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| Value for Money | 1.9/10  |
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| Reviewer Rating | 2.4/10 |
| Overall Rating | 2.5/10  |
Full review by
DIYJo
on 20th Jun 2008
User Rating : 0
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Good Points: None
Bad Points: Many
General comments: Thinking that I could cover a wall, some of which had been filled in with plaster, together with an area of much despised woodchip, I was cheered to see an advertisement for Polycell Smooth Over for textured walls on the television. Heartened by what I thought would constitute a much cheaper alternative to plastering, I hot footed it down to my local DIY store and purchase a tub, along with "special" smoothing tool - both of which were pretty expensive in my opinion.
Hours and hours later, having exhausted a wide range of toe curling expletives and surveying the shambles that was the end result of one of the most misrepresented products I have ever seen advertised and have ever had the misfortune to use, my dining room wall now resembles the interior walls of a 1970's Italian restaurant, minus the candle caked Mateus Rose bottle. I am now in the position of having to get the wall skimmed by an experienced plasterer, who had a "go" with the smooth over product and concurred with me in that it is an extremely difficult product to use and, in his words, far harder than plastering. I urge anyone who is thinking of buying this product to think again.
DIYJo's review and ratings | 209 words
Review by
Guest.
on 4th Jun 2008
User Rating : 1
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Disappointed with Polycell SmoothOver Textured Walls & Ceilings to say the least. Polycell products have stood me in good stead in the past but I have to say this time you pay a lot of money for what feels and looks like sand and cement mixture, fine sand admittedly.
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Review by
Guest.
on 2nd May 2008
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One of the worst products I have ever used. Does not go on easily, does not give a smooth finish and would have been cheaper to pay a plasterer to replaster the walls.
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Review by
Guest.
on 8th Apr 2008
User Rating : 8
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I repaired 4 badly damaged walls in very quick time. They were all ready to be painted. I found the ease of use just as advertised and the good results I obtained are proof of that.
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Review by
wetsparks
on 31st Mar 2008
User Rating : 1
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Tried using Polycell SmoothOver to smooth over a bathroom ceiling 1.8 x 1.9 metres. Cleaned the ceiling first then coated with some PVA to promote adhesion. The original surface was the stippled effect but I had already reduced some of the larger 'lumps'. I applied the first coat, an absolute nightmare of a job, even with their 'special' tool getting a smooth finish was impossible. A second coat was applied by a plasterer, he couldn't believe how difficult it was to apply and the result was far ...
wetsparks's full review | 133 words
Review by
Felicity5
on 30th Mar 2008
User Rating : 8
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Granted Polycell SmoothOver Textured Walls & Ceilings left track marks but these were easily sanded as advised on tin and it spread over a previous coat easily and was easy to paint. Plastering is a mammoth task and not a skill easily acquired but this product was a good substitute and did the job that I wanted it for.
Felicity5's full review | 96 words
Review by
Guest.
on 26th Mar 2008
User Rating : 8
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I'd say if you only have 4 or 5 patches on each wall (interior) then go for it. The largest I did was about 40cm square and about 4mm deep at the most. I have never plastered anything in my life but it really has been the best job of the decorating so far. It is do-able and not as much of a night mare as you may think.
Guest.'s full review | 141 words
Review by
mipaddock
on 7th Feb 2008
User Rating : 7
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Used by my wife and I. Did not give as good a finish as plaster straight off. But after small amount of sanding (just knocking off lines from edge of trowel etc) it came very good. Used a plastering trowel, and large scrapper to apply in tight areas, which worked fine. Don't know why all of the people on here had such a problem, maybe they were expecting too much! Much less messy than plasterer in lived in home. Also used to patch ceiling, worked fine. Should be treated as thin pollyfilla ...
mipaddock's full review | 112 words
Review by
Guest.
on 5th Feb 2008
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Expensive & tool to apply it also expensive but overall is cheaper than a plasterer so thought I'd give it a go. Complete disaster on my walls and I am now employing a plasterer to skim over the smoothover. I think this product will work well if you have the knack of plastering but then if I new how to plaster I'd do that instead as the ingredients you need to plaster are relatively cheap!! My advise is this product is OK over small areas but if you want to do a whole wall or ceiling unless you ...
