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Skimming the Wall (Continued)
Working from one side (I started at the bottom) skim the wall. The coat that
you apply needs to be thin. It should only just cover the majority of the wall
and only gain any depth over the nail holes and gouges. The easiest way to do
this is to lay the compound on thick in one area and "draw" it out of the thick
area to cover the surrounding area. Make sure you leave as few ridges and
imperfections as possible; you'll have to sand them out later. Also, be careful
about picking debris up from the wall as you skim. These debris will create low
spots or grooves in your skim coat. If you find grooves in your skim coat,
scrape the junk off of your knife into a spare container. One other thing to
watch for are the bubbles that will form where you cover deeper nail holes.
These will have to be re-skimmed.
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