pissed off with skimming

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daz1968

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plastered for nearly six years still cant get good finish first coat flatten in , second coat flaaten in two wet trowels then final buff. stilllllllll getting dark and light finished colour . >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
 
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not being funny m8 but how do u get work if u have had 6 yrs of rough work?
 
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rich is right mate, you have to have a consistand sweep of the trowel. not all over the place. take your time, bring the wall down from the ceiling halfway down, all the way across, then do up from the floor in the same direction. let let it firm up a bit, some people like to give it a trowel before they second coat. personally i dont but as someone learning i suggest you should. mix some fresh skim for the second coat. which is applied thinner than the first coat. repeat the same process for the first trowel, then second with a splash of water. not too much, same again with the third trowel. i apply more pressure everytime i trowel up. first trowel is to fill any hollows and take any major lines out. then the other trowels finish the wall.
 
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dark and light? you mean you still got fatt on the finished surface like its not completely flat in places?
 
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plasterjfe said:
dark and light? you mean you still got fatt on the finished surface like its not completely flat in places?

The marble look I think he means, this happens all the time on re-skims.
 
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Let's be fair to the guy the past year finish is crap I for one have never been bothered with strips until bg started F*****g about but with more cross troweling than usual you soon get rid keep ur chin up mate and keep ploding away you can only get better
 
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hmmmm sounds like the way it dries mate... have you actually been back to a job where its been painted?

If it looks rough then then panic, but if not.. then it just sounds like a drying thing.

Danny
 
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Never mind how it looks, how does it feel? Can you feel the bumps etc, or is it just a visual thing you're worried about, as Danny said, how does it paint?
 
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Mate that is how it dries.....

nowt to worry about relax!!

You become a better plasterer when you dont worry... not saying not to care but just dont worry or panic!

Danny
 
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Like has been said allready, it can dry looking like marble. It happens worse on re-skims than it does on plasterboard.

It would be nice to have it a uniform colour, but its the feel and texture that really count.
 
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daz1968 said:
ziggy2 said:
Never mind how it looks, how does it feel? Can you feel the bumps etc, or is it just a visual thing you're worried about, as Danny said, how does it paint?
pics of some work on https://photobucket.com/daz1968 just started bathtroom renovation boxed in and plumbed new toilet myself
just looked at the pics mate and I see what you mean - you will always get some show through with rougher backrounds like on a domestic, but one thing i would ask is are you two coating it and after you have two coated how soon do you flatten in ie, first trowel? i always hit the first trowel straight away i find it evens the skim much better while its wetish and makes the rest of the troweling up process much easier. some of my lads like to let it stiffen a little before they touch it but you can often see alot of their roughing on marks showing through and in wors cases the wall not being completely flat and level finished. there is no wrong or right way here as each to their own but i would say give it a go and see how your next gauge goes - get it flattened in qiuck smart careful not to take too much off tho, and then let it go in see how easy trowelin up is
 
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