"sm_jamieson" wrote in message
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Of course, this, in my experience is the hard part. Polishing and
stuff is easy, but if you can't judge flatness
at this stage (or on any second coat - but I've never seen a pro doing
plasterboard skim in 2 coats),

Getting a wall flat with just the one coat is the next skill level in
learning to plaster. If you get one of these

http://www.toolstation.com/search.html?searchstr=16887

and _very_ lightly drag the darby over the surface while the plaster is
still wet you can see the high/low spots.