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- From: jeffz@cray.com (Jeff Zais)
- Subject: Patching Ceiling Plaster Cracks
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- Organization: Cray Research, Inc
- Date: 30 Dec 92 13:57:05 CST
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- I'm about to paint the parlor ceiling in my 100-year old Victorian.
- There are some minor cracks in the lath and plaster that I'm going
- to patch before painting. Any suggestions on how to proceed? Any
- products that you can recommend or warn everyone about?
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- Some of the books I've read suggest enlarging a crack into a
- dovetail shape so that they'll hold the patching compound better.
- This seems counterproductive to me since the cracks that exist
- are really pretty small right now. Any advice is welcome. I'll
- summarize mail responses, but feel free to respond here on the net.
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- Jeff
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