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skim coat en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. A thin layer of plaster, glue, plastic, or other substance applied over a surface in order to cover imperfections and make it smoother.
    • A skim coat touches up small voids. 2004, Exterior Siding, Trim, and Finishes, →ISBN, page 140:
    • The final step before block sanding the skim coat is to draw a line along the length of the body line that divides the panel in half. 2012, Larry Lyles, Project Charger: The Step-By-Step Restoration of a Popular Vintage Car, →ISBN:
    • You can skim-coat the piece with spackling comound, following the length of its grain and dragging the knife over the surface at a slight angle so that you fill in only the grain. Then sand again, and apply a second skim coat, if needed. 1990, Mindy Drucker, Pierre Finkelstein, Recipes for Surfaces, →ISBN, page 56:

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