Difficult to compare the two tbh, one is ready-mix the other just preblend, airless you can do it yourself thistle will need 2 person at leastNever hear of anyone using it. I'd like to start.
Has everyone just skipped a step and gone to airless?
There's two of us, and I've got the machine for thistle.Difficult to compare the two tbh, one is ready-mix the other just preblend, airless you can do it yourself thistle will need 2 person at least
@Lodan @Vincey done it before, it's a mare on ceilings in my opinion the mess it creates just too much. Other than that as @Nisus says it's lovely gear even hand applied it's nicer than than multifinish or board finishThere's two of us, and I've got the machine for thistle.
Don't like the airless idea at all.
I just never hear of anyone using thistle...wondered if anyone did....
I haven't got the time and my particular customers wont spend the extra for me to tape and joint all the walls first instead of just scrimming AND the extra time to sand the finish down afterwards when using airless.
Too DIY for me.
Seems to me it's great on big areas, can see it being a struggle on everyday new estates with loads of cupboards and silly angles.honestly the sanding is minimal and the taping takes minutes
Seems to me it's great on big areas, can see it being a struggle on everyday new estates with loads of cupboards and silly angles.
I'm struggling to find a video anywhere where someone would show how they do the reveals and small details.
Seeing Currys videos and pics they top them tapers out a few times, same with the beads.
I take it if the taping leaves lots of snots they will grin through too, so that has to be decent too. Seen a fair few recently who just spunks it over wallpaper, I mean i did it before and probably will do it again when the job require it but some makes a living out of it not getting the paper off.
Curry said the other day they done just under 700m² in 12 mandays I'm sure the quality there but the quantity isn't, it's far from knaufs estimated near 1600m² a week, that's more like commercial conditions.
Great work Stephen12 days for 640m2 in a one off house it had a double height lounge which was plastered of a tower and also the rooms up stairs were formed in the roof so had alot of splayed angles.
12 days ill take that all paid out and over 2 grand profit, ill take that