Spongers

I tried it for a short while years ago,just came to the conclusion that it’s just extra unnecessary work and extra steps not really needed when you can produce the same results with just a trowel and a touch of water,
 
essexandy said:
I'm sure there are situations where that'd come out just fine, but I reckon they're few and far between.
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Got to be honest mate I use a sponge on most of my work and my finish has never been better...no trowel lines, misses etc perfectly smooth and even and knocks around 30 mins off a set. You can literally shine a light at an angle down it and it looks perfect. I've been honing the technique for a few years and have nailed it. I use 3 different trowels...quite a bit of water. The timing has to be perfect. I haven't seen anyone yet on Insta use the same process I do. Only time I don't sponge is where there is high humidity in the room. I find it tears.
 
FreeD said:
Got to be honest mate I use a sponge on most of my work and my finish has never been better...no trowel lines, misses etc perfectly smooth and even and knocks around 30 mins off a set. You can literally shine a light at an angle down it and it looks perfect. I've been honing the technique for a few years and have nailed it. I use 3 different trowels...quite a bit of water. The timing has to be perfect. I haven't seen anyone yet on Insta use the same process I do. Only time I don't sponge is where there is high humidity in the room. I find it tears.
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It wasn't the sponge bit I doubted about her process, but the sole use of spats.
 
essexandy said:
It wasn't the sponge bit I doubted about her process, but the sole use of spats.
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I think when Ryan released the EZE spat years ago, Scottie 5 was getting real decent results solely using them.

A lot less effort too.

Quick - easy - with a decent finish.
 
bobski said:
I think when Ryan released the EZE spat years ago, Scottie 5 was getting real decent results solely using them.

A lot less effort too.

Quick - easy - with a decent finish.
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I've still got a set of the Eze spats and they certainly take the effort out of the job if you hit everything just right. I still needed to use a trowel as well though.
 
spunky said:
How do you trowel up using spats Andy?
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I used them on a pole for ceilings. IMO you have to go over the gear way earlier than with a trowel. I would go over the whole ceiling in one direction and then straight away cross 'trowel' it. That way there weren't the ripples associated with flexi trowels.
Using a 900 spat on a pole you can go over the ceiling in both directions in less time than going in one direction with a trowel and with way less effort.
Tidy round the edges with a flexi.
Similar on walls, obviously without the pole. Being used to using a feather edge is a big advantage, but I never found them to be as big a time saver on the walls as they were on the ceilings.
I wasn't putting a float over before the spats, just put it on as normal. My normal is really neatly, with no harsh lines.
 
essexandy said:
I used them on a pole for ceilings. IMO you have to go over the gear way earlier than with a trowel. I would go over the whole ceiling in one direction and then straight away cross 'trowel' it. That way there weren't the ripples associated with flexi trowels.
Using a 900 spat on a pole you can go over the ceiling in both directions in less time than going in one direction with a trowel and with way less effort.
Tidy round the edges with a flexi.
Similar on walls, obviously without the pole. Being used to using a feather edge is a big advantage, but I never found them to be as big a time saver on the walls as they were on the ceilings.
I wasn't putting a float over before the spats, just put it on as normal. My normal is really neatly, with no harsh lines.
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I try to use them andy but I think they do weird stuff
 
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