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antent OP t1_ir7zrql wrote

Reply to comment by TronCarterAA in Looking for advice on how to prep before painting to solve my issue by antent

Thank you for the response! Seems like I need to take a scraper to it then see if i can smooth it out with some light joint compound/spackle (as another response stated) and then see if i can sand to a smooth transition. Replacing all the drywall sounds a bit extreme for my skill/budget. So hopefully the other method will work. Thanks again!

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TronCarterAA t1_ir80zti wrote

It's kind of hard to tell from the pic, but it looks like there's a significant difference in depth of about 1/2 an inch. Once you scrape off any excess gunk, you'll basically be doing what's called a skim coat over the lower area. Plenty of videos around to help. Marshalltown makes something called a squeegee trowel that's beginner-friendly and will really help you get an even surface. You'll just have to sand, prime it, re-spackle any bad spots that appear, and prime again before you paint. Use actual primer instead of the primer+paint.

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antent OP t1_ir8396e wrote

for sure not a 1/2". maybe 1/8" at most and that's the highest where the peach paint met where the cabinet used to be. otherwise it's a difference of a cpl coats of paint (obviously not a standardized unit of measurement haha). Appreciate the additional tips! i'll check out that squeegee trowel too.

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