Skimming

[essexandy]

I can get a small room on in one go and twitch all the angles in. I’m not a full time plastered but I’ve pushed myself to get better with wet angles.

As long as you’ve prepped it properly then you should be ok.

I know my limits though, so on a big room, I’ll do opposites.

I may be wrong, but I reckon doing wet corners leaves a better job as long as the prep is good.


Waffle blah waffle

Doing opposites leaves a sharper, crisper internal than any twitcher/internal trowel can.

 

[The Hobo]

Hi everyone ,

I’ve seen a lot of videos on tic toc of plasterer’s skimming a full room in one hit.

I’ve was always learnt to do 2 walls opposite and let dry and and then the next set do the opposite.

Does anyone here do the full room without the edges drying if so what’s your method on the corners turning out well and straight? What tools do you use to get that nice straight line?

SKILL

 

[The Apprentice]

A twitcher & angle trowels are imho a necessary evil that we are forced to use due to peace work and the race to be the lowest price.

 

[superspread]

Doing opposites leaves a sharper, crisper internal than any twitcher/internal trowel can.

If twitched properly,without leaving tram lines etc, a twitched internal is far superior

 

[essexandy]

If twitched properly,without leaving tram lines etc, a twitched internal is far superior

Never as sharp.

 

[The Hobo]

Never as sharp.

cant beat a trowel and tool brush /a tool brush is a small paint brush just thought i would mention that in case u southerners call it a raven or magpie to go with your hawk lol

 

[Stewie03]

The twitcher has it's place but the amount of experienced spreads I know still use it to early

 

[superspread]

cant beat a trowel and tool brush /a tool brush is a small paint brush just thought i would mention that in case u southerners call it a raven or magpie to go with your hawk lol

If I brushed in an angle my old man would of slaughtered me

 

[John j]

If I brushed in an angle my old man would of slaughtered me

Hope you slaughter chelski today

 

[superspread]

Hope you slaughter chelski today

So do I , but not holding a lot of hope out

 

[superspread]

cant beat a trowel and tool brush /a tool brush is a small paint brush just thought i would mention that in case u southerners call it a raven or magpie to go with your hawk lol

Stick to slashing a bit of cornice

 

[John j]

So do I , but not holding a lot of hope out

Why cause ye s**t

 

[superspread]

Why cause ye s**t

Yes and no, we just freeze when we go to the rent boys

 

[The Hobo]

Stick to slashing a bit of cornice

ha ha

 

[jamesthefirst]

Ive never seen anyone use one of these, described as a corner trowel.

 

[essexandy]

Ive never seen anyone use one of these, described as a corner trowel.View attachment 67854

A box twitcher. My old man used to use one.

 

[The Hobo]

A box twitcher. My old man used to use one.

i still do a CK

 

[essexandy]

i still do a CK

I've got an old CK one, but don't haven't used it for many years now. My old man had an engineer friend make him one from aero grade stainless steel, probably forty-five years ago. And it's still in one piece.

 

[superspread]

Ive never seen anyone use one of these, described as a corner trowel.View attachment 67854

 

[The Hobo]

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thats it good tool c**t for rusting /ps get your trousers took up before you trip up

 

[superspread]

thats it good tool c**t for rusting /ps get your trousers took up before you trip up

Overalls

 

[The Hobo]

what the fucks wrong with them

 

[jamesthefirst]

View attachment 67865

So used in the same way as the modern flexy ones but these are the original?

 

[MakeItSmooth]

what the fucks wrong with them

 

[superspread]

So used in the same way as the modern flexy ones but these are the original?

Yea , mine is a tyzack, collectors item now , my first tool I brought when I was 17

 

[superspread]

what the fucks wrong with them

They’re not tailor made
And ripped at the bottom

 

[The Hobo]

They’re not tailor made

funny his dicks not hanging out round his knees

 

[malc]

Ive never seen anyone use one of these, described as a corner trowel.View attachment 67854

that was the only internal available in the early 60s.

 

[essexandy]

that was the only internal available in the early 60s.

No there was the rigid type, just an opposite of the external trowels Malc. My old man still has an ancient one of those as well.

 

[superspread]

No there was the rigid type, just an opposite of the external trowels Malc. My old man still has an ancient one of those as well.

I do too and the equivalent external trowel

 

[The Hobo]

No there was the rigid type, just an opposite of the external trowels Malc. My old man still has an ancient one of those as well.

you will see mine on antiques roadshow shortly

 

[essexandy]

you will see mine on antiques roadshow shortly

Probably see you on there as well. Stuffed lol

 

[Rossi46]

I like the old school sweet scoop type ones

 

[malc]

No there was the rigid type, just an opposite of the external trowels Malc. My old man still has an ancient one of those as well.

that internal trowel was later. I would guess late 60s early 70s. a better tool altogether. you could purchase them with different size angles. the pencil was the most popular.
I did have a small bullnose one for a couple of weeks. the carpenters could not fit their skirting boards to the shape. a set of window angles looked like an old style television screen. tyzak also had an external to match both types.

 

[The Hobo]

Probably see you on there as well. Stuffed lol

stuff you you half spread/ hawk ffs