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jackd9654•

Looks dry to me. Give another day if you want to be 100% sure, but I’d probably mist it at this point

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Many-Restaurant-9522•

When I have plastering done there are a few factors,is room facing south,time of year etc.
personally I have every room two weeks just to be sure

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bluelouboyle88•

2 weeks is well over the top in the summer in a well ventilated room. 48 hours can be more than enough for a 2mm skim.

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Many-Restaurant-9522•

I agree in most aspects but if anything was filled behind ie holes and skims quite thick it can take longer. Had friend who had back room done and because of next doors trees and constant shading it did take few weeks to properly set.

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GuidanceEmergency885•

We aren’t really having a typical summer though

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bluelouboyle88•

Current conditions in a well ventilated room with a 2mm skim and I would be surprised if it wasn't ready to paint within 48 hours.

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matt19om•

No, good to go

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jamspurpleOP•

Thanks for your replies guys, I really appreciate it

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Dominionix•

You don’t actually need it to be 100% dry to mist coat anyway, but pale pink is what you’re looking for (which you’ve got).

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thevengeance•

Nah I'd crack on. Looks like a nice job too.

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Practical-Toe-6425•

Probably good to go, but you might want to wait until the dark patches by the ceiling and skirting lighten up. Especially if you wear going to use painters tape for cutting in, wet plaster increases the risk of the tape peeling it off when you remove it. Speaking from recent experience...

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Kudosnotkang•

My general rule is when I think it’s dry give it one more day

It looks about right … maybe one more day

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Creepy-Bandicoot-866•

I like this.

That’s all!

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infinite-awesome•

You are good to go but make sure you do a base coat of watered down emulsion first

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Elegant-Tie-7208•

Plasterer here it's good to go that just make sure you give it a mist coat.

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Sufficient_Water_399•

leave for as long as possible within reason!!! last thing you want to do is trap in any residual moisture

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banxy85•

If any dark patches correspond to areas where bonding was used then hang fire. If it was just a straightforward skim with no deep holes filled then crack on

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rokstedy83•

I'm a plasterer/ decorator,this is correct,if it was a straight forward job with no bonding could dry in a couple of days

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Anon3272•

Most rooms should be dry within 4 days with good ventilation e.g. open windows.

Yes it’s ready to mist coat.

Professional painter & decorator

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RiceeeChrispies•

Looks just like mine before I painted, had no issues. Go for it. 👍

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Mrthingymabob•

Time to get some bare plaster paint from screwfix and crack on.

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TheGeneralMelchett•

This is the best stuff I’ve used on raw plaster. Don’t even have to do a finish coat on the ceilings

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squashetti•

Is this better than just a watered down emulsion? How come?

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Think_Ad_780•

No

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Nice_Step6157•

That’s dry (nvq level 2 solid plastering)

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mydoglikesfruit•

Use trade emulsion... It breathes

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