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I'm planning on filling the large holes with 5 minute mud, but I wasn't sure how to handle the rest of the patched area.

I'm not looking for perfection, but I wanted to reduce how badly the patch stands out, and how to recreate that texture.

Note: I'm guessing the previous owners had water intrusion, but whatever causes the issue had been fixed and there's no mold issue or anything. It's just cosmetic. Also, as much as I hate the texture I have no interest skim coating the whole ceiling.

I was originally planning on doing a full second coat due to uneven coverage, but I wanted get some opinion from those more experienced to see if that's actually necessary.

Project:

I'm using the Bin shellac on new pine trim to block tannins and for some interior doors that had an overly powdery/bad factory prime coat.

I'm using Emerald UTE for my topcoats.

My question:

Am I likely to get a better result if I do a full 2nd coat of shellac, or should I just touch up the areas that have bad coverage?