Polycell Smooth-Over?
Question:After stripping wallpaper etc, my walls are very uneven, some of the plaster has come off, i have holes, scrape marks, gauges in the walls etc...
i am far too lazy to re plaster the walls, or put up new plasterboard etc, and lining paper is a pain in the ****, so... has anyone used this polycell smoothover stuff? is it any good, because a mate of mine used it and said it was sh*t, but then im guessing he was probably using it wrong!
Answers:
Never used it, but from the size of the container in the ad, looks like you'd have to buy a hell of a lot of them to do just one wall. Probably cheaper to find a local plasterer to do it properly.
Don't bother - go to wickes and get some of their Artex stuff - just mix it and fill in the holes - easy and cheaper
Why bother at all !
Have heard that it is rubbish
Used some to try and cover a patch about 8" diameter, where the plaster had flaked.
Smoothed it on, when I came back later on it had slid down and formed a "belly" at the bottom.
Threw the rest of it away. Would NEVER recommend anyone to use it.
Prefer to mix my own up from the powder form to the consistency I know works best.
It doesn't do what it says. Get a Plasterer in, or move house!
Excellent for DIY market.
Won't see the trade use it. Sh*t.
Theres a cheaper alternative to polycell smotth over. It's called easyfill comes in large sacks and B&Q sell it in the builders section.. the only down side is you have to mix it yourself.. the best results only come with some hard work.. Fill the deep holes first, then apply a thin coat of easy fill with a trowel or caulker... When dry rub down very lightly to remove ridges. Then paint wall. any imperfection can be filled with the same product before touching up then final coat of paint...
Decorator !8 years
i used this stuff and believe me your mate is right it it ****
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