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So, while I'm waiting, here's how I would approach my wall now:

1. Use a level or other long straight object to mark all the high and low spots relative to each other. Whats high in one direction may not be in another. Its a three dimensional puzzle and there may be a whole section of wall to be sanded down to get close to level quickly.

2. Take down the extreme high spots as much as possible using the roughest grit paper possible. A grinder would be tempting, but probably not controllable.

3. Sand and TSP the screen area to prep for plaster adhesion.

4. Do the level exercise again and work on any high spots I can with 50 or 80 grit paper.

5. fill in the extreme low spots with a dryer than normal mix of mud (so you don't have to wait forever for the damned stuff to dry). For the really deep dips, it might actually be better to use a compound designed for plaster and lath walls that is meant to be put on in thick coats.

6. Measure, sand and fill where needed again.

7. NOW start the skim coat process.

I suspect that the first six steps could be done in a two days. From there, skim coating would be a far simpler process.