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WHAT TYPE OF SUFACES CAN I APPLY THE PRODUCT TO?
Lafarge Skim Stone is used as finishing compound in skim finish
and can be applied for internal use only and can be applied to
plasterboard ceilings, plasterboard walls, cement rendered walls
and brick walls
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TO PLASTERBOARD CEILINGS AND WALLS?
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TO CEMENT RENDERED SURFACES?
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LAFARGE SKIM STONE
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CAN LAFARGE SKIM STONE BE APPLIED ONTO OTHER
PLASTERS OR COMPOUNDS?
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STONE TO PAINTED SURFACES?
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