PhilPlaster
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Which do you prefer?
Splash brush or spray?
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I had some mong on my youtube this week telling me that a sprayer isnt what PROPER plasterers use!
Useing a splash brush means 200 journeys a day back and forth to your bucket, with water that gets dirtyer as the day goes on and drips everywhere.
Where as a sprayer is always with you, is a constant source of clean water and is far more acurate.
So if thats wrong, I dont want to be a PROPER plasterer.
No doubt 20 years ago, that type of person said a drill and whisk isnt what proper plasterers use.
Useing a splash brush means 200 journeys a day back and forth to your bucket, with water that gets dirtyer as the day goes on and drips everywhere.
Where as a sprayer is always with you, is a constant source of clean water and is far more acurate.
So if thats wrong, I dont want to be a PROPER plasterer.
No doubt 20 years ago, that type of person said a drill and whisk isnt what proper plasterers use.
kirk johnstone
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i like my brush because you can constantly clean the back edge of your trowel off
kirk johnstone
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nelly said:
roughas said:agree with nelly but i always get stick for using spray, they call me names like hairdresser lol but they always ask to borrow it at some point
who is they? do you hear the voices ass well?
FreeD
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I use small 1 inch brush for my lines...large masonry brush for wiping trowell and a decent sprayer...sprayer is ideal imo...just use very fine mist...keeps the amount of water on the wall to a minimum and keeps your work clean...I find a splash brush too messy but then again i didn't use one for long!
murplastering
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spray bucket have done for yrs
PhilPlaster
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Christ ! so you just throw a bucket of water over the wall?!!! Bit rough aint it mate ;Dmurplastering said:
bodplasterer
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I use a brush had a go with a spray but i am stuck in my ways with a brush so still use a brush. I dont use that much water when troweling up unless im on thermalites then its water going every where.
PhilPlaster
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Know what you mean. I'll give it a go but I dont want to be carrying loads more tools if you know what I mean.
At the mo I just use a 4" splash brush and 1" brush for my edges.
At the mo I just use a 4" splash brush and 1" brush for my edges.
murplastering
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flat bottle
phippsy333
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i use s/s trowel so use spray.....brush's dirty but to each there own......
Pump,steve_cov_spread said:
and yeah heres my video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sGopuh53Nw&feature=related
RainbowThistlePlastering
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use a pasting brush myself, stiff bristles. Just for cleaning the trowel and on rare rare occassions actually throwing water at the wall. My old man used to go crazy with the brush
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Ah bugger, better get some more halogens in here big boy ;D
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Ah bugger, better get some more halogens in here big boy ;D
skimmin2day
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I use both,but mainly spray.
Nisus
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;DFlashingBlade said:I do like a good spray, cool you down in the summer too
I do that too,
I use both but on empty houses with no furniture, no carpets etc i usually use a brush,
but when on domestic with carpets etc i tend to use a spray it keeps dirty water from going everywhere windows etc.
Was taught with brush but do prefer spray now.
Also use 1" brush on angles.
PhilPlaster
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Try one mate. It just works the plaster in corners/ tight spots better without markin parts of the edge you dont want to touch. Think I've explained that right. Just give one a go. If you dont like it then it works just as good for puttin blusher on yer cheeks! :-*essexandy said:
kirk johnstone
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Bruce Willis said:
i just use a mop ;D
kirk johnstone
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essexandy said:kirk johnstone said:
What for putting your blusher on? ;D
no, for my angles silly.
i use my trowel for putting my make up on
bodplasterer
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Try a radiator brush they are nice and thin and the extended handle makes life alot easier.
Nisus said:
And thats the thing.
I too was taught with a brush, but the reason was, sprayers simply did not exist.
I was taught to mix with a stick, because the drill and whisk simply did not exist back then.
The one thing I have learnt and encourage everyone to do, is try new things, give it a go, if it doesnt work then bin it, but if it does work, then you have made a hard job, that little bit easier.
Lets face it plastering has to be in the top ten hardest jobs there is, anything that makes it easier or cleaner or more comfortable, has to be a good thing in my opinion.
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