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    EWI 225 & silicon top advice

    Don't be, I'm a pattaya veteran of 18 years, I was told that if you visit Thailand enough times 2 things will surely happen, 1. You will burn your leg on a motorbike exhaust. 2. I'll leave this one out there
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    EWI 225 & silicon top advice

    Is that a thai bird or a ladyboy on your profile pic, not judging or anything
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    EWI 225 & silicon top advice

    Flat. How else would spirit levels work
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    EWI 225 & silicon top advice

    He who dares wins Rodney
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    EWI 225 & silicon top advice

    well this morning the work had cured back a bit and the sun hadn't reached its zenith yet, customer had a quick glance, gave me a nod , made me a coffee, neighbour came out and says "eh that looks good that" to neighbour . I rang the scaffolder double quick to strike scaffold as i cleared off...
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    EWI 225 & silicon top advice

    i tried to topcoat this today but just couldn't get a uniform finish , the sun is hitting now and it looks atrocious. I can't see what i'm doing wrong . I,m fully expecting the customer to sack me tomorrow. Can i save this, can i primer and put another thincoat on it ? The more i touch it the...
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    EWI 225 & silicon top advice

    Yes please. I was hoping, the plan was to muck in with someone who had done it before so I would pick it up gradually, but I've thrown myself in at the deep end again.
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    EWI 225 & silicon top advice

    oh i see 1mm thickness a day to cure, sorry i misunderstood you. I will start again with a fresh attitude tomorrow.
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    EWI 225 & silicon top advice

    I know, I need to get it done . I'll slow it down a bit
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    EWI 225 & silicon top advice

    Thanks, I'll have a go at the main section base coat tomorrow, then leave it over the weekend.
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    EWI 225 & silicon top advice

    I'm sorry, i know it's a new material to me but i have been on the trowel for over 30years and i've got to say this is the shittiest gear i've ever used. I found the basecoat impossible to get flat and unworkable, same with the silicone top coat, i ended up putting another thin layer over it at...
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    EWI 225 & silicon top advice

    am i messing about with it for too long? i scraped it off back to the mesh( the 225 basecoat) , stirred it up and redone it , it's average, i nearly had it before, i should have left well alone. Going to try the topcoat tomorrow , its only about 4 square metres , back of the garden wall test panel
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    EWI 225 & silicon top advice

    Omg why is it going like chewing gum
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