scottie5
Private Member
I have my skim like pi55.
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yeoplast
Guest
Ok i decided to see how far i could spread 2 bags first coat today,agh so thin, yes 2 bags not my usual 3 bags first coat, it didnt feel right making it go as far as it did 29sqr mtrs, cant see how the speed skim can work on skim that thin, it did feel nice not luggin 3 bags though, damn you lot, now look what youve done to me, 2 sets 63 sqr mtrs and not even puffed out, yes made the second set go even further, this could end up being a little competition for me now:RpS_laugh: how far can i make a mix go.
jesssop
Active Member
thats what this forum does to you IT CHANGES YOU!
Personaly I think theres a balance between trying to spread to neat and mega thin with to wet gear as in some respects its got less work to do on it once on but equaly by putting it on like such you have to be careful that it doesn't flash on you as not as much body to the gear and equaly you can destroy your finish if start playing to early etc.
Personaly I don't care so much for trying to put it on ultra thin and neat as I prefer a bit more body to the gear on the wall as I think its more forgiving to an early trowel etc and have bit more time on it. However flip side again if its left with a lot of work and a bit thick your in the deep doodaa if you don't get round your set quick enough etc
Does any of that make sense??? lol :RpS_confused:
Zombie
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yeoplast
Guest
:RpS_thumbsup:Yes it makes perfect sense to me, if you lay it on heavier its got more durability in my mind.
Phewwww!!!! thought I was going mad when typing that mate!!! lol:RpS_thumbsup:
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yeoplast
Guest
I dont grasp what your trying to say.
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yeoplast
Guest
Hang on a min i thought this was a speedskim productivity thread, it gone a bit off topic i think.
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yeoplast
Guest
Ah yes i see what you mean now, i have to confess i did find it alot easier to lay it on wetter and thinner, but as i said in an earlier post it didnt feel right being so thin(spoz im just a bit stuck in my ways) but i am willing to stick with it for a while, maybe change the way i work even, i think all this thick muck started when i worked with a chap who would mix his muck up so thick that it would bend your wrist backward, that did fook my wrist in a day.
and its started to set in bucket, making your set go off quicker !
you end up in a routine with it :RpS_thumbsup:
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yeoplast
Guest
I will give it a try.
setting process starts soon as you add powder to water so its already had 20/30 mins setting if you mix it soft its useable by the time you get to it
wrist breaker ... no need.... got to be fatigued at end of day ,lot easier if it spreads on its own imho
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yeoplast
Guest
erm, im not that bad for thick muck:RpS_unsure:
Gibbo
Well-Known Member
Its still very soft by time i get to it
if your use to doing it this way regularly it will be, im saying this for spreads who don't use this way , I have myself used this method of getting stuff mixed all at once and prefer it to be honest , it still sets quicker as its been mixed a while and that is all im saying
DannyMac
Private Member
It's a good job that you aren't advising tradesmen that have been in the trade 20+ years how to mix finish.
My head is already sore from banging it against a wall....
I'd like to add at this point, that if you use your left it feels like someone else is doing it. :RpS_biggrin:
My head is already sore from banging it against a wall....
I'd like to add at this point, that if you use your left it feels like someone else is doing it. :RpS_biggrin:
hstoke
Well-Known Member
U posted that back in Dec 2013 did u end up on the next phases??
scottie5
Private Member
I did but the programs started getting ridiculous, so i found another gig.
it was getting to a point where no matter how quick a house was completed it wasnt quick enough, i decided i wasn't going to ruin myself doing 7 days a week so the Brickies could be going home every day at 2pm.
Still been lucky since i fooked off almost everything's been fairly local and the prices are better as well.