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    My first attempt at skimming

    fair play ive never read any possitive feedback on this site !! talk about doom and gloom!
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    Have i been taught right?

    I use a sponge float to wash the car
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    How Big Is Your Skimming Trowel

    lol dont you use a dewalt mixing drill for multi finish and a makita drill for board finish! like the pro's do pmsl
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    How Big Is Your Skimming Trowel

    lol welcome to my world! just get on with it .ive had to skim ceilings after they have just put new wallpaper up and new carpet down.
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    How Big Is Your Skimming Trowel

    :RpS_thumbup: its how you use it that counts not the size of it. ive got a 7" and a fast ass
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    How Big Is Your Skimming Trowel

    I use a 7" and Dangly b*ll***s for making sweet love !
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    So you want to plaster like the pros?

    He uses a pool trowel because he wants to ! no other reason
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    A GUIDE TO PEBBLE DASHING

    well you must be good. you know it all **** all
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    A GUIDE TO PEBBLE DASHING

    your yet another prick that knows it all................**** all
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    A GUIDE TO PEBBLE DASHING

    corner beads give much cleaner lines and look better.:razz:
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    Multi finish problems.

    A bottle of piss does the same:RpS_thumbup:
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    2 coat,,0r 1 coat work..plaster????

    :RpS_laugh:Lol, Pmsl
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    2 coat,,0r 1 coat work..plaster????

    spunky you rough c#"t .....pay peanuts you get monkeys!!!
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    plaster retarder for big hits

    Did I mention anything about using a whisk? You d*#k head!
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    plaster retarder for big hits

    who mentioned using a whisk d*#k head !
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    plaster retarder for big hits

    Hi all ive just been shown a trick by an old school plsterer:RpS_drool: If you mix your plaster anti clockwise ,then clockwise it slows down the chemical reaction (setting time) in the plaster. I thought he was pulling my plonker until i tried it and it worked! I now mix 6 Bags at a time in an...
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    Advice on laying on and trowel up

    AND SPUNKY`S ONE OF THEM :RpS_laugh:
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    Flynny

    ​It put a smile on your wife's face
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    Advice on laying on and trowel up

    GOTO GO NOW SPUNK....GOT JOBS TO DO:flapper:
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    Advice on laying on and trowel up

    SPUNKY SHOW US ALL YOUR HANDY WORK PLEASE.:RpS_biggrin:
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    Advice on laying on and trowel up

    SPUNK BUBBLE SPUNKY! ARE YOU ACTUALLY QUALIFIED???.....Where have you got the float and set is rough s**t from mate?......If I remember I said that if you want a far flatter plumb wall when doing a backing coat , you can`t beat plumb and dot. But hey what do I know. lol. stick to growing your...
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    Advice on laying on and trowel up

    Spunky don't go there girl friend :RpS_thumbup:
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    Advice on laying on and trowel up

    OH BLESS ....You must have such a hectic schedule SPERMA..I mean spunk bubble......spunky. Trying to fit internet time around all your plastering work:flapper:...You clearly have to much time on your hands, result of a s**t plasterer. Put your money where your mouth is and show us your handy...
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    Advice on laying on and trowel up

    spunky the sperma
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    Advice on laying on and trowel up

    SPUNKY YOUR A SPUNK BUBBLE ! IT`S RIGHT WHAT THE BOYS SAY ABOUT YOU ....YOUR A ****!:RpS_thumbup:
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    Advice on laying on and trowel up

    Hi guys just read what I typed :huh:.....typing error. I do start up in the top right corner (being left handed). my biggest problem was that ive been told that you should never lay on plaster sweeping across the wall, you should always lay on going up the wall. But in this instance it wasn't...
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    Advice on laying on and trowel up

    Hi guys Could one of you please give me some advice on how to tackle awkward area`s when laying on plaster. Here is an example of what I mean............. all the green highlighted area was what I recently had to plaster in a friends kitchen. My biggest problem was that the builder being an...
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    What size Sponge float do you use on plaster ?

    It`s now time to sit and wait for all the sarcastic comments................................... But seriously I would like some advice on what size sponge float to use and what grade :fine,med,coarse I`ve been looking at the refina 430mm x 260mm :med grade .........is this to big ?:RpS_crying...
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    Have i been taught right?

    So what do you use to bring the sand to the top???????
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    Have i been taught right?

    :rolleyes):RpS_confused: Di@k Head
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    Have i been taught right?

    A wooden float doesn't flex like a steel trowel , so you lay on flatter:-) I still like to use a wooden or poly float when laying on backing plasters on ceilings & walls as you get the plaster MUCH flatter. Any Monkey can smooth out plaster but not anybody can lay on plaster flat
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    A GUIDE TO FLOATING WALLS

    You rough c**t , you cant produce the same finish as plumb and dot doing freehand !! :RpS_thumbdn: you must be s**t!
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    Have i been taught right?

    you must know something i don't mate! The sponge float is meant for rendering .....you don't lay on with it or trowel up with it :rolleyes)
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    Have i been taught right?

    Trowel,....eeerrrhh SPONGE FLOAT, Trowel. So you use a float on skimming?..........some of the old ways are dying out ....look at dot dabbing how many people fix dots to the wall then dabs of adhesive....so now its called dabbing is it??? i don't know anyone that uses a float when skimming and...
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    Have i been taught right?

    correct me if i`m wrong but isn't a plasterers sponge float meant for rendering? I recently used a sponge float to see what all the hype was about, and yes it does help to get the wall flat but it can also get messy:-(.
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    Have i been taught right?

    sponge float..:RpS_thumbdn: only good for amateurs. When your good like me:RpS_biggrin: you just lay on flat then second coat and trowel 4 times max..Job done!
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    Speed ?

    as seen on cowboy builders
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    Speed ?

    :RpS_blushing: i just mix 8 bags and bang it all on in one coat, wet corners all the way , sponge it and trowel .:RpS_crying:
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    Looking for work placement (NVQ 2) GWENT AREA

    PS. I forgot to mention i am willing to pay for my NVQ
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    Looking for work placement (NVQ 2) GWENT AREA

    Hi I am currently in college full time studying plastering/construction Diploma level 1. I now need to get a work placement with a plasterer for my NVQ 2 for later this year. I can already plaster to a high standard,i just need more trowel time to get up to speed. I am very reliable and hard...
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    reskim

    I think he taught me !:RpS_laugh:
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    second coat

    Take the lines out and flatten first then apply second coat!
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