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  1. Butler

    Nozzle for thin coat

    Hey you guys, can anyone help, I bought a mtec 100 a few weeks back and went to use 1.5mm top coat though it today but it was not blowing out fast enough to give the textured finish, compresser was running at 2bar as normal, just wondering what size nozzle should I be using, I was given a 12mm...
  2. Butler

    Mono though mtec 100

    Hi guys. Any you chaps spayed prorend mono though a mtec 100, any advice would be great
  3. Butler

    First time top coat

    Hi boys, got my self a mtec 100 a few weeks back and in the next few days going to be spaying 1.5mm top for the first time, anyone got some good tips please, how do you guys spray the reveals and heads and is it ok to use the gun on a angle though scaffold lifts.? Cheers Butts
  4. Butler

    Mono straight edge

    Hi guys, saw this guy on YouTube use a straight edge on mono before he used the float to finish off, any one know what it was and where can you get one, was it segregated edge or what?
  5. Butler

    Applying mono

    Hi guys. can some one give me a guide on the best way to do mono by hand, I've got a job to price but never done it, ie how stiff the mix should be to build it out in two passes, wet on wet, do I box out a section then go back to start, I've got a Labrador to mix up in front of me so and ideas...
  6. Butler

    How to form a bellcast

    Hi again, quick one on how to form a bellcast without a bead, I'm doing a lime job, I was just going to nail a batton along and use a trowel with a bend on and sponge it in. Any good:RpS_cursing:
  7. Butler

    Cement or lime

    Hi guys. This may be a daft question but why do we use cement a lot of the times when we all know it can cause problems in the long run, I know it's cheaper than lime but lime was used years ago for all building needs. What I would like to know is should I be reccomending lime rendering to...
  8. Butler

    K-lime

    Hi guys, need a bit of info on k-lime, anyone had a go with it by hand, got a 200 year cottage to render, all hacked off and guess what cob stone bedded with chalk, brick, block, bits of stone work all over the place. The guy did want the silicone thin coat system but the wall in and out are...
  9. Butler

    New boy

    Hi every one my names Gary and I'm from the Isle of Wight, been doing this trade for about 14 years now, still hard graft like the first day but loving it. I like my rendering more than skimming, trying to get the I.o.w into silicone thin coat but everyone over here are as tight as a nats chuff...
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