How to do a TIGHT SKIM on drywall!

Summary by Krater

The Vancouver Carpenter demonstrates how to do a tight skim on a smooth painted wall and a corner, using a thin finish mud mixture and a stainless steel trowel to fill small pinholes and imperfections.

From the video

Answers: How do you do a tight skim coat on a wall?

• drywall skim coat
• skim coating painted walls
• mixing drywall mud
• using drywall trowels
• feathering drywall edges

What it concludes

• A tight skim is used to fill small pinholes and imperfections on a wall that is already smooth.
• The thinner the drywall mud, the more it shrinks as it dries.
• Smaller tools provide more control and allow for a faster job on a single wall compared to large trowels or rollers.
• Keeping pressure slightly consistent and feathering the edge of the trowel prevents thick lines.
• A worn, rounded-over blade compresses mud into the wall instead of scratching and washboarding.