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The carpet worked out. The problem before ( I now realize) was that the sponge did not quite allow enough time for the plaster to just almost set, whereas the carpet could be floated harder on the surface, thus bringing out the sand and giving that smooth texture without wet trail lines. The...

I have come across a few mentions of carpet floats. Thinking this might be a good way to go and makes sense, I think, for the age of the house. I went down to the store and bought two feet of carpet I thought had a good texture (short and dense). Had no choice on looks, however, and will end up...

Alright, I'll try that. Thanks for your time.

Hello, I'm trying to match ten foot square area 1940 interior plaster sand float finish. From what I have heard, plasterers used to mix the aggregated basecoat 1:1 with gyp and apply that as finish coat and float it. Because of materials that are avIlable, I am using 1/2 structolite and 1/2...