Eliteplasterer
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Just inquiring on other people's process to achieve this finish. We would apply base coat/ scratch coat around 10mm thick, keep very flat and neat, and set PVC angle beads/ stop beads with scratch coat. We would use a 3/1 sand cement mix with liquid waterproofer. Would normally allow to cure for around a week, then top coat, using 4/1 mix, straighten out with a 6 ft rule, rub with large plastic broken in float when ready, and then follow behind with small plastic float to touch up, reveals and heads picked up also and a reveal square used to straighten these. Sometimes we have lightly sponged after the two floats, sometimes not, depends on how wet/ dry render is and wether it needed it. Does anyone do it differently!?? Use a Darby when mortar starts to tighten etc???