Carbon trowels?

[beader]

A carbon is like a transit van brilliant to work with but rusts like fook

Only if you treat your transit van like s**t , but treat it with love and respect it will last for years .a bit like tools.

 

[ggb plasterers]

Only if you treat your transit van like s**t , but treat it with love and respect it will last for years .a bit like tools.

You can't stop a trannie rusting

 

[coolhandflex]

have we gone full circle on plastering tools? must be fashion ..i still think hand mixed hardwall in a bath with rake had a certain appeal to it

 

[paddy5]

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[hstoke]

Much better for flat trowelling K as having more spring means you don't need to apply so much pressure. The patina is not a problem comes off first rub.

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Early on another thread spats speedskim Carbon was mentioned etc just found searching this comment is this true for a lot of users on here??

 

[George Kidd]

Curry also have a nice selection of trowels lads, and when u get them broke in?
They are a great finishing trowel

 

[Cornelius]

Don't think you can get curry in uk?

 

[George Kidd]

Hi Cornelius mate, u can get online TBH mate, I had a great friend a plasterer from the UK that sent me one out to Perth mate
It's a fantastic trowel TBH mate

 

[moy83]

I have a carbon MT trowel for years , only used for trowelling skim . I haven't used oil in a long time , so long as you dry it well at the end of the day it won't rust . They get nice and sharp to easy trowelling but will get nicked very easy too

 

[Danny]

I have a carbon MT trowel for years , only used for trowelling skim . I haven't used oil in a long time , so long as you dry it well at the end of the day it won't rust . They get nice and sharp to easy trowelling but will get nicked very easy too

they certainly get mega sharp

 

[Grant Singer]

I just ordered a steel 13 by 5 MT but after reading this would anyone recommend carbon instead? Wanted a change from the permashpe and mine is turning into a banana as well but never had anything different any thoughts??

 

[Cornelius]

I just ordered a steel 13 by 5 MT but after reading this would anyone recommend carbon instead? Wanted a change from the permashpe and mine is turning into a banana as well but never had anything different any thoughts??

I've got a 13x5 Carbon, is a nice trowel. Would recommend.

 

[Grant Singer]

What's a steel one like for braking in manually? And what process best to use?

 

[Cornelius]

What's a steel one like for braking in manually? And what process best to use?

I just start skimming with them out of the box, some guys break them in on render first or use a whetstone I think.

 

[Grant Singer]

By old boss had a steel one and it was nice. Don't do much outside now. So probably have to break it in, the permashpes are no bother out the box and mine is nice now, but think it's just to bent

 

[Cornelius]

I got the xtra lite mt. Search previous posts about breaking in brand new trowels and some chaps got some good techniques.

 

[Grant Singer]

Cheers mate, I have a duraflex too but not sure at all it drags really easy

 

[Dropsalot]

Doesn't the vinegar make the coke harder to snort? Hahaha

 

[Grant Singer]

Lol that would make the eyes water

 

[sponker]

I have a MT 18 inch carbon, a great trowel. I have tried to upload the photo but it just says error occurede. I don't rate these fancy flexis and the likes. I just don't see the point myself but each to there own.

 

[moy83]

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I have a MT 18 inch carbon, a great trowel. I have tried to upload the photo but it just says error occurede. I don't rate these fancy flexis and the likes. I just don't see the point myself but each to there own.

I wonder myself about these flexies , my old carbon trowel is pretty flexy at this stage . Ill report back after I try out a few

 

[Gevo]

Just blackened one off last night. The black should stop it from oxidising.

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Hi what do you blacken the top of trowel with looks nice

 

[Danny]

I have a MT 18 inch carbon, a great trowel. I have tried to upload the photo but it just says error occurede. I don't rate these fancy flexis and the likes. I just don't see the point myself but each to there own.

hmmmmm should be fine uploading a photo... are you using tapatalk or the web browser?

 

[Gibbo]

Hi what do you blacken the top of trowel with looks nice

Water

 

[Gibbo]

I told nick about this so i should get the plaudits not that soap dodger

 

[johnzo]

After using it, dry it, oil it.

Exactly I always wd40 mine every evening

 

[Fred 15]

Carbon steel trowels they put gun blue on the blades or wd40 or bardel oil to help prevent rust

 

[Danny]

@Olican has a method of forced pattina on them and works a treat...carbon gets really sharp