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    Parex - water marks / stains

    Completed a scratch render job back in October. Got a call back to say 3 areas constantly look Wet/ stained. Had a look today there are 3 areas around the size of a football that look wet but he said constantly looks like that and never dries out. At first sight it looks like damp but not sure...
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    Avoiding join line spraying parex mono textured/ tyrolean finish

    I can't seem to spray a textured/tyrolean finish with parex without getting a big join line along the scaffold. I know if you spray over sections after it gets a skin on then its a different shade straight away. I'm guessing by the time I do the elevation and drop down the skin has already...
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    How can I avoid the join when spraying parex textured finish?

    I can't seem to spray a textured/tyrolean finish with parex without getting a big join line along the scaffold. I know if you spray over sections after it gets a skin on then its a different shade straight away. I'm guessing by the time I do the elevation and drop down the skin has already...
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    Help :)

    When spraying textured monorex how can I avoid the horizontal scaffold marks? Job looks mint until scaff moves and can see shadows where its been. Next tip is for masking up...taking forever cleaning using normal plastic and masking tape. Just started to use the blue stuff and orange tape. On...
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    Timber frame rendering???

    Need to remove tile from the front of a house...behind is timber frame so will need something to render onto??? I am told strong ply and metal laths but also render boards. I am applying monocouche render with textured finish. Which method is best? Is the render board strong enough for textured...
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    Masking up???

    Hi, anyone advise what is best to use for speed and effectiveness for masking windows? Also, what is best to cover down pipes etc? Been using plastic sheeting but when the render sticks to it it gets heavy and peels off or is too loose to spray behind pipes. Any help? Cheers
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    Ritmo m spraying k rend???

    Hi, recently bought a Ritmo m. Spraying like a dream with Parex, weber etc... Done one job with k rend spray e grade and was nightmare!! Obviously the silicone gonna cause problems but got a lot of k rend jobs to do soon so anyone got any advice on the settings etc on how to get the best out if...
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    Microgobetis application

    Hi, anyone got any advice on fastest/ best way to apply microgobetis ?
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    No beads?

    Hi,got a scratch back render job to do on a farm house. Thing is the customer doesn't want beads and straight edges because inks would make the house look too modern. Any ideas on rounding the edges baring in mind I have to scratch them?
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    Microgobetis?

    Hi, can microgobetis be used with other monocouch renders like k rend and weber? If not do k rend or weber spec there own bonding agent. New to rendering and noticed lads here aren't using basecoats but just using a bonding agent or sbr and putting topcoat straight on. I've been using basecoat...
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    Lime rendering

    Hi,I have to lime render a conservation project it's a house near the sea so the council insist on lime render. Anyone tell me the mix ratio and they want 3 coats?is this correct? Also, I have to coarse the bricks? Apparently I have to score in the appearance of large bricks anyone know how I do...
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    K rend over pebbledash n paint?

    Hi, I've got a house to do in k rend scraped finish. The front and side are pebble dash. The back is painted brick. Anyone tell me how to go over it? Ans the thicknesses? The customer insists on not taking of the pebbledash and to be fair I've checked and it seems quite solid. Please help! Cheers
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    Sbr parex microgobetis?

    Hi lads, can anyone tell me is this parex microgobetis the same as using sbr? Trying to keep the costs down when applying k rend so I'm told I can prepare the walls with parex microgobetis and then apply topcoat coloured k rend straight onto it in two passes and scratch next day therefore...
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