is it imperative 2 flatten ur 1st coat an mix agen

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Halogen

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Ive been reading looooooooads on this site about 'flattening' the 1st coat,out of curiosity,i bought that golden trowel skimmin dvd an he does the same,but what happens when ur throwin 3 bag gauges on like me,an the 1st coat has gone in too much too flatten?i never mix a 2nd lot up to 2nd coat,i 1st coat wit 2 bags say,an 2nd coat with wots left in my tub.i did a 220 squared foot ceilin today,an it was the 1st time ever i had 2 mix fresh stuff to 2nd coat coz id ran out of stuff!!an it was horrible layin fresh stuff onto a 'gone in' 1st coat,tho it had gone in a bit like!! took me 25 mins to jus 1st coat the b*stard!

but goin back 2 what i was sayin,if u got time 2 flatten ur 1st coat,then u mus either move like lightenin or jus put on one bag?? i try an squeeze the 1st coat lines out wiv my 2nd coat,then flatten it,2 waters then a dry one.
 
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if youre laying on flat enough then there shouldnt be any need should there? or should there????? the plot thickens yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeha ha ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
 
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get yourself a decent labourer that will flatten out for you,makes life a lot easier
 
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i was taught to scratch, quick trowel and then lay down, i usually do this on private work as it makes it look slightly better IMO, if your on site just lay straight down
 
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if i had a choice imo id do it the other way round as 90% of my work is site work so i try to stay in business and jo public prob doesn't have a clue
 
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try giving it one thin coat of fresh on top of your two coats from the same gauge makes the world of difference
 
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We put first coat on, quick trowel to flatten and sort internal corners with corner trowel. Second coat, 2 trowels then polish. Finish is outstanding. We will normally hit about 30-40 metres per batch.
 
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