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    Stainless Steel Beads

    Heard these are just coated in stainless steel so once scratched potentially rust.? I use upvc all the time but we have a conservation officer specifying stainless beads and i see no advantage whatsoever over upvc
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    Ashlar tool..

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnsS_bwVeOw Anyone know where I can get one of these from
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    Refina Spray Gun - ACF20/3

    Looking to purchase one for spray applying spatterdash or scud coats...wondered if anyone has used one, if there any good, or if there's a better model in the refina range thanks J
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    tadelakt substrates

    Lime plaster failure..(tadelakt, marmorino, carrara etc etc etc) 90% of the time will be due to..1) Fault of the applicator...2.) incorrect system to which it has been applied to..(bad substrate prep).....the applicator seldom accept they have made an error and then start blaming the...
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    Sand stone patching

    Lime eating in to sandstone!!!!!!??????:RpS_lol:.. well I thought I'd heard it all...wow!!!!! and PVA instead of sbr for external use!!!!!:RpS_cursing:... Seriously Please if you CLEARLY don't understand the materials you are using do not give wrong advice and mislead people. Over time...
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    Shikkui plaster

    A japanese shikkui master...wow!! thats quit a title.....so, we've gone from clay and now its shikkui...and a master of shikkui....do u mean a master of distribution and 'sales', marketing????...or as an applicator???....because to be refered to as a master!!...well u must have been using this...
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    Shikkui plaster

    A japanese shikkui master...wow!! thats quit a title.....so, we've gone from clay and now its shikkui...and a master of shikkui....do u mean a master of distribution and 'sales', marketing????...or as an applicator???....because to be refered to as a master!!...well u must have been using this...
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    Various polished plaster jobs

    Ok in the tubs before application, yes, any lime plaster which has been slaked from pure burnt quicklime in to calcium hydroxide is now at ph 13...this is chemically the same in marmorino and ANY pure non hydraulic lime plaster on the market, be that from Coverit, Domus Aurea or Mike Wye's in...
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    Various polished plaster jobs

    Lime plasters once carbonated to calcium carbonate are fairly neutral, around ph 7.5 to 8. What makes their environments resistant to bacteria and moulds is the function of breathability which allows oxygen in and out (a natural disinfactant) to kill bacteria. However where applicators are...
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    Float and skim vs board and skim

    Technically a solid wall has more benefits and advantages than a plasterboard wall (if done properly substrate prep to the finish). With regards price, dot n dab will always be the solution for low budget systems and plasterers who want to turn around jobs quick. Personnaly i prefer float and...
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    Curved marble polished plaster wall

    looks ace!!...u say boarded and skimmed, have u formed the curves with bonding on the boards or used the boards to form the curves...heard of a few effective techniques using boards like cutting ribs in the back to arch them and even slightly wetting the boards, leave over night to bend in to...
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    Incorrect Colour additives and the consequences

    I've got a job to look at which from the clients description has not gone well at all from a previous applicator and are looking for this to be re done. I asked what products the applicator used and they said he was using stucco italiano classic with the addition of farrel & ball emulsion for...
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    Recommended primers

    absolutley agree with that comment and from much appreciated advice i'm using a proper resin primer...as for the plaster, coverit venezia 24/7 carrara and classic...sealers and wax are thomsons waterseal, cera wax, parrafic wax...
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    Recommended primers

    Also i have a tub of bees wax from about 2 years ago still in its pot...is this still ok to use or would it now be no good??
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    Recommended primers

    Is there a specialist primer required for venetian plasters or is WBA or Blue grit ok to use??
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