Plastic trowels!!!!!

[megamix]

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That’s bang on . How much do you do with speedskim ? Once over then finish with trowel ? . In my opinion speedskims are best thing invented for skimming . Sponges and super flex’s will have their day but I can’t not ever seeing not keeping my speedskim .

 

[The_one_coat_wizard]

Marshalltown from start to finish with a bit of plastic thrown in is still the fastest way to finish a set

For reasons I haven't quite worked out, if you touch it once with a s*p*r*lex you've just added 30 minutes to the set.

 

[essexandy]

Carbons wear out of shape quicker then a ss by a mile,what u blabbing on about

Don't talk such utter b*ll***s. It's totally the other way around and why anyone that does plenty of S&C will use a carbon steel trowel.

 

[The Hobo]

Id quite easily let you go!!!

Im 25 years in and cant tell difference in multi or board!!!!

is that why u called zombie lol

 

[John j]

is that why u called zombie lol

No its cause his mam loved Micheal Jackson's thriller video but already called his older brother michael

 

[Vincey]

@zombie i found it ,have 27,000 photos on my phone so it took a while try this it’s a speedskim blade on a nela
Made it myself

 

[lurpak]

@zombie i found it ,have 27,000 photos on my phone so it took a while try this it’s a speedskim blade on a nela
Made it myself
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I worry about you.

 

[Vincey]

I worry about you.

I call it the @Rossi46 flex because he gave me the idea and the c**t never made one

 

[Vincey]

 

[Cockney]

You wanna sell ?

Hmmm, maybe mate?

 

[Rossi46]

I call it the @Rossi46 flex because he gave me the idea and the c**t never made one

Watch this space. It’s a trowel off

 

[Gavine The First]

Wonder if decorator is having same problems with his brushes can't beat a Harrison but that Leyland paint is gritty as f**k these days!!! C'mon Du

I'm going to bed your too much to deal with at this time have a great evening chatting with me myself and I!

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Nela ?

 

[Cockney]

What’s the most you’ll put on using steel straight through out of curiosity

Elaborate mate?

 

[Gavine The First]

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[ChrispyUK]

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Wtf?

 

[Gavine The First]

Nela, plastic flex ? Look like a punk rock trowel !

 

[lurpak]

Elaborate mate?

How big a gauge maximum.. If I put big gauge on I'd me chasing me arse just using a steel

 

[lurpak]

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Actually pretty cool looking lol

 

[Vincey]

Wtf?

Swapped the grip too in end

 

[Gavine The First]

Swapped the grip too in end
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Is it a Nela ?

 

[Vincey]

Is it a Nela ?

Speedskim Rossi nela flex

 

[ChrispyUK]

Is it a Nela ?

Vela.

 

[Nicm]

Swapped the grip too in end
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What’s it like to use?.

 

[Vincey]

What’s it like to use?.

Sound mate , slightly too stiff wish I had more time to tinker with another to give a bit more flex but overall I’d give it a 7/10 atm

 

[tapit]

Me too but it wasn't a bad first attempt just felt wrong because it's New to me I guess!

 

[tapit]

Me too but it wasn't a bad first attempt just felt wrong because it's New to me I guess!

forgot i sent you tape.

 

[tapit]

I agree, I won't do it on domestics.

Those nice fresh plasterboard on site are asking for it though and like I've said before a million times if the site agents are passing one coat work and paying me for it, that is not my problem.

Chernobyl.

 

[Cockney]

How big a gauge maximum.. If I put big gauge on I'd me chasing me arse just using a steel

You know yourself it all depends if you have a clear run or not mate? I’ve done a 4 bag gauge for first coat then a 2 bag second coat on a lid on my own, knocking up as well.

 

[Gavine The First]

I agree, I won't do it on domestics.

Those nice fresh plasterboard on site are asking for it though and like I've said before a million times if the site agents are passing one coat work and paying me for it, that is not my problem.

If your two coating, including posh one coat, pointless !! On fresh board , total one coat, only ! Imo.

 

[lurpak]

You know yourself it all depends if you have a clear run or not mate? I’ve done a 4 bag gauge for first coat then a 2 bag second coat on a lid on my own, knocking up as well.

Savage

 

[Cockney]

Savage

It does help being 6’5 mate!

 

[The_one_coat_wizard]

My mate finishes with

If your two coating, including posh one coat, pointless !! On fresh board , total one coat, only ! Imo.

Totally agree, you will get slated on here for saying it though. One coating on nice fresh decent boarding isnt rough if you do it right

Fill your tapered joints first, wait a couple minutes, nice thick first coat on as much as possible, drop back and flatten whenever you want or when you feel areas picking up

Get it nice and flat when it still wet enough, take the pressure off and make it as easy as possible

This site is full of people who like to make plastering sound hard or panic as soon as the plaster is on the walls

The wizard

 

[tapit]

My mate finishes with

Totally agree, you will get slated on here for saying it though. One coating on nice fresh decent boarding isnt rough if you do it right

Fill your tapered joints first, wait a couple minutes, nice thick first coat on as much as possible, drop back and flatten whenever you want or when you feel areas picking up

Get it nice and flat when it still wet enough, take the pressure off and make it as easy as possible

This site is full of people who like to make plastering sound hard or panic as soon as the plaster is on the walls

The wizard

why tapered joints?

 

[The_one_coat_wizard]

why tapered joints?

They normally have a little hollow a couple of mil they are full of scrim and the gear pulls in nice, I fill them first it's normally only straight joints

You can definitely get away with not filling them first though, just be prepared to have give the tapered edges another coat later on in the set

 

[tapit]

They normally have a little hollow a couple of mil they are full of scrim and the gear pulls in nice, I fill them first it's normally only straight joints

You can definitely get away with not filling them first though, just be prepared to have give the tapered edges another coat later on in the set

I mean why use dry lining boards for skimmimg