skim-coat

English

Verb

skim-coat (third-person singular simple present skim-coats, present participle skim-coating, simple past and past participle skim-coated)

1. To apply a skim coat.
   • 1990, Mindy Drucker, Pierre Finkelstein, Recipes for Surfaces, →ISBN, page 56:

     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.

   • 2002, Myron R. Ferguson, Drywall: Professional Techniques for Great Results, →ISBN, page 159:

     The best way to avoid the problem of photographing is to skim-coat the entire surface after the third coat of joint comound has dried.

   • 2004, Exterior Siding, Trim, and Finishes, →ISBN, page 140:

     Epoxy filler adheres well to itself, so any small areas left from the initial fill can be skim-coated and blended into the repair.