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  1. philip mellor

    Measuring jobs with iPhones

    Seen a couple of lads say it,but don’t see how? Thought I was missing a trick?tried accelerator in the mix but not to that extent!! Unless standards start slipping!!
  2. philip mellor

    Measuring jobs with iPhones

    can anyone tell me how someone can finish a gauge in 1 hour??? I’ve been plastering for 14 years,I’ll bang a 3 to 4 bag gauge on to a top standard,but it’s taking me 2 hours!! Most of our work is high end work but would be handy to know how to knock it out in a third of the time & keep the...
  3. philip mellor

    Plaster Faster with Halftime Plaster Accelerator

    I best put my prices up.....lend us a few quid Danny!!!!
  4. philip mellor

    speedskim st600 blade

    Eyup lads,I asked all the same questions a few weeks ago,stuck at it & now I use the speedskim all the way through. Lay on 1st coat & straighten with 1200,top it off & drop down to 600 to the end.only thing I find is round the beads needs tweaking with plastic refina trowel.fit it on pole for...
  5. philip mellor

    Half time additive in board adhesive

    I’ll Just keep rippin’ em off then!!just thought with some of your Jedi minds there’d be a way round it
  6. philip mellor

    Half time additive in board adhesive

    As I recall the cracks were really bad & im presuming it’s the movement caused by the timber expanding and contracting with moisture from the plaster?? Don’t think scrum alone would sort it mate??
  7. philip mellor

    Half time additive in board adhesive

    Hope that wasn’t monkey steak Algeeman!!! Another question while we’re all here....is there any way of beading up timber corners without danger of cracking?? I left them on once,beaded,scrimmed & they still cracked so since then I’ve taken timber off & bonded corners prior to beading.someone...
  8. philip mellor

    Half time additive in board adhesive

    Now I’m hungry and want to see monkeys!!
  9. philip mellor

    Half time additive in board adhesive

    My reckoning was that I could get on it quicker with finish? I’ve got a garage to board & skim Monday & the walls are really pi$$€d up & will probably need double boarding,bigger dabs than usual & I really need to get it skimmed out the same day,
  10. philip mellor

    Half time additive in board adhesive

    Orate gentlemen,does anyone put halftime in adhesive?we mixing 4/5 bag mixes & wondered how quickly it would go off & can you control the speeding up process by adding more/less additive? Fanks lads
  11. philip mellor

    Using Speedskim SF blade

    Cold,wet & I burnt my mixer out mate!!!;-)
  12. philip mellor

    Using Speedskim SF blade

    Gorrit!!!!done a room this mornin...2 wipes with plastic,1 with metal,flat as,no stripes & don’t feel like I’ve grafted!!!full of energy,lads at work.....wife can get ready tonight!! Thanks lads,who’d ave thought joining a plastering forum would improve your s*x life!!!
  13. philip mellor

    Using Speedskim SF blade

    Times are hard mate!!!
  14. philip mellor

    Using Speedskim SF blade

    Speedskim on pole,can’t beat it for ceilings,stilts are gathering dust in back of van!!!was looking at refina plaziflex 32” plastic spat,any of u lads use em? Bit pricey with pole & attachment (£80)!!
  15. philip mellor

    Using Speedskim SF blade

    I always say to wife big isn’t always best!!!
  16. philip mellor

    Using Speedskim SF blade

    Fuk it then,get dwarf trowel out....30 years till I drop
  17. philip mellor

    Using Speedskim SF blade

    I’m workin local tmorra so don’t recon I’ll go that far!!!! Seriously,really wanted to get it working right cos it takes all the graft out of it & seampt like I’d tried it all ways with the sf blade,never thought to get the plastic brother out of the van!!! I’m 3 back operations & a rotator op...
  18. philip mellor

    Cracks and movement in recently skimmed ceiling

    You could always overboard with 9mm board & leave a shadow gap up to new coving. We’ve done that before & painted up it looked mint.takes a bit longer to board but cheaper than ripping down coving,damaging fresh plaster on walls then reinstalling coving.hope u sort it
  19. philip mellor

    Using Speedskim SF blade

    Hi lads,new to forum,bit of advice on using Speedskim SF...I’m layin on 1st coat with trowel,flattening off with 1200 st,2nd coating then fattening off with 600 sf but getting tiger stripes in places!!! Today I Tried 1st & 2nd wet with 600 st plastic blade then finishing with sf spat & no...
  20. philip mellor

    Plaster Faster with Halftime Plaster Accelerator

    New to forum mate,great to know there’s plenty of wall wavers out there for me to ask advice!!
  21. philip mellor

    Plaster Faster with Halftime Plaster Accelerator

    Just looking at product,nowt worse than sitting around waiting for bits to set!! Ordering as we speak!!!
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