Finishing with speed skim

[ChrispyUK]

Anybody do it? Been experimenting today with speed skim SF (stainless steel blade). Can get it pretty close with the ST plastic blade but thought I'd give it a whirl. Comes up pretty good with a mist of water then final flatten with SF but will continue to experiment.

 

[Rossi46]

Today I managed with only 1 flattening trowel after a speedskim on a 40m2 ceiling. Then finished with an eze spat. Turned out great. Couldn’t be arsed with more trowels but proved it’s possible to finish with a spat. Zero water. Just getting timings right.

 

[Vincey]

Best tools invented thank goodness I was in this time of the trade , fair enough there’s a lot of good trowels ,spats and s**t nowadays but for me the Speedskim is number one the others just aren’t the same

 

[ChrispyUK]

Today I managed with only 1 flattening trowel after a speedskim on a 40m2 ceiling. Then finished with an eze spat. Turned out great. Couldn’t be arsed with more trowels but proved it’s possible to finish with a spat. Zero water. Just getting timings right.

Yeah, probably did hit it a bit late, was just starting to drag so faintest mist on it. Will have another go tomorrow. Cheers mate

 

[Rossi46]

Yeah, probably did hit it a bit late, was just starting to drag so faintest mist on it. Will have another go tomorrow. Cheers mate

Not sure how much bend is in the SF but the Eze spat is very bendy. That Marshalltown one I got the other day is stiff compared to the Eze. Maybe they’re all a bit different

 

[ChrispyUK]

Not sure how much bend is in the SF but the Eze spat is very bendy. That Marshalltown one I got the other day is stiff compared to the Eze. Maybe they’re all a bit different

I've got nothing to really compare it too except my super flex and its def stiffer than that. Got some walls to do tomorrow so will have another go.

 

[MIXERMAN]

Wot they talking about

 

[lurpak]

Lets see her painted

 

[ChrispyUK]

Lets see her painted

 

[Rossi46]

Wot they talking about

 

[smoother09]

I rarely use my speedskim not because I don’t think there a good bit of kit purely because it’s one extra thing to get out of the van then clean and put back! With all these extra trowels ect the two and throw journey to the van is just not on!! The less movement I do in the day the better cos I cannot be f**k*d with this shithouse job sometimes

 

[Cockney]

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You want some! Hahahahaha!!

 

[beader]

I rarely use my speedskim not because I don’t think there a good bit of kit purely because it’s one extra thing to get out of the van then clean and put back! With all these extra trowels ect the two and throw journey to the van is just not on!! The less movement I do in the day the better cos I cannot be f**k*d with this shithouse job sometimes

That's the point of a speed skim........less movement with the trowel or am i doing it wrong ?

 

[lurpak]

That's the point of a speed skim........less movement with the trowel or am i doing it wrong ?

use mine on ceilings unless they’re small. Good for a quick flatten , saves going up and down with hopup.

id use it on walls but can’t hold it properly to evenly apply pressure like can using pole

 

[zombie]

use mine on ceilings unless they’re small. Good for a quick flatten , saves going up and down with hopup.

id use it on walls but can’t hold it properly to evenly apply pressure like can using pole

A spat does everything that speed skim does but leaves it finished instead of rubbery.

 

[lurpak]

A spat does everything that speed skim does but leaves it finished instead of rubbery.

speak up mate can’t hear you over that plaziflex

 

[essexandy]

Not sure how much bend is in the SF but the Eze spat is very bendy. That Marshalltown one I got the other day is stiff compared to the Eze. Maybe they’re all a bit different

You can get a slightly thicker, less flexible blade for the Eze spats I believe. @Plasterers1StopShop

 

[essexandy]

Anybody do it? Been experimenting today with speed skim SF (stainless steel blade). Can get it pretty close with the ST plastic blade but thought I'd give it a whirl. Comes up pretty good with a mist of water then final flatten with SF but will continue to experiment.

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You f**k**g chancer, it's not like I've ever finished the odd ceiling or three with a spat.

 

[lurpak]

tried speedskim on walls. Not too bad f**k knows how any one could finish with it. Needs 2 trowels now to finish. hanging like f**k.

ceiling grit still wet before Columbo asks why walls on first

 

[Cockney]

tried speedskim on walls. Not too bad f**k knows how any one could finish with it. Needs 2 trowels now to finish. hanging like f**k.

ceiling grit still wet before Columbo asks why walls on first


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I said a couple of months back that I found when i use a speed skim it makes the gear hang but quite a few on here we’re saying it’s the opposite for them. f**k**g chancers! Lol

 

[Vincey]

Did this one today chrispy turd , old council house up our way , bit filling out needed in between the joists but put a good thick first coat on laid , three whip rounds with the St then pulled out me NEla carbon for last flick over
Felt good today to be back at my s**t hole jobs
Team Speedskim baby

 

[superspread]

Best tools invented thank goodness I was in this time of the trade , fair enough there’s a lot of good trowels ,spats and s**t nowadays but for me the Speedskim is number one the others just aren’t the same

Speedskim with ss blade ?

 

[Vincey]

Speedskim with ss blade ?

St blade the blue plastic one

 

[superspread]

What’s st?

 

[Vincey]

What’s st?

The one at the front the blue blade

 

[superspread]

The one at the front the blue blade
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What’s the sf like? And how is the st different to the original grey bladed speedskim?

 

[Vincey]

What’s the sf like? And how is the st different to the original grey bladed speedskim?

Sf is like the flex trowels mate I had two but don’t use them now , I like the blue to do what Rossi said earlier take it as far as can with the blue st blade to nearly finished then flick round with my hand trowel , crispy was right though in his original post a very light spray you can get finish with metal Speedskim at the end ,
I’m not sure about the original grey but think they changed the casing so the blade moves slightly more and possibly the blade slightly, I just like the blue for me 600 or 1200,but for small rooms 600 I like best

 

[essexandy]

I said a couple of months back that I found when i use a speed skim it makes the gear hang but quite a few on here we’re saying it’s the opposite for them. f**k**g chancers! Lol

So you're in the same camp as Lurpy, interesting, very interesting.

 

[essexandy]

What’s the sf like? And how is the st different to the original grey bladed speedskim?

The original grey blade had more 'ribs' on it than the blue one. I suppose you could say that the grey one was more like a cavity closer, strange that.

 

[beader]

My speed skim and ox ultraflex trowel make doing ceiling rakes and absolute breeze . If you use them for nothing else they are bonus tools to have for such jobs ...........just saying.

 

[Cockney]

So you're in the same camp as Lurpy, interesting, very interesting.

What’s so interesting about that me old mate! Lol

 

[lurpak]

So you're in the same camp as Lurpy, interesting, very interesting.

 

[Cockney]

 

[Vincey]

This is my original blade can’t remember when got it am sure they get better with age , am at s**t job today will try get some pictures as go along to motivate myself today , just want to go home atm lol

 

[Cockney]

This is my original blade can’t remember when got it am sure they get better with age , am at s**t job today will try get some pictures as go along to motivate myself today , just want to go home atm lol
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Chin up mate it’s Friday!!
get that speed skim flying geez, get it on and get gone!