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skim coat

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

Noun

skim coat (plural skim coats)

  1. 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.1990, Mindy Drucker, Pierre Finkelstein, Recipes for Surfaces, →ISBN, page 56
    • A skim coat touches up small voids.2004, Exterior Siding, Trim, and Finishes, →ISBN, page 140

skim coat meaning in Tamil

skim coat in Tamil

முடிப்பு காரைப்பூச்சு

Forms of skim coat

pluralskim coats

Questions about skim coat

What does skim coat mean?
Skim coat means a thin layer of plaster, glue, plastic, or other substance applied over a surface in order to cover imperfections and make it smoother.
What is skim coat in Tamil?
Skim coat in Tamil is முடிப்பு காரைப்பூச்சு. See Skim coat meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is skim coat?
Skim coat is a noun.
What is the plural of skim coat?
The plural of skim coat is skim coats.

Words near skim coat in the dictionary

  1. Skilsaws
  2. skilsies
  3. skilts
  4. skilvings
  5. skim
  6. skim coat
  7. skim coats
  8. skim milk
  9. skim milks
  10. skim off
  11. skim pit

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