PLASTIC SKIMMING TROWEL thread locked due to trolling
- Thread starter theblones
- Start date
- Status
barryed
Private Member
Re: PLASTIC SKIMMING TROWEL
You can with them mate yes. The one that you have is not the same though mate. They are the same shape as a trowel and have a detachable face which can be altered to different sizes to suit the area that you are doing. They have sponge under the plastic which allows you to go on it straight away as it reduces the impact. Troweling up is effortless and requires little or no water then once you have gone over it once you can go straight back on it again. There is also a plastic angle tool which leaves you go on with as soft as you like also and it leaves no lines.
oasis said:
You can with them mate yes. The one that you have is not the same though mate. They are the same shape as a trowel and have a detachable face which can be altered to different sizes to suit the area that you are doing. They have sponge under the plastic which allows you to go on it straight away as it reduces the impact. Troweling up is effortless and requires little or no water then once you have gone over it once you can go straight back on it again. There is also a plastic angle tool which leaves you go on with as soft as you like also and it leaves no lines.
Re: PLASTIC SKIMMING TROWEL
Just to clear up any confusion and give anyone who is interested a bit more information on the new plastics trowels. They were developed by professional plasterers with more than twenty years in the trade, our company is the manufacturer and at present they can only be obtained from Refina but in the near future they will be available from other outlets.
Some of the main advantages are:-
* The trowels do not need breaking in and will give an excellent finish as bought.
* They are much safer to use than steel trowels - no sharp edges to cut or injure.
* Ideal for contoured and curved surfaces such as 'swooped ceilings' (a major advantage).
* Allow much earlier and faster reworking of previously applied coats.
* Will not damage pvc cables when applying base coats.
* Produce far fewer lines when applying skim coats.
* Easier and faster 'closing in' and flattening of finishing coats.
* They can be used as ‘pipe trowels’ by sliding the blades along the slot-in handle.
* Available in two versions, with and without foam cushioning.
* Because of their construction, they are much more comfortable and less tedious to use than steel trowels.
* Help professional plasterers to complete jobs to a high standard faster and with much less effort.
They probably wont replace steel trowels in all applications but they should make the everyday life of the professional plasterer a little easier.
Hope this helps.
Just to clear up any confusion and give anyone who is interested a bit more information on the new plastics trowels. They were developed by professional plasterers with more than twenty years in the trade, our company is the manufacturer and at present they can only be obtained from Refina but in the near future they will be available from other outlets.
Some of the main advantages are:-
* The trowels do not need breaking in and will give an excellent finish as bought.
* They are much safer to use than steel trowels - no sharp edges to cut or injure.
* Ideal for contoured and curved surfaces such as 'swooped ceilings' (a major advantage).
* Allow much earlier and faster reworking of previously applied coats.
* Will not damage pvc cables when applying base coats.
* Produce far fewer lines when applying skim coats.
* Easier and faster 'closing in' and flattening of finishing coats.
* They can be used as ‘pipe trowels’ by sliding the blades along the slot-in handle.
* Available in two versions, with and without foam cushioning.
* Because of their construction, they are much more comfortable and less tedious to use than steel trowels.
* Help professional plasterers to complete jobs to a high standard faster and with much less effort.
They probably wont replace steel trowels in all applications but they should make the everyday life of the professional plasterer a little easier.
Hope this helps.
S a plastering
Private Member
Re: PLASTIC SKIMMING TROWEL
thats what i wanted to know is it the ones with yellowish handlewindy said:
Re: PLASTIC SKIMMING TROWEL
To answer some of the questions regarding the use of the new plastics trowels:-
Yes, they are intended for laying on and skimming.
On brick or block walls they are ideal for use in renovation situations where they make it much easier to join up and blend to existing plaster finishes. They are particularly good when covering up old heavy 'Artex' where a proportion of 'Drywall' can be added to the gauge.
Which version you use is largely down to personal choice but through more than five years of trials and development we recommend that the stiffer 14" non-cushioned version is used for laying on and initial skim coating, followed by the 22 or 24" more flexible cushioned versions for closing in and flattening. This combination will enable the job to be completed much quicker and with much less effort than would normally be the case.
If the job includes curved surfaces such as in swooped ceilings then use the 16" cushioned version, its flexibility will take the headache out of coping with such awkward tasks.
From the wear point of view, the trowels are obviously not as robust as steel trowels but their advantages more than make up for the little extra care needed in looking after them. If the edges get nicked by accidental contact with sharp objects they can be quickly brought back into use with a rub of wet and dry abrasive paper.
To answer some of the questions regarding the use of the new plastics trowels:-
Yes, they are intended for laying on and skimming.
On brick or block walls they are ideal for use in renovation situations where they make it much easier to join up and blend to existing plaster finishes. They are particularly good when covering up old heavy 'Artex' where a proportion of 'Drywall' can be added to the gauge.
Which version you use is largely down to personal choice but through more than five years of trials and development we recommend that the stiffer 14" non-cushioned version is used for laying on and initial skim coating, followed by the 22 or 24" more flexible cushioned versions for closing in and flattening. This combination will enable the job to be completed much quicker and with much less effort than would normally be the case.
