Use mine regular but as said before like marmite !
Sometimes, if doing a fairly large ceiling over artex for example, by the time I've finish putting on and cleaning up etc it's already ready for a flatten with regular trowel, but as I understand you need to get on it before that with the speedskim...
Just wondering how you'd get over that?
Lay half the ceiling on then speedskim it then do the restSometimes, if doing a fairly large ceiling over artex for example, by the time I've finish putting on and cleaning up etc it's already ready for a flatten with regular trowel, but as I understand you need to get on it before that with the speedskim...
Just wondering how you'd get over that?
Lay half the ceiling on then speedskim it then do the rest
I flatten in sooner with the speedskim... I also lick over with an 18 as well... but thats just me....
cheers Danny, I'll give it a go as soon as I've got the stuff.
Love experimenting with new stuff.
Told a mate about it as soon as I read about it in your Plasterers News email, he just laughed and said it was a gimmick, he's been on the trowel twice as long as me
Looking for a bit of advise, looking into buying my first speedskim set, are they easy enough to use, been plastering over 12 years, so would think there would be a problem
Are you able to apply even pressure over that 1800mm tho Scott?? I had it in my head thà t anything wider than 1200mm would perhaps be a problem??Used the 1800mm on the pole for 2 passes of an 80m2 ceiling on thursday.
If your timings right there unbelievably good.
Bet with all those cut outs it was a bitch, hate it when you get a dry bit drag through the skim. Personally I use refinas 1m spat and can get an immaculate finish, I don't believe you can finish all the way with a speedskim.
You can't finish with it but 2 passes with the speed skim 1 polish with the s*p*r*lex the finish looks like it grew there.
Also all those cut outs were fine, had the builder brush 2 neat coats of sbr round all the cut outs so you can fly straight over them without any harder gear ploughing through the set.
You can get very close to a finish with them but for me I still think it needs a little tickle with a trowel.I thought you could finish with the new speedskims?
Anyone tried the speedskim sf for finishing?
storm trooper white kecks I hope.:RpS_thumbup:Its fine greg it requires very little pressure to get it to sit down flat, I flattened in between coats and hit it a bit earlier then you would with the spat.
I have a couple more monster ceilings over the next few months on that care home, will order some new work kecks and do a video I think.
Oops the dislike was accidental bud, sorry pal.Thinking about it now I nearly always work alongside the same firm of sparks, I am going to buy them a bottle of sbr and get them to prime all their cut outs. The t**ts