![]() Within this first coat I would embed my fiberglass mesh (window screen) to bridge any cracks and gaps that had formed over the years. To accomplish this I decided to use StructoLite, a modern mix type base coat plaster. Finish coat to give a smooth and ready for paint surfaceīased on this we wouldn't have enough Master of Plaster to do the whole room with two base coats, so we had to make a little change with the first coat.Base coat to completely cover mesh and give us flat surface.Base coat with fiberglass mesh embedded.For this process we'll ultimately do a three coat plaster approach. Before we could apply the first coat of Master of Plaster, I wanted to smooth many of the major problem areas and make everything a little smoother. It has always been covered with wallpaper, so once we removed what remained of the wallpaper, we were left with a very irregular surface. ![]() One of the major issues with our existing wall is the fact that it never had a finish coat of plaster applied. But as we're finally nearing the conclusion, I'm extremely excited to share some major advances in taking our walls from damaged and dingy. I spent the lull between activity doing what I do best, obsessing about the work we were doing and how to make the end result the best it could be while essentially paralyzing myself from making headway. In true Alex form, this project has stretched on and on, taking far longer than any reasonable project timeline should. This paint last saw the light of day in about 1992, and even then it was looking rather defeated, much like 14 year old Alex of the same era when he realized he possessed far too much inherent fear and not nearly enough athletic ability to become the next. ![]()
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