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    Had a nightmare reskim today, any advice

    Wish I could zombie but they are moving the furniture for me one room at a time, it's one of those where I said yes coz we didn't have full weeks and now I am rammed and if i sent my mate he would have left a plaster trail up the stairs. It's a shame coz the room is a bit to big for a big set so...
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    Had a nightmare reskim today, any advice

    These walls were so small there was no roughing on I just layer on neat as I had the time it was tight but neat so no need to flatten 1st trowel unless I worked the first coat to set it off more maybe that would help
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    Had a nightmare reskim today, any advice

    Kind what I was afraid of zombie and Essex I have used damp bags before with no probs apart from when you get on with rocks obv, thinking back I reckon I could have left the first coat on all day and it wouldn't pull so I've def ****ed it, bit ****ed of with my self as I have turned into a quick...
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    Had a nightmare reskim today, any advice

    Interesting, spread1970. Gonna try and use the multi I have left on a small area on a site job Monday and in the meantime give all the walls a nice coat of bond it and let it dry over weekend. Then if it turns out it is me I will try a tight coat of bond on this reskim should take long and I...
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    Had a nightmare reskim today, any advice

    Cheers kebab, I hope your not suggesting I'm a bucket digger tho! Coz I'm totally not unless there is no other way. I'm not saying I don't have handles up my arse I'm just not a bucket digger.
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    Had a nightmare reskim today, any advice

    Started taking too much off on first set got about a couple of tennis balls on first trowel on a bag and a half and obviously noticed it didn't trowel well after that so on my second set I let it pick up and didn't take much off when I did trowel it but it still didn't go well it was like any...
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    Had a nightmare reskim today, any advice

    Nice one spunky! I get it, You've been here the longest and probably never had a bad day in your life I bet every set trowels up like butter for you. Just wanted a bit of advice as my work today was not upto my usuall standard, it happens mate that's why there are parts of the forum for genuine...
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    Had a nightmare reskim today, any advice

    I'm going 2mo to prep another room so I will see then, I'm convinced it's either the backing or damp multi as like I said I quite often lay it in with the same mix when space and knocking up is a problem I know it makes a smaller set but I find it works well either at the end of a site day or on...
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    Had a nightmare reskim today, any advice

    Am I in danger is it coming off the wall when they slam the door?
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    Had a nightmare reskim today, any advice

    What's dm when it's at home fatarm?
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    Had a nightmare reskim today, any advice

    Quite often to quick sets when I have to be tidy so I only mix once, have you had this happen to you or is that your eductated guess Ashleyscoob
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    Had a nightmare reskim today, any advice

    Yeah I know I rolled it on about 2 the day before so it weren't to far off and I thought this but it's not the first time I hasn't waited 24 hours. Do u think it needed at least the 24 hours as it was on a silk paint? My only other fear is the bags may have been a little damp but again i have...
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    Had a nightmare reskim today, any advice

    Hi everyone, first post so be gentle. Basically I done a reskim today room about 3m by 2m and lid and it did not go well! I dropped my kit off sheeted up and applied thistle bond it the afternoon before as I notice the walls seemed like they had silk paint on of some sort anyway I got there this...
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