If the job includes curved surfaces such as in swooped ceilings then use the 16" cushioned version, its flexibility will take the headache out of coping with such awkward tasks.
From the wear point of view, the trowels are obviously not as robust as steel trowels but their advantages more than make up for the little extra care needed in looking after them. If the edges get nicked by accidental contact with sharp objects they can be quickly brought back into use with a rub of wet and dry abrasive paper.
Chris W
Well-Known Member
Re: PLASTIC SKIMMING TROWEL
dunno why danny doesnt just email every single company that manufactures plastering tools and tell em he's got a popular forum that they can advertise on free of charge.... its one thing discussing new products but something else entirely inviting the manufacturer onto the forum (if he's real that is), not to mention other 'new members' to ask leading questions so to further publicise said 'new product'...
cash for questions is it?
dunno why danny doesnt just email every single company that manufactures plastering tools and tell em he's got a popular forum that they can advertise on free of charge.... its one thing discussing new products but something else entirely inviting the manufacturer onto the forum (if he's real that is), not to mention other 'new members' to ask leading questions so to further publicise said 'new product'...
cash for questions is it?
Re: PLASTIC SKIMMING TROWEL
aint this a forums were people can generally discuss topics, new memebers or not ? the manufacturer didnt advertise this, other memebers did, he just helped by explaining, by the looks of things, not a bad thing to help fellow plasterers have an insight into something they might like to have
aint this a forums were people can generally discuss topics, new memebers or not ? the manufacturer didnt advertise this, other memebers did, he just helped by explaining, by the looks of things, not a bad thing to help fellow plasterers have an insight into something they might like to have
Re: PLASTIC SKIMMING TROWEL
I met with Carl on friday and bought the 16" one to try out. Hes a decent bloke and no pushy salesman, he has every confidence that his trowel does what he says. Been plastering 18yrs now and if the job can be made easier in any way possible then im all for it. Im skimming an house on monday so will give it good test, will let you know what i think.
I met with Carl on friday and bought the 16" one to try out. Hes a decent bloke and no pushy salesman, he has every confidence that his trowel does what he says. Been plastering 18yrs now and if the job can be made easier in any way possible then im all for it. Im skimming an house on monday so will give it good test, will let you know what i think.
Chris W
Well-Known Member
Re: PLASTIC SKIMMING TROWEL
This thread is as good if not better than a paid banner advert on the forum. Sales have already been gained from it. You state that the reason for your post was to 'help fellow plasterers'. Im 100% sure you could have offered your opinion without feeling the need to contact the manufacturer / company rep, inviting them to join a forum in which you have a personal vendetta against the moderators and site owner. Using this thread as leverage to gain support for your 'machine advertising campaign' is a blindingly obvious giveaway of your motives and intentions on this forum. Especially so soon after your comments regarding machine advertising. You dispespect the moderators, you disrespect the site owner - the bloke who is currently in a state of seriously ill health in hospital and now you dispespect me.
There are many forms of advertising, bandwagon advertising being one of them. Google it.
All advertising needs a platform. Those platforms are paid for. Lets not p'ss about here, anyone can google a product. This forum would throw up results for 's*p*r*lex trowel' along with your biased opinions, leading questions and posts from the company rep. Nice work if you can get it, did you pay for your new trowel or was it given to you as a freebie? Shame there wasnt a few more donated to the forum that helped publicise this new trowel, maybe for competitions so the members could benefit as you say you origionally intended. Well done, youve helped get this new product out into the public domain, sales will increase, the manufacturer will make money, you yourself will no doubt get a little 'pat on the back' for your help. What does the forum / advertising platform get?
Your disrespect towards forum staff and underhand methods leave a lot to be desired.
In other words, youre taking the p'ss mr sprayit.
sprayit said:
sprayit said:church said:Welcome to the forum plazzy , are there any freebies going for this forums moderators and owner ?
give him nothing, i posted the trhread and the picture. please pm me for my adress
sprayit said:
This thread is as good if not better than a paid banner advert on the forum. Sales have already been gained from it. You state that the reason for your post was to 'help fellow plasterers'. Im 100% sure you could have offered your opinion without feeling the need to contact the manufacturer / company rep, inviting them to join a forum in which you have a personal vendetta against the moderators and site owner. Using this thread as leverage to gain support for your 'machine advertising campaign' is a blindingly obvious giveaway of your motives and intentions on this forum. Especially so soon after your comments regarding machine advertising. You dispespect the moderators, you disrespect the site owner - the bloke who is currently in a state of seriously ill health in hospital and now you dispespect me.
There are many forms of advertising, bandwagon advertising being one of them. Google it.
All advertising needs a platform. Those platforms are paid for. Lets not p'ss about here, anyone can google a product. This forum would throw up results for 's*p*r*lex trowel' along with your biased opinions, leading questions and posts from the company rep. Nice work if you can get it, did you pay for your new trowel or was it given to you as a freebie? Shame there wasnt a few more donated to the forum that helped publicise this new trowel, maybe for competitions so the members could benefit as you say you origionally intended. Well done, youve helped get this new product out into the public domain, sales will increase, the manufacturer will make money, you yourself will no doubt get a little 'pat on the back' for your help. What does the forum / advertising platform get?
