stopping plaster tearing ?

[kemp]

stopping plaster tearing ? would kiln sand in my pva help? or letting it go off over night ?

 

[spunky]

Are you using a newish trowel?

 

[essexandy]

Are you using a newish trowel?

I'd guess he's newish to using a trowel Spunky

 

[kebab king]

lol

 

[kemp]

nope been doin it years and have had me trowel years the guy that trained me tought me well . its on painted walls in a old house im re-skimming and its proper buggin me iv unibonded walls and left them overnight but its still happened today

 

[spunky]

I had it in February but that was the bags, have you nicked you're trowel and had a good go on it with a sharpening stone they can put a false edge on

 

[bodplasterer]

Is it tearing right back to the original wall or is just on your second coat?

 

[Gibbo]

you need to use your trowel flatter to the wall or ceiling it helps not trying to teach you to suck eggs or anything just try it

 

[nickelarse]

what would you no?

 

[kebab king]

Gibbo gets all his info from a friend of his before he posts on the forum,Mint aint it.

 

[kemp]

it tears back to origanal wall im putting pleanty on and always 2 coat i would have had my head knocked off if i ever 1 coated lol
i did nick my trowl but that was ages ago and i filed it out i only use my trowel for skimming got seperate 1 for roughing on bonding etc
for some reason it aint done it today at all lol

 

[Nisus]

Try Thistle Bond-it or WBA instead of Pva if your having that problem :RpS_thumbup:

 

[mikeec1985]

shiney silk painted walls are slippery . i'd guess the first coat hasn't set enough before laying it in. glue tactics also make a difference try spreading on shiney surface while the glues bit too wet .

 

[JamieMac]

sounds as if ur trying 2 rub it 2 soon.leave the bits that are tearing.until its almost set.then give it a rub.might cos it 2 tear if ur finish has not been laid in.theres a lot of suction in old walls.make ur pva tacky.

 

[essexandy]

sounds as if ur trying 2 rub it 2 soon.leave the bits that are tearing.until its almost set.then give it a rub.might cos it 2 tear if ur finish has not been laid in.theres a lot of suction in old walls.make ur pva tacky.

Yeah this definitely the answer, if you RUB it at just the right time a Genie will appear and trowel the wall for you without a single tear to be seen. But beware as this will only work three times, after that it's up to you to figure it out. FFS!

 

[twitcher]

are the walls lime?