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Agreed although its always been normal here face fill walls after the acid in cement has been neutralized.
They used to call it "Patching compound" and they face fill the walls with a 4 " putty knife! Takes forever..
These days we use a product called Mondo skimcoat. It has to be mixed with either white or grey cement and it bonds like .... to a blanket,extremely tough and of course sand-able.
Unlike ordinary skim coat it is not very porous.
If pure white cement is mixed with it,the walls are already white and very easy to paint.
I always get the masons to put it on with 12" float trowels... Quick and easy.



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we been using super kinis skim coat ,, island paints, but wasnt mixed with cement, next time il try check mondo

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we been using super kinis skim coat ,, island paints, but wasnt mixed with cement, next time il try check mondo

OK..Yeah we have used super kinis but we have had some fall off the wall..Also if there is any dust residue on the walls after sanding,the paint cannot adhere and that falls off!
The Mondo is a bit more pricey but never had any issues with it yet..
I was a painter for 30 years in UK but over here I have had to learn all over again as the whole process (and products)are quite different..
Oh how I wish Dulux would open a factory here!
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Edit..
Although Mondo is more expensive there is no need to buy Flat lax to mix it with..Just pure cement so thinking about it,the price is about the same.. Not 100% sure though.