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good work chaps

I do all my samples on mdf, give it a coat of primer first. good to see another guy from sussex on here.

Worked in kuwait last year, doing polished plaster.funny place to go.

Looks good mate,nice texture

Very much dependant on finish,colour & meterage. Day rate varies depends who you work with,i know guys that only pay 100per day and others that pay 250per day. Always work for price. Tough out their tho

What happened? Did you do the rendering outside aswell?

Cheers render,that grid is for mica,glitter. Did you mean silver lustre

I didnt think it was that good.have u used it over a high shine stucco?

Has anyone used a good silver wax for a stucco finish. I have found that some waxes can be rubbed off the finish easily. Im ideally looking for it in a paste form. Some1 must have used a good Wax,cheers in advance

hi guys, substrates for tadelakt I would use a tanking system,wedi-impey or simular. Tadelakt is prone to micro cracking,you would need to keep soaping to stop the pasage of water. There are tadelakts out there that dont micro crack. Also ive been informed that mike wyes pigments at Are crap...

Thats ok matey, glad you like.

Thats a earner. Ive had a few like that this year. Im in the city tomorrow 200mtrs of pitted:-) We need to keep the pics coming on the forum

I dont know what u mean by mix design,i have a amazing paste for my spatulata finishes (high shine) most marmorino is ready mixed. But I have used the bagged form and love it. So im looking for a supplier.

Na not the dust,the bagged material

C kj,you may also be able to help,ive been after some powdered marmorino. If you can advice please pm me. Cheers

Do you have any pics of your finishes with you gear? What makes up the material?

Hey - uveco does them for me. If you need details let me know. He has some ols posts on here. has anyone got much polished work on? its steady here but not crazy busy

Hey matey, just try all different materials. You will find whats best for you. I have spent lots of time in the workshop experimenting with materials. The gear I use gives me fantastic results,and allows me to create some amazing finishes. The biggest problem I come across was delamination...

Hi John, there are endless amounts of trowels and tools you could buy. However just get the essentials and then buy as you need. I started off with a few spats, small,medium and large trowels, angle trowels and bucket scoop. Now my kit has grown some what, i have seperate laying on trowels for...

Hi guys, Bluebell finishes supply oikos, Coverit make products for many distribution companies, Some tubs are sold white label and some are branded. For example coverit supply stucco italiano, and they are branded for them. If you have any other questions or want to know a supplier PM me.

Hey steve, nice vid. Its a nice finish. I used the same black classic its a real nice look. Could i just ask why you burnished with a plastic trowel on a classic finish? I know i would on a marmorino carrara finish or intona. Keep up the good work!

top notch!

Hey lads, White Pitted finish as the base, and white marmorino over the stencil. because the two finishes have varying textures it makes the white look different. im going back to a bathroom to get the finished pics soon, im waiting on a call to go back to get the finished pics of the...

Hey Twitcher, I dont know if i can tell you where i got the stencils from...............only kidding contact Dave from Uveco. Thanks to all the lads for all the comments, If anyone wants any polished plaster done or knows anyone thats does, bear us in mind I will be posting more pics and...

Hey freerider. thanks for the cheeky comment. For that you can put on the whole lounge tomorrow. Ive gotta get my pennies worth.

Ive used soverign its ok, hard work to get a even coverage tho. bond-it all day long for me

Hey guys thanks for the positive replys i wasnt expecting so many. I would have liked to do it in a bolder a colour but its nice and subtle I must say thanks to uveco for all the hard work with the stencil and the quick turn around. Theres not to much that can go wrong you just have to take...

thanks lads. the wall was boarded and skimmed before we got there, when we applied the pitted this covered the skim and the bead. Use a angle trowel to get a nice rounded corner, we laid the stencil out where we wanted it and stuck it to the wall when we were happy with the position and wrapped...

Hi Guys, it has been a busy month for polished plastering, we have finished a bathroom in royal tunbridge wells and just completed a kitchen feature wall in surrey, we used a white intonachino to create a pitted base coat and a white marmorino topcoat over a floral stencil. I have attached...

I will pick one up, and look at the pics lol. P.s the colour match you done was perfect and that nightmare client was over the moon a big thanks

Ive heard about this book. Didnt Paul marlow write a section in that book. The images of your exterior look good and cant wait to see it finished

Hey guys, someone must have something to say. we cant let this part of the forum go this quite. we need pics, questions, advice etc Speak to you all soon

you ave told him that system already.

let the plaster absorb the wax then buff.

Ive applied paraffin wax with a cloth and trowel both work well, Just clean the trowel afterwards. there are alot of different waxes on the market find which work best for you and make sure they are suitable for the application, ie some waxes arent suitable for wetareas

As above the cera wax is liquid form, apply with a cloth (i use a microfibre) Paraffin wax is in paste form and again use a cloth or trowel it on. Buff each layer of wax to remove any excess. Ive not used burnishing wax on lime based plasters i thought it was used on acrylic finishes. Theres...

Good to see you back. I agree it is very hard to get this out there. I just think you should just post your own work so the clients can see what your capable of. If you have other peoples work on your site and then they ask you to do a complex job thinking your able to do that, you may...

Hey SCB, You can do 2or 3 coats of marmorino in a bathroom ive done it. I prefer it over the high sheen venetian plaster. Im not to sure how good ppc waxes are, I would wax as mistersmooth said. lets us all know how you get on

Hey matey, looks good. was it just the two main walls that you done? was it 2 or 3 coats? looks like you got a nice polish on the marmorino. Marmorino is def my fav finish.

That made me chuckle. bet he wishes he didnt start the thread.

I wonder if he will come back lol

Sorry wallpas most of those pics of the polished plaster and cement flooring are phils, i noticed one from natural decor too, i bet only one of those pics are yours. Its best to just show your work not other peoples.

Didnt we speak about this last night? lol you acted quickly

Thanks render. do you have a pic of one you done. Have you tried it with marmorino? or just intona

Hi cookie, Trained with G.Trowel. Local to you. there is so much to learn its unreal. Its tough getting the work though.

Thank you. its good to get other peoples thoughts. your right about timing that can make or ruin the finsh if your to keen to flatten down.

Yeah i know giavani sells to loads of people he is a big supplier. I was just making people aware that suppliers arent manufacturing there own materials, And many of the products various suppliers sell are from the same manufacturer. The only difference being colour range and price.

come on guys there must be other suggestions on the pitted im wanting to acheive.

Coverit - Marmorino Veneziano, Venetian Plaster - Stucco Italiano UK ~ Polished Plaster | Plastering Tools | Plastering DVD | Decorative Plaster | Lime Paint All about Stucco Venetian Marmorino and Polished Plaster - Lime plasters, tools and training | Stucco Italiano These may help. I just...

its coverit. from what i remember its a basic website try google italy. they supply stucco italiano. theres a stucco italiano .co.uk site and .it site which is owned by gianni in italy