff is basically chalk. The wall is brick wall plastered.
> a lot of work
It’s not that bad.
Get a tub of drywall mud, thin it down, then roll it on like paint.
Then you get a 4 foot screed/putty knife thing. smooth it down, let dry, and light sand then you’re golden.
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