How to securely seal the crack under the paint and wallpaper. Step 2. Caulking

it the second of three articles for sealing of cracks on painted walls.

After training walls, hand-kneaded putty high strength so that it did not flow from the crack. Better water Nedolya bit and then add, if the mass will be too thick.

Caulking Knauf Fugenfyuller intended for sealing joints slabs, plasterboard, cracks etc. So, this is what we need. It freezes on the wall after about 40-60 minutes. In setting up the bucket can hold out a little longer.

Picture 2. Fiberglass can be bought by the meter.

fill seam (Photo 3a) putty superfluous pull together with a spatula in width to 15 cm. Also, the right and left of the crack nanoshu thin layer of putty for gluing glass fleece.

Fiberglass comes in meter rolls, so the pre-strip cut off from it to a width of 10 cm along the length of the crack and superimpose on top (Picture 3b).

Attached glass fiber very well. I smooth it out slowly with a spatula and the top is covered layer 1-2 mm the same putty. I try to make the edges of the canvas does not stand out, but they were covered with a sufficient layer of putty.

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When 1.5 hours Knauf Fugenfyuller freezes well, I go back and continue to work without waiting for the drying of the first layer.

Now we need to finish plaster. In this case, I have a handy package 1 kg of ABS-finish. I kneaded quite a bit and once again pass on to cement the cracks.

The purpose of the finishing putty - to remove minor irregularities, and do not block the bottom layer. Although Fugenfyuller brown, painted over this coat well.

After applying a layer finishki which flow scanty, my mend looks - photo 4. After drying, the color will be a little trim and polish, if necessary, and move on to painting. That's all for.