Your disrespect towards forum staff and underhand methods leave a lot to be desired.
In other words, youre taking the p'ss mr sprayit.
Re: PLASTIC SKIMMING TROWEL
Honestly?? are you serious??
I have got nothing to do with these trowels its just that i am passionate about plastering tools. I cant talk about them to my friends because they tell me i am boring them, then theres the misses who will listen but when i test her at the end of the week i find she wasnt listening at all.
You need to chill out brother. you are making youself look a twaaat by complaining all the time who loves a moaner?? who appreciates a moaner?? thats what you do here is moan.
Am i supposed to feel sorry for danny cos he is ill FFS grow up. Church can take a joke and he is tight aswell.
You only seem to knock succesful people who are having a go in life. Why would danny mind this thread being advertising?? The thread has had over 500 views in a few days and lots of the threads i post get big views which must mean that its an interesting thread.
What have you ever done you
dick!!!
Honestly?? are you serious??
I have got nothing to do with these trowels its just that i am passionate about plastering tools. I cant talk about them to my friends because they tell me i am boring them, then theres the misses who will listen but when i test her at the end of the week i find she wasnt listening at all.
You need to chill out brother. you are making youself look a twaaat by complaining all the time who loves a moaner?? who appreciates a moaner?? thats what you do here is moan.
Am i supposed to feel sorry for danny cos he is ill FFS grow up. Church can take a joke and he is tight aswell.
You only seem to knock succesful people who are having a go in life. Why would danny mind this thread being advertising?? The thread has had over 500 views in a few days and lots of the threads i post get big views which must mean that its an interesting thread.
What have you ever done you
dick!!!
Chris W
Well-Known Member
Re: PLASTIC SKIMMING TROWEL
obviously a lot more than you realise.
nothing wrong with having a go, making effort, improving your quality of life but failure to spare a thought for the people who helped get you there generally results in resentment. I personally appreciate being made aware of this new trowel, especially since i'm getting a bit weary of killing myself for a living, competing with people who will work for minimum wage etc, however...
Should I have heard about this product on the tv, in the pro builder mag, or a banner advert on google I would expect that advert to have been paid for. If I want to advertise my services to the market Im hoping to reach, not a bunch of plasterers, the general public in my area, then I have to pay for it.
My point is simple. Advertising costs money.
Your point on the other hand, seems to be that you feel you and anyone else should be entitled to advertise on a forum for free. Are you saying you come on the forum solely to help others, yet you take nothing in return? Have you actually bothered to message danny and asked him what he would deem acceptable use of the forum and what he wouldnt? Or have you signed up and not only posted your opinions on how the forum should be managed, but actively sought to push the limits of what may or may not be deemed acceptable in order to muddy the waters, and in the process of doing so posted derogatory comments aimed at the moderators because they are doing the job theyre supposed to be doing?. Being a moderator is a thankless but nontheless essential job. Theyre their to protect the interests of the forum and members from abuse.
As for danny, personally i do feel sorry for the bloke, stuck in a hospital in asia when he's supposed to be enjoying the fruits of his efforts, something you may deem as 'getting on in life'..
The moderators are trying to look after his interests whilst he's sorting himself out, you have absolutely no respect for that, and therefore no respect for danny.
sprayit said:
obviously a lot more than you realise.
nothing wrong with having a go, making effort, improving your quality of life but failure to spare a thought for the people who helped get you there generally results in resentment. I personally appreciate being made aware of this new trowel, especially since i'm getting a bit weary of killing myself for a living, competing with people who will work for minimum wage etc, however...
Should I have heard about this product on the tv, in the pro builder mag, or a banner advert on google I would expect that advert to have been paid for. If I want to advertise my services to the market Im hoping to reach, not a bunch of plasterers, the general public in my area, then I have to pay for it.
My point is simple. Advertising costs money.
Your point on the other hand, seems to be that you feel you and anyone else should be entitled to advertise on a forum for free. Are you saying you come on the forum solely to help others, yet you take nothing in return? Have you actually bothered to message danny and asked him what he would deem acceptable use of the forum and what he wouldnt? Or have you signed up and not only posted your opinions on how the forum should be managed, but actively sought to push the limits of what may or may not be deemed acceptable in order to muddy the waters, and in the process of doing so posted derogatory comments aimed at the moderators because they are doing the job theyre supposed to be doing?. Being a moderator is a thankless but nontheless essential job. Theyre their to protect the interests of the forum and members from abuse.
As for danny, personally i do feel sorry for the bloke, stuck in a hospital in asia when he's supposed to be enjoying the fruits of his efforts, something you may deem as 'getting on in life'..
The moderators are trying to look after his interests whilst he's sorting himself out, you have absolutely no respect for that, and therefore no respect for danny.
- Status