how to mix multifinish plaster

Status
Not open for further replies.
S

sc6

New Member
Hi im new to plastering, can anyone tell me the amount of water to add to a 25kg bag of multi finish plaster to make a perfect mix, i asked my tutor and he said it up to me to find out from experience, not much help eh, thanks sid
 
well that is down to personal taste, personally i dont like salt on my food. i'm more of a chinese 5 spice man
 
thanks mate, in college we used a massive yellow tub, so when i put the water and half bag of plaster in it splashed all over the place, the bucket was that wide the plaster only filled it by 5 inches, but in b and q they sell tall narrow bucket for about a tenner, have u used them and are they any good, ta sid
 
Think you better change your college mate, there not even teaching you how to mix plaster, how the f**k you supposed to get it on the wall.
 
kebab king said:
Think you better change your college mate, there not even teaching you how to mix plaster, how the (french word) you supposed to get it on the wall.
Click to expand...
thats what i was thinking and what about the finish :o
 
sc6 said:
Hi im new to plastering, can anyone tell me the amount of water to add to a 25kg bag of multi finish plaster to make a perfect mix, i asked my tutor and he said it up to me to find out from experience, not much help eh, thanks sid
Click to expand...

Hi Mate for 1 bag of finish the best mix is:

5 litres of cold water
2.5 litres of pva
2.5 litres of warm water
2.5 litres sbr or waterproof pva
2-4 handfulls of dri-wall adhesive
blob of cream of tartar
teaspoon of distilled vinegar
2 litres of boiling water
and a handfull of board finish

Lovely creamy sticky mix ;D ;D
 
Nisus said:
sc6 said:
Hi im new to plastering, can anyone tell me the amount of water to add to a 25kg bag of multi finish plaster to make a perfect mix, i asked my tutor and he said it up to me to find out from experience, not much help eh, thanks sid
Click to expand...

Hi Mate for 1 bag of finish the best mix is:

5 litres of cold water
2.5 litres of pva
2.5 litres of warm water
2.5 litres sbr or waterproof pva
2-4 handfulls of dri-wall adhesive
blob of cream of tartar
teaspoon of distilled vinegar
2 litres of boiling water
and a handfull of board finish

Lovely creamy sticky mix ;D ;D

You forgot the halflitre of mouthwash
Click to expand...
 
barryed said:
Nisus said:
sc6 said:
Hi im new to plastering, can anyone tell me the amount of water to add to a 25kg bag of multi finish plaster to make a perfect mix, i asked my tutor and he said it up to me to find out from experience, not much help eh, thanks sid
Click to expand...

Hi Mate for 1 bag of finish the best mix is:

5 litres of cold water
2.5 litres of pva
2.5 litres of warm water
2.5 litres sbr or waterproof pva
2-4 handfulls of dri-wall adhesive
blob of cream of tartar
teaspoon of distilled vinegar
2 litres of boiling water
and a handfull of board finish

Lovely creamy sticky mix ;D ;D

You forgot the halflitre of mouthwash

Cheers mate thanks for pointing that out
it's the main ingredient can't believe I forgot it. ;)
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
When i started i used to have a bucket with a line drawn about half way up, which i would fill with water to said line and use a scoop to measure out powder so if the bucket took 25 scoops, id get used to making every mix almost bob on. You should know how to mix plaster though if your at collage and your tutor sounds like a knob
 
Or you could just use 15 Ltrs of H20 per bag,
Not sure where you get it from though & how much it is per litre but someone on here might know ;D
 
how to mix multi is the biggest problem all us plasterers have to try and overcome.
I did my 1st course in 1981 and i still have problems which i blame my dad for
cos he didnt start plastering till 1955 and taught me everything i know.
My advice would be to get a gold card which is the highest qualification
u can get other than being a sparks or a bar man and PRACTICE
 
Ask for your money back lad coz your tutor is a knob head. Yes it is up to preference but he should tell you roughly.
Tell him Bruce Willis said he can suck my balls ;)
 
plaster man said:
Nisus said:
Where do you buy H20 from can't find any online
is it expensive ::)
Click to expand...
u wont have alook in your tap
Click to expand...

Look pal you have to get up pretty early to catch me out I'm not falling for that one!
Now this H20 stuff is it sold in 5 or 10 litre buckets??
I just can't seem to find it in the merchants anywhere ;)
 
……………./´¯/)
……………/…./
…………../…./
……../´¯/’..’/´¯¯`·¸
…../’/../…./……./¨¯\
…(’(…………. ¯~/’..’)
….\…………….’…../
…..’\'……………_.·´
…….\…………..(
……..\…………..\ Tell your Tutor to SWIVEL!!!!
 
Bruce Willis said:
nibble sconners nuts :D
Click to expand...

Where's Steve SCON has he SCON to shave his ball sack again?? ;D

I SCON get over it, shaving ya pyawbs & ball sack what's all that about?
I thought only rapists did that so not to leave any DNA evidence behind!
;D ;D
 
ive also knocked my teeth out and burnt my finger prints off... i like the trimmed look. makes me feel a little bit feminine ;)
 
Nisus said:
plaster man said:
Nisus said:
Where do you buy H20 from can't find any online
is it expensive ::)
Click to expand...
u wont have alook in your tap
Click to expand...

Look pal you have to get up pretty early to catch me out I'm not falling for that one!
Now this H20 stuff is it sold in 5 or 10 litre buckets??
I just can't seem to find it in the merchants anywhere ;)
Click to expand...
have alook under water based products ;)
 
sc6 said:
Hi im new to plastering, can anyone tell me the amount of water to add to a 25kg bag of multi finish plaster to make a perfect mix, i asked my tutor and he said it up to me to find out from experience, not much help eh, thanks sid
Click to expand...
if u use a tall white bucket fill the water just over half way same with all bukets really over half way and just add
 
steve cov said:
ive also knocked my teeth out and burnt my finger prints off... i like the trimmed look. makes me feel a little bit feminine ;)
Click to expand...

Top tip there Steve ;)

Do you ever tuck your meat n 2 veg back & cross your legs then look in the mirror that'll make you look feminine mate..... So I've been told anyway ::)
 
plaster man said:
Nisus said:
plaster man said:
Nisus said:
Where do you buy H20 from can't find any online
is it expensive ::)
Click to expand...
u wont have alook in your tap
Click to expand...

Look pal you have to get up pretty early to catch me out I'm not falling for that one!
Now this H20 stuff is it sold in 5 or 10 litre buckets??
I just can't seem to find it in the merchants anywhere ;)
Click to expand...
have alook under water based products ;)
Click to expand...

Will do thanks mate ;D
 
ah hold on if u took one of them coarses where it says learn it in 6 six weeks then they woudent teach u about mixin right....... so just hire an exp labourer simpl;es......
 
haha love that. we'll teach you how to skim a wall, but you won't have a fu ckin clue how to mix up so you wont be able to skim said wall!
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Share this page

Back
Top