Can I use thinset to make a faux concrete wall?

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Can thinset be used in place of feather finish?

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Cheryl A on Aug 17, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItrxnFNuj7U

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Cheryl A on Aug 17, 2019

thinset is not recommended except for tile and backsplash

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- Jeanne on Aug 18, 2019
  
  I had a bag of gray thinset mortar on hand,tried it on an old cabinet doo. it dried nice and hard and looks like concrete! a few coats of poly and it is the look i was going for! thank you or responding tho!
  
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William on Aug 17, 2019

Thinset is for adhering tile to walls and floors. Use drywall compound.

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- Jeanne on Aug 18, 2019
  
  i have a bag of gray thinset mortar on hand so i did this on the back of an old cabinet door. It looks like concrete! i will seal it with a few coats of poly...it exactly the look i was going for! thank you for the response
  
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