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KDSilverBrush · 04-28-2008

first, drywall mud will not hold, if it's in a basement, it will retain moisture and fall off in clumps. If your going to cover the brick with a smooth surface, your gonna have to metal lathe the wall, then mud over that, by mud I mean a mix of 3 part corse sand and one part cement and one part lime. you can spread it on the lathe with a hawk and trowel, scratch the first coat and let it dry, second coat can be smoothed on over that. THEN you can paint on a smooth surface ( whew) lol
OR.... you can use PL, comes in a tube, be generous, squirt it on the wall, apply sheet rock and brace it up over night, then tape and bed the joints and paint or primer it, and you'll have a smooth surface to ab on .

04-28-2008	#6 (permalink)
KDSilverBrush airbrush technique advisor magazine subscriber Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,290	Re: Cinder Block first, drywall mud will not hold, if it's in a basement, it will retain moisture and fall off in clumps. If your going to cover the brick with a smooth surface, your gonna have to metal lathe the wall, then mud over that, by mud I mean a mix of 3 part corse sand and one part cement and one part lime. you can spread it on the lathe with a hawk and trowel, scratch the first coat and let it dry, second coat can be smoothed on over that. THEN you can paint on a smooth surface ( whew) lol OR.... you can use PL, comes in a tube, be generous, squirt it on the wall, apply sheet rock and brace it up over night, then tape and bed the joints and paint or primer it, and you'll have a smooth surface to ab on .