PRE-ACTIVITY TRAINING AND ORIENTATION ON QUALITY

Skim coat Application

STANDARD AND GOOD PRACTICES

PREPARED BY : SHELA GRAN

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SKIMCOAT APPLICATION STEPS - PREPARATION

WHAT TO PREPARE? TOOLS

SAND PAPER
L-SQUARE MUD PAN SANDER
TROWEL

ALUMINUM BAR PAIL

PUTTY KNIFE TAPING KNIFE PUTTY MIXING

MACHINE
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MATERIALS TO BE USED
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AREA TO BE APPLIED

Clean substrate to eliminate dust, dirt, oil, grease

or any contaminant that may inhibit bonding.
Dampen concrete surface prior to application of
Island Super Kinis Skim Coat.

As per island skim coat Technical Data Sheet

(TDS)
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BE READY
PLEASE LEND
US YOUR
EARS.
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1. Surface Preparation
- Determine the damage to your walls or ceilings, if there is a lot of damage (cracks or large holes), you must repair this first.
- Perhaps you have to flatten your popcorn ceiling or what we often called “burot” or “lalum”.
- Remove foreign objects or other contaminants on areas to be applied.
- Sweep away loose particles with dust brush.
- Damp the area with water.
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2. MIX THE COMPOUND ACCORDING TO PACKAGE DIRECTION

- Use putty mixing machine and pail in mixing to attain the consistency of the mixture. It should be
“SOFT CREAMY PASTE”.

SKIMCOAT
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3. Transfer small amount to the mud pan

- Ask assistance in transferring the prepared compound.
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4. Apply the first Skimcoat

- Reminder the thickness of skimcoat must not exceed 3mm.

- Start at the corner of the wall and work down from the highest point.
- If you are skimming a ceiling, start at an edge/corner and work toward center.
- Spread the skimcoat in upward direction.
- Keep spreading the skim coat over the repair area.

Allow the first layer to set for several hours or overnight.

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5. Check the quality of the wall and sand the walls

- Mark low areas with pencil using “kalis” or aluminum bars(used for checking)
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6. CLEAN THE ROOM THOROUGHLY WHEN YOU ARE DONE.

MAKE SURE THAT THE UNIT/ROOM IS CLEAN FREE FROM LAITANCE CAUSED BY APPLICATION OF SKIMCOAT. ALL
TOOLS ARE ARRANGED, WASHED AND WELL MAINTAINED FOR THE NEXT USE.

“HOUSEKEEPING”
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ALWAYS REMEMBER
WEAR YOUR APPROPRIATE SAFETY GEARS SUCH AS DUST MASKS / RESPIRATORS, GLOVES AND GOGGLES.

! Inhaling inorganic dust coming from grinding may cause

cancer or acute toxic effects.
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