skim coat
skim coat — noun
1. a very thin layer of plaster or filler spread over a wall or ceiling so that the
a very thin layer of plaster or filler spread over a wall or ceiling so that the surface ends up flat and ready to paint
Christopher spread a thin skim coat over the cracked wall before painting it white.
spread a skim coat over [surface]
The builders added a skim coat of plaster to hide the rough lines on the ceiling.
a skim coat of [material]
A good skim coat dries hard, so you can sand it smooth the next morning.
Mayumi mixed the filler too thin, and the skim coat slid off the kitchen wall.
After one light skim coat, the old brick surface looked flat and clean.
- finish coat
the final smoothing layer, same idea, slightly more general
- topcoat
broader — can mean a final coat of paint, not only plaster
- base coat
the first, thicker layer that goes on before the skim coat
文法句型
apply a skim coat (of [material])
skim coat over [surface]
用法筆記
Almost always paired with a verb of applying — 'apply', 'add', 'spread', or 'put on' a skim coat. The material is named with 'of' (a skim coat of plaster / of joint compound).