refina skimming trowel

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I've got the 11inch,14 and 16.
the two differences to marshalltown are the weight (Refina heavier) and the stainless steel is slightly thicker. seems easier to keep clean IMO.
 
just checked for ya bud.. they do 12,14,16,18.... just google refina.. 25 quid at the mo...on offer...
 
jamesthefirst said:
I've got the 11inch,14 and 16.
the two differences to marshalltown are the weight (Refina heavier) and the stainless steel is slightly thicker. seems easier to keep clean IMO.
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16'' normal skimming trowel mate ?? how u find it....?? better than the 14'' ? I;ve ordered a 14'' aswell today, as they look a decent finishing trowel..
 
I don't use the 14 at all now just the 16. The 11 inch is a very nice balanced trowel, great over doorways on over skims and reveals.
 
my take on these trowels are there nice for trowelling up on boardwork but bend if you put pressure on ,I mean troweling up on backing coat they end up curled over like the old ragni trowel ,on MP finish there the dogs bollox for any part of the stage , I have 12,14,18 inch trowels . I dropped the 14inch one and its goosed now , it bent toe end of trowel up and I cant get it straight again . it acts very much like a plazzy and closes gear in quick , they are worth having imho.:RpS_thumbsup:
 
casplas said:
my take on these trowels are there nice for trowelling up on boardwork but bend if you put pressure on ,I mean troweling up on backing coat they end up curled over like the old ragni trowel ,on MP finish there the dogs bollox for any part of the stage , I have 12,14,18 inch trowels . I dropped the 14inch one and its goosed now , it bent toe end of trowel up and I cant get it straight again . it acts very much like a plazzy and closes gear in quick , they are worth having imho.:RpS_thumbsup:
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p.s s*p*r*lex trowel !
 
I wish you lot wouldn't go on about these. I had one and sold it on. Now im wondering whether I gave it a good enough go
 
casplas said:
my take on these trowels are there nice for trowelling up on boardwork but bend if you put pressure on ,I mean troweling up on backing coat they end up curled over like the old ragni trowel ,on MP finish there the dogs bollox for any part of the stage , I have 12,14,18 inch trowels . I dropped the 14inch one and its goosed now , it bent toe end of trowel up and I cant get it straight again . it acts very much like a plazzy and closes gear in quick , they are worth having imho.:RpS_thumbsup:
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Do u use water with it on mpfinish
 
Gibbo said:
I saw one of these s*p*r*lex the other week very bendy steel blade are they any good
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i thought you had tried one gib?? unless you ment the normal refina trowels in which case you are right they are wank.
the s*p*r*lex as said does flex but its not enough to distorte the finish or skip any bumps i was a bit weary at first but find it very good, infact i find it lays in alot neater than an mt if i use my mt i have to flatten it before i start trowling but with this i dont.
not that that helps you really cos you lay in flat enough already
 
one thing to add , if you mix your top coat soft you can lay it in very neat with these , I use to get it neat with my mt but these are neater with less messing about
 
No I handball everything , im a one man band ,megamixer and stilts and im away (subby more often than not) but if I fancy a long or a short day I can and that's the way I like it after 30 yrs, the days of 40 bags of backing are long gone lol , I haven't used mp much in last 6 months but plazzy and s*p*r*lex are a must in my eyes :RpS_thumbsup:
 
jrplastering said:
i thought you had tried one gib?? unless you ment the normal refina trowels in which case you are right they are wank.
the s*p*r*lex as said does flex but its not enough to distorte the finish or skip any bumps i was a bit weary at first but find it very good, infact i find it lays in alot neater than an mt if i use my mt i have to flatten it before i start trowling but with this i dont.
not that that helps you really cos you lay in flat enough already
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No mate ive tried the plastic shite but this one was steel i like me finish like piss thought it might be good
 

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I can get it flat as a witches tit anyway just wondered if it was a shite as every ever refina tool
 
theclemo said:
It could have been u
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LOL.. u f**k*r... nice one.. got my 14'' normal finishing trowel today.. would have got my 14'' flexi aswell if some c**t hadnt nicked last one..., got it on order, so will get it soon.. looking forward to trying it out, but not holding my breathe... honestly cant see how its gonna help my skimming as opposed to my normal trowel, but its been raved about here for long enough, so gonna try it out...
 
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