Skimcoat used for decorative plaster and fixing problem or uneven wall surfaces, such as pores, sesame cracks, cracks, rough grains of sand or pattern seam joints to get a smooth surface without rough skin and also helps to solve problems that arise after plastering as well. Skim coat can be plastered on a variety of surfaces such as concrete walls, masonry walls, Pre-cast walls, etc. Wall skimming is done as the last step before decorating with painting, install wallpaper or leave bare in loft style.
Sika has skimcoat products premium grade under the LANKO brand which produced and developed by experts for a long time and recognized for superior quality than general skim coats. LANKO Skimcoat is used to decorate walls and ceilings to close various defects to make the wall beautiful, smooth, strong surface, impact resistance, good paint adhesion, not peeling off. The walls with steel structures, skim coat helps slow down the penetration of water, oxygen and carbonate that cause cracks from rust in the structure and helps reduce the occurrence of small cracks.
The advantage of Skimcoat
- Smooth and fine texture, easy to apply, slip hands
- Smooth surface, no effort scrubbing
- The surface is strong, polished and not dusty
- Good adhesion to paint. no problem of flaking
- Improved formula for better adhesion on surfaces
- Can be painted over with less dust and helps the painting work to be completed faster.
- Technology from Switzerland, environmentally friendly
- Leed and Well certified*
*specific model
Skimcoat Products Range
Cement Powder
Ready to Mix Polymer
Ready to Use Polymer
Surface Levelling and Wall Putty
LANKO SKIMCOAT SELECTION GUIDLINE
| LANKO 110 for Skimcoat 0.5 - 2 mm. |
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| Application - mix with water |
| Smoothness - more than general plaster |
| Skin Strength - strength, good adhesion |
| Color - white and grey |
| Painting - need primer |
| Area of use - wall and ceiling (interior/exterior) |
| LANKO 101 for Skimcoat 0.3 - 2 mm. |
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| Application - mix with cement |
| Smoothness - very smooth |
| Strength - very strength |
| Color - cement color |
| Painting - need primer |
| Area of use - wall and ceiling (interior/exterior) |
| LANKO 102 for Skimcoat 0.3 - 2 mm. |
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| Application - ready to use |
| Smoothness - extra smooth |
| Strength - very strength |
| Color - white |
| Painting - no primer |
| Area of use - wall and ceiling (interior) |
| LANKO 103 for Skimcoat 0.3 - 2 mm. |
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| Application - ready to use |
| Smoothness - extra smooth |
| Strength - very strength |
| Color - white |
| Painting - no primer |
| Area of use - wall and ceiling (interior/exterior) |
Examples of Wall Problems
How to apply a skim coat for concrete and plaster wall
- Substrate - concrete, precast concrete or masonry
- Crack repair - Filling small cracks that is not caused by structural problems with LANKO 107 WALL PUTY
- Wall leveling - To level the wall so that it is level. or keep a seam pattern before plastering the skim coat with LANKO 111 BASECOAT or LANKO 113 PATCH
- Skimcoat – Decorative plastering of the wall surface to achieve a smooth surface and cover the traces of the wall with LANKO 110 SKIMCOAT WHITE EXTRA or LANKO 110 SKIMCOAT GREY
- Final finishing – painting, wallpapering
