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nice to see you,to see you nice,now i have your attention,little down on my luck(sob,sob),but wh of you guys,and doll,s have ever used rated people.com.i undstand it costs £15 per month,but no ever having used it before,whats the pro,s and con,s(if any at all)come guy,s dont be shy,and...

who the hell is hunan never married from china,anywho,my trusty zytax trowel has gone to heaven(bin really)whats a good replacement,is it a refina,a marshall,please send your answears and donations to myself care of the mad house,love you long time:RpS_biggrin:

hi freerider,ive lived in france before for 10 yrs and all they do is tape and fill(enduit)it takes a huge amount of time,filling,sanding,filling again,sanding,its a nightmare,so i asume a good plasterer would win these guys hands down,and of home for a quickie with the mrs:RpS_thumbsup:

heres a scenario for you my fello guardiens of the trowel,your done all your boarding out,tapeing's done etc and your against a dry-liner,whos done the same,based on the fact you both have the same level of exsperience in you trades,who'll finish first and walk away for that well earnt pint of...

well its friday,jobs done,money in,and hey im looking to get my self one of those fan dangled speed skim thingys,oh and a new marshall town 13inch,the speed skim what size and are they worth the money,have a beer on me lads,you earnt it:RpS_thumbup:

NO,fatarm,it runs on diesel,goe's further,so there.

ok,i was in a house doing a wall as you do using the multi finish,and im at the end stage,sprayed a little water and off i went ,then as if my trowel had abs braking on it ,it started stoping and starting leaving lines on the plaster,any clues why:RpS_crying:

really a plastic trowel,it'll shine up a wall,anyone else used on,and with what results??????

great for the russian,BUT what is a plaggy trowel,im inchs away from buying a ms,

what the hell is a plaggy trowel:confused:

Thank bloody hell'cheers fatarm:RpS_thumbsup:

bloody wasted on ya lot,eddy and richie,the comedy"bottom",fricken bloody funny.

okey dokey richie,im using a 13inch tyzax trowel,to lay it on,and also for the final finish,question is,is it always right to go to town and polish the plaster,and if so do you use the same trowel throughout the process,i find im just not getting it shiney,does it matter???:confused:

As the great alexi sayle once said,im doing a bank job next week,anyone want in :RpS_unsure:,what you got for next week(work that is):RpS_biggrin:

many thanks fellow speads of the pink stuff,did you all have a decent week £££££££££££££££:RpS_thumbup:

hi fellow chocolate spreders,on another thread i was tolled you can get spray plaster,it was disscibed as creamy,very smooth,i found a stockist,25 bags min order!!!,and prived at £7.50p per bag(25kg)can you hand mix,and use it as you would board,and multi,also is there a way i can get hold of...

sounds good advice you chappies,but should have shelled of so easily,does that comfirm it had'nt taken to the paint.

hi macca,not a clue on the paint,as for the pva 3/1,cheers for the reply.

hi,i did a little job for a mate,18sq mtrs,using multi finish,it was going on a previously painted surface(plaster board under paint)thought i know ill pva prior to skim!,when dry applied another coat,waited till tacky,lumped the plaster on,GREAT all said,big smile follows,a few bad spots...

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm sounds the **** to,who stocks it ??:RpS_tongue:

pre-mixed i take it:RpS_thumbsup:

dispite the fact that you've shaved your nuts just for such a post,NO THANKS,on another note,where do you get spray plaster from?it says it can be applied by hand,but do you mix it as you would mf,bf???

being weened on multi finish,and growing big and strong and ready for the outside world,i attacked my first job,teeth clenched i began,after several pounds of board,i was faced with a new diet,board finish,mmmm,i mixed it chomped into it,and yeah i loved it,creamy,and smooth,am i a convert,i...

well got to the job,boards looked good,i scrimed them up,got a mix on'got ready to apply the pink stuff,and hey presto,first problem of the day,the client offered me the choose of either custard creams,or digestives,shite:RpS_scared:

guess im never gonna know,simple question but no,sausages,beanz,footie,god i love this site:RpS_thumbsup:

no,no,no,no,yes,plaster of course,its not a job,its just hyperthetical,ive done a bigish job for me,and i was pleased with the progress and i just wondered how you guys get on with the 10 sq meters.

couple of things here for you guys,1st 10 sq mtrs,how long would this take you,doing 2 coats(not looking for record breakers here) 2nd i know you cant discuss money,but how much would it cost for the said 10 sq mtrs(use some sort of code here if you can):confused:

cheers guys,lots of info as usual,well time for bed,work tomorrow !!

do you guys use different trowels,for laying on etc then to the finishing trowels,in depth if possible(info)

hi guys whats the best size for your finishing trowel,should you have more than one,and whats the best make?:confused:

thanks spunky,quick one here how long to do a 10mtr sq wall with 2 coats?????

come on spunky,please impart some of that knowledge please,is it worth the effort????

All the time i was on my course,they never used sponging techniques,what is,and how is it done,any vids would be great if possible,or an in depth step by step,PLEASE.:confused:

what is the average mixing time for multi,oh and who use's board finish is it any good.

hey guys,whats the best type of paddle for mixing multi,also whats the ideal time on mixing,and speed,will it send it off quicker:confused:

thanks guys come tuesday on the job im going to apply the the top tips to ths clients walls and stand back at the end of the day with pride,turn to the client and ask for pay:RpS_thumbsup:

so apart from kethcup,cement,pis#,fizzy water,should i nock the added pva to mix on the head then??

whats freeflo???how to's would be good.

no im not saying theres a need to do it,what im asking is would it benifit the outcome to a degree.

hi its just a general question,is it worth adding some pva to a multi finish mix just prior to mixing to aid skimming time,also do you think it will give a good finish:confused:

thank you carlos,all be an intensive plastering course,i know im no match for a pro plasterer,but birds of a feather!

yes i work for myself,and by myself,iam of a nearvous nature,but tried most things(trades)tiling i was good at,but i found it f****d my back up some,plumbing the same,plastering is some what more upright and it felt right,here's the rub guy's, i actually live in france,south west near...

wayne again,the back ground is new plaster board,being very new to the this black art,would i pva the boards prior to skimming,i know this isnt a doctors surgery,but how do you get over the fear of doing plastering:RpS_scared:

hi,wayne here from derbyshire,new to this forum and new to plastering. ive not alot of confidence,and worry when giving quotes,and get worse when the jobs about to start,my other problem is how far does a bag of 25kg multi finish go if you follow the two coat finish method???.:confused:

thank you so much artisan,so scrim as normal and proceed to skim as normal,many many thanks.

well being new to this forum,i take it sarcasm is more inportant than advice,but either way thank you for the help,all i was looking for was advice.

hello,im new to this forum,and to be honest plastering(had a couple of weeks at a course)ive a large gable end to plaster,but the customer hasnt put scrim on,hers the rub,as on the course the boards were grey side out,these boards to be done need scriming,do you scrim,and fill,then plaster,or do...