skim coat

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skim coat

noun skim coats

A thin layer of plaster, glue, plastic, or other substance applied over a surface in order to cover imperfections and make it smoother. 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.

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@misc{skim_coat_2026,
  title = {skim coat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/skim%20coat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}