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Apr 27, 2011 · Its is a decent product , but when doing high end stuff I like a level 5 finish over HB. When paying for a level 5 finish the customers usually want perfection. Thats what I give them. Anyways try this. Level 5 a wall then high build another. Then shine a 300W light directly against wall after 1st coat of finish Paint is applied. After this ...
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Apr 12, 2011 · Im assuming you handcoated everything when you say tape plus 2 coats. You either humped your flats or did not fill enough .When we have done level 4 {not many} we end up 3 coating everything with boxes and also atoouch up.we only prefill damaged areas or real bad butts.There is a real fine line between 4 and 5 when quality of finish is concerned.
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May 7, 2011 · We are currently working on a home well over 2m, and the customer has requested level 5 finish on all walls and ultra flat ceilings. We have achieved this with little to no effort, by ways of quality of finishing and Synko Top Coat and Drywall primer. The painter is extremely pleased with the result...
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May 19, 2014 · You can do a slick finish with a level 4. A level 5's job is to equalize the porosity difference between the mud applied and the bare sheetrock. It can be acheived by solid skimming the entire surface with mud or with a spray applied primer/surfacer specific for level 5 finishes. Level 5 is a whole different animal.
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Sep 10, 2021 · Sure enough, the bucket said level 5 “like” finish. I used it a pretty good bit. After finishing jobs to level 4, turns out it gives a decent finish on top of a good clean job. It doesn’t give a level 5 finish. I’m just a guy who has skimmed a few …
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Nov 18, 2008 · People can say what they want to say, theres alot of BSers in the world, and alot of people talk **** all the time. 2 coats is considered a level 3 or less finish. You want to do a real good level 5 finish, I put 3-4 coats on my walls, sanded them, and then do a final skim coat over the entire wall. Sometimes I skim the entire wall twice.
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Mar 15, 2009 · Technically a level 5 just has to equalize surface porosity. Of course perfection is wanted in all other aspects by the builders. Level 5 is a different animal all together. There are some good level 5 primer surfacers out there but they require a better than average level 4 finish before you spray :thumbsup:
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Jul 15, 2021 · My advice is to do a really nice level 4 then roll a really thin layer of joint compound on the walls and wipe it with smoothing blades. Don't let it sit for too long aka don't let it dry for to many days or your mud might get too hard and you'll be wanting to slap yourself for letting it harden too much.
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Nov 2, 2010 · Where I live many of the guys learned the trade in the last 10-15 years when a finish for "skip trowel texture" or even just enough finish for diamond finish colored plaster, was the norm. Now most everything is level 5 or 4 for paint. And these same guys are lacking in the proper skills necessary. But they are not lacking in their hotshot egos.
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Jun 22, 2015 · Hows this for level 5 finishing, A rest home here got flooded so the builders have cut out the bottom 500mm of board out of 54 rooms to let the framing dry, The rooms were wallpapered, So now they want it re boarded and the all 54 rooms skimmed out because they want paint finish.