Plastering courses???

[Topspread16]

We found that with the really slow B2 we could get a pretty decent finish, just more effort to achieve it. The flash setting B3 is another story. Two big stairwalls and a decent sized double vault ceiling and we're no at all happy with the finish, even if both the decorator and the client are.

FFS

I usually go to board finish in winter but it’s been short dated everytime I go in. Board finish in the early 2000s was a dream, 2 wet trowels and you didn’t even need to think about it again. Just mix up spread and go.

 

[bobski]

Think it’s geared up for sponging and flexy.

Proper two coating has not been playing ball with my batches.


Tried laying down with the same gear and it's behaving a bit better.

Last week it got me thinking exactly the same as what you posted.

 

[essexandy]

I usually go to board finish in winter but it’s been short dated everytime I go in. Board finish in the early 2000s was a dream, 2 wet trowels and you didn’t even need to think about it again. Just mix up spread and go.

Even with the semi-decent Multi we usually get we finish it with two well timed passes, but we're not interested in anything but a matt finish.

 

[Topspread16]

Even with the semi-decent Multi we usually get we finish it with two well timed passes, but we're not interested in anything but a matt finish.

I’m only interested in signing on the dole now, @theclemo will be at the front of the queue.

 

[Bartholomew]

Got a bad one at the minute, stays soft till it goes brown. Have to get it flat, leave it till it goes off then dig the flex out to trowel it. Mt still pushes it around if you try to use it. Shite like chewing gum, draggy. B2 stuff

Ive had that...its a mare, parts brown and parts still wet and tearing with any amount of pressure....got bits tearing while other bits are brown...makes me sad

 

[Bartholomew]

And no its not because its not even thickness, its because ita dogshit

 

[essexandy]

Ive had that...its a mare, parts brown and parts still wet and tearing with any amount of pressure....got bits tearing while other bits are brown...makes me sad

We picked up some fresh bags from Wickes yesterday morning, dated 6/3/26 and they went just like you've described. First coat was brown by the time we'd laid in.

 

[Topspread16]

We picked up some fresh bags from Wickes yesterday morning, dated 6/3/26 and they went just like you've described. First coat was brown by the time we'd laid in.View attachment 83321View attachment 83321View attachment 83322

I think I’m going to start preparing jobs in front of @John j emptying sofas and beds out of rooms, plumbing walls up and stripping stair lifts out.

 

[spread95]

B G producing ever worsening Multi and Board, is the reason I packed the game in.
The games always been hard work,but it got even harder, sometimes impossible to leave a good finish with the s**t they were producing.

 

[Bartholomew]

I agree this current B2 gear has been the dogs bum hole, just glad i was painting it

 

[Bartholomew]

@essexandy was it B2 you were using B3 seems much better where i am

 

[ChrispyUK]

I’m doing a bathroom/hall/kitchen refurb at mo. New ceiling in bathroom and half tiled walls, skimmed up lovely. Friday did the little hallway (week later) and although mainly over skim it was a pita. Just thought it was me, but everyone’s banging on about it. Checked the batch today as a bit left in a bag and it’s B2.

 

[Bartholomew]

I had to do a load of overskim on pretty rough old walls and the B2 was killing me

 

[Rossi46]

I’ve tucked into a pallet of B3 that last couple of days and all gauges been fine thank fook.

 

[essexandy]

I think I’m going to start preparing jobs in front of @John j emptying sofas and beds out of rooms, plumbing walls up and stripping stair lifts out.

f**k me you're going to be putting some hours in mate.
At least you didn't say you were going to plumb the walls after the rough c**t.

 

[Topspread16]

f**k me you're going to be putting some hours in mate.
At least you didn't say you were going to plumb the walls after the rough c**t.

He sent me a video today, think he’s overseas working. Looked like Gaza

 

[essexandy]

He sent me a video today, think he’s overseas working. Looked like Gaza

Yup seen it

 

[essexandy]

@essexandy was it B2 you were using B3 seems much better where i am

We've had problems with both to be honest mate.

 

[Topspread16]

Yup seen it

There’s third world then John’s jobs.

 

[Rossi46]

There’s third world then John’s jobs.

Never seen owt like that one today. And I’ve done some shite jobs in my time. Horrific!

 

[Topspread16]

Never seen owt like that one today. And I’ve done some shite jobs in my time. Horrific!

Did you get both jobs? His problem is he doesn’t walk off them. So they keep on coming.

 

[Rossi46]

Did you get both jobs? His problem is he doesn’t walk off them. So they keep on coming.

I think so, I was busy when he sent them but I couldn’t look too long I was going to throw up