mono

[wiganlad]

did some mono for a mate only a small wall. i ended up with balled patches wen rubbing it down. had to re bead and do the wall agen. but y did it go balled never hapend b4. but i never been trained in mono jst always done it as ive seen the lads on site do and had no probs till now.

 

[Gibbo]

did you put on in one or did you do two coats to get the thickness one straight after the first

 

[richardbrown]

do you mean bald patches ??? if so this is where you have laid fresh mono over mono that has already formed a skin, when you rub back you get those patches.

Keep it fresh and once ruled and spated dont lay anymore over the top.

rich

 

[Gibbo]

its also where the first coat isnt flat and the next is not uniform both coats should be ruled and dont bother with the spat just rule it flat

 

[richardbrown]

you'll want to use a spat when you rule off with a serrated edge lol

 

[wiganlad]

do you mean bald patches ??? if so this is where you have laid fresh mono over mono that has already formed a skin, when you rub back you get those patches.

Keep it fresh and once ruled and spated dont lay anymore over the top.

rich

jst looked back. what a thick TW@T i am. yeah bald, wsnt thinkin. we put the mesh and rendaid on. then put the mono on the day after (friday night) and rubbed in the morn. was goin ok til i got to the middle then it all went pete tong

 

[wiganlad]

you'll want to use a spat when you rule off with a serrated edge lol

yeah did this

 

[Gibbo]

why rich just leave it the lines aint that deep if you use it flat

 

[richardbrown]

dunno I just do it .... wouldnt it dry a bit off/on if you left it ?

 

[goody]

It's hard to finish the whole wall with a rule so if you've got to use a trowel around beads and under soffits I find it easier with less misses to fly round with a spat straight after rule. do you leave the lines in grand?

 

[Gibbo]

i leave them in if i scratch back same day other wise i rule them out

 

[goody]

do the lines make much difference with quickening the set for scraping then? all up for that if it does

 

[Gibbo]

yes they do cuse it gets the air out quicker they aint deep and it scrapes back easier than a closed in surface

 

[goody]

makes sense that will give it a go tomorrow. I suppose an alternative way would be to perfect it as usual and last thing make some lines to aid air flow too if bit too scruffy with just rule