The skimcoat/acian process is the process of finishing after plastering. Doing plastering is a very effective way to close the pores in the plaster and smooth the surface so that the plaster looks neat.

The painted wall will undoubtedly be smooth and ready to carry out the painting process. By doing plastering, the walls of your house will be protected, and not be easy to experience seepage due to rain. For the stages, there are things you should pay attention to.

Tile Stage On The Wall

In this part of the process, it should be done according to the steps correctly. The following are the steps that you must do correctly so that the results are as you expect.

1. Mix the mixture that has been mixed between Hydrostop and water with a reference of 20 kg Hydrostop to be combined with 6-7 liters of water or until the desired consistency
2. Prepare a bucket and add water.
3. Add Hydrostop powder slowly.
4. Mix well until it becomes a paste
5. If the cement is still solid, you can add a little water to thin it out, and preferably if it's too runny, you can add a little Hydrostop powder according to the amount to the desired consistency.
6. Apply the Hydrostop mixture, take a little of the cross and apply it directly to the plastered wall using a roskam that has been given the mortar, then attach it to the wall by rubbing it against your wall like the normal plastering process. Spread the mixture to cover all parts of the plaster pores evenly.
7. Keep repeating until the entire wall to be plastered is wholly covered.

Technical Way of the Best Wall Coating

If your plaster has many holes, it's best to cover the gaps before applying cement paste.

The thickness of the appropriate mixture is 1 to 2 mm; if it is less than 1mm, you need to increase the layer to 1mm before the mixture becomes dry.

Tips on how to make a batter

For the ratio of the mixture, it is better to use a 3:1 ratio between Hydrostop powder and water. You can also change the composition according to the type of project you are doing. For bathroom walls, you can reduce them to increase the durability of the plaster layer so that it doesn't leak easily.

Practical way to make Hydrostop mixture

The cement manufacturing process is usually carried out by factories with very high quality and supervision to produce good quality. For this reason, we recommend using a quality product from Aquaproof, namely Hydrostop waterproof cement.

Hydrostop with Polycrytallite Technology will work to form polycrystalline so that the pores will be closed and seepage will stop. Hydrostop can also hold water from the positive side (direct contact with water) or the negative side (not directly in contact with water) without causing bubbles on the wall (blister. Using Hydrostop as plaster will also extend the life of the building and cause the structure to not rot quickly.