Guest.'s full review | 139 words
Review by
MissesB
on 3rd Feb 2008
User Rating : 7
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After reading the comments on here about the Polycell Smooth Over, I was dreading using it on my walls, but as I had already bought it I had to use it really!..... And I am glad that I did!! I used the Smmoth Over for cracked and damaged walls, once getting the hang of applying it on to the wall it was quite easy. I covered where an old dado rail used to be, so lots of marks and dents in the wall due to plaster being pulled off. After sanding down and painting the walls I am glad to say that I a ...
MissesB's full review | 117 words
Review by
Guest.
on 11th Jan 2008
User Rating : 7
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This Polycell SmoothOver does cover, but it's so hard to get the knack of applying it, it makes you want to give up altogether and just get a plasterer. The tool they recommend is not good enough, or I just can't get the knack of using it. it doesn't even fit in the pot! So, I used a wallpaper brush (the one you smooth applied wallpaper with, not the paste) and it works now as it's supposed to, but it's still so hard. And I've used so much already I'll have to get another pot, which is really e ...
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Review by
Guest.
on 5th Dec 2007
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This stuff is absolutely useless. Over-priced and over-rated. It's like trying to spread cream cheese on your walls. The Polycell SmoothOver Textured Walls & Ceilings applicator, which needs to be bought separately, is as much use as a chocolate teapot. The more you try to get it smooth the worse it becomes.
Guest.'s full review | 58 words
Review by
cprice2437
on 20th Nov 2007
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In my opinion avoid this product unless you want a half-day job turned into a weeks work. Better to remove the textured ceiling or get a plasterer to skim. I am surprised by this as most Polycell products work OK.
Interestingly if you view the high-definition instruction/promotion video on the Polycell Web Site (it's a wall being smoothed...not a ceiling), then check the finish - you can see the parts of the wall the "smooth over" has ignored.
I guess they didn't dare try to smooth a ...
cprice2437's full review | 202 words
Review by
tommyallen
on 12th Nov 2007
User Rating : 7
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As above.
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Review by
russs
on 29th Oct 2007
User Rating : 5
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A company like Polycell (ICI) isn't likely to launch a heavily advertised product that doesn't work. Despite all the negative reviews below, I've found that Smoothover works perfectly well. Half the reason for its success lies in the applicator, which is a much easier tool for an amateur to use than a plasterer's float. With the tool, as with the Smoothover itself, you need to follow the instructions, especially bending the tip of the blade back slightly.
However, what a company like Polycell ...
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Review by
Roseymush
on 19th Oct 2007
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Polycell SmoothOver Textured Walls & Ceilings did not adhere to my walls. It was like pastry, and when I came to sand it down 2 days later (apparently it takes 6 hours to dry), it all fell off!
It's absolutely rubbish!! I have done a lot of DIY and decorating, and this has been the worst product I have ever used!
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Review by
hilary45
on 16th Oct 2007
User Rating : 4
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I tried Polycell SmoothOver on my textured ceiling, and I found that when I tried to get a smooth finish, my knuckles went in the SmoothOver because the handle on the tool is too short. It really should be angled, as the SmoothOver spreads towards the handle, and you then have to scrape it off. Also, the SmoothOver kept coming off the ceiling, and when I went back over parts of it to make it even, I found most of it had dropped on my carpet.
hilary45's full review | 108 words
Review by
floorlayer
on 5th Oct 2007
User Rating : 10
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Polycell SmoothOver Textured Walls & Ceilings is a brilliant product! I loved it! It covered my Artexed walls a treat, and saved the expense of a plasterer, and also saved a lot of time sanding and filling with the usual Polyfiller. 10/10
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Review by
Helmar
on 1st Oct 2007
User Rating : 10
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I found Polycell Smoothover easy to use, and I am very pleased with the finished result. It covered well on a large wall. Next, I will be using it to cover a textured ceiling. This may be more difficult, but now I have got the hang of using it, I'm sure it will be successful!
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Review by
Dixie116920
on 22nd Sep 2007
User Rating : 1
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Polycell SmoothOver is no good for ceilings, but it may be OK for walls
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