Take it he uses a sponge? Il await for a barrage of abuse from big olly
Sponges, spats,plazis and speed skims
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Squarehead
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No worries . Guess a sponge is used for getting out of tight spots, normally stick a third coat on if I'm having a mare (stilts breaking mid hit, that sort of pleasure)
How do u use it zolco on patching? Is it to wipe away water marks or sumat? With patching we feather into existing with the trowel..i can imagine a sponge being ok on patch repair in wiping the dirty water marks away but that's about it
hail hail
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I'm the same! I've never heard of it until I joined this forum! Same for 1 coating! If tge guy who taught me to plaster seen me at this madness, he'd hit me a boot in the ballix and tell me to catch myself on lol
zolco
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Just takes the excess off and cleans the edges up ready for last trowel that's it really ain't no magic wand
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hail hail
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Last time I used a sponge was when I skimmed over a small piece of bonding that sucked the life out of a corner of my wall. Threw a sponge float over it, rubbed the fcuk out of it and brought her back. That's only what I've ever used sponges for and its very rare occasions.
Curious to know thou, why is it someone would use one anyway on normal hits?
Ye thought as much to take excess off round edges where patch meets existing to give a wipe down I can c a place for that but troweling or flattening or however cowboy Joe uses It to skim with is laughable..
First time I only heard it was on here..wonder y that is! Hhhmmmmmmmm
Ya rough f**k*r!! Haha
zolco
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I think @MikeAtthis done it before but I might be completely wrong.
If it works for the individual I got no problem with it
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hail hail
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I've admitted here on many occasions that I'm not a full time plasterer because I do a wide range of things. All I know is I'm decent enough and have worked with others squads that have called me back. Have never had no complaints but I'm starting to think I'd be a great plasterer across the big pond after seeing what gets mentioned in here lol.
Aslong as its know where near my Job I ain't..carry on sponging
hail hail
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f**k**g hallion I can be at times but TBH, we've all had our moments lol. You'd be a liar if you didn't admit that too
Or there's plenty of s**t over here hail hail..u just stay wawy from any damp proofing jobs hehe
Defo have..il never use a sponge tho for skimming a normal setf**k**g hallion I can be at times but TBH, we've all had our moments lol. You'd be a liar if you didn't admit that too
hail hail
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BigK
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There's plenty of ruff cants over here too hail, worse than uk I'd say, certainly by population.
I've used a sponge float for skim also.
It has no place on normal skimming but is a handy thing to have if the stuff is on very deep for whatever reason, ie. Patching, re skims where wall is allover the place or upto a heavy doorframe. It stops it moving or sliding under the trowel when flattening.
Speedskim I've found are also decent in this area and has reduced the amount of times I've picked up a spongefloat in the above circumstances.
Don't knock it till you've tried it.
Remember Universal One Coat anyone?
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I've used a sponge float for skim also.
It has no place on normal skimming but is a handy thing to have if the stuff is on very deep for whatever reason, ie. Patching, re skims where wall is allover the place or upto a heavy doorframe. It stops it moving or sliding under the trowel when flattening.
Speedskim I've found are also decent in this area and has reduced the amount of times I've picked up a spongefloat in the above circumstances.
Don't knock it till you've tried it.
Remember Universal One Coat anyone?
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hstoke
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Do you just use carbon for the last couple of trowels or last pass whats the difference instead of the s/flex lighter use ?
Difference Is not having loads of ripples in ur work wen painted @clemo is the messiah on this
hail hail
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I thought you where over in UK too bigK. I hear ya about the ruff Knut's here too. Have seen some awful skimming but TBH, the clients where happy with it and dont notice it like we do.
Sure even last year, I was floating a 2 story garage and the fella needed it finished. With the rain we were getting I just didn't want to touch it until the walls were dry and didn't want no wash outs!
Anyhow, the client busted my balls to get it finished! I went at it when a part of the wall wouldn't dry. It was like an L shape garage, and the rain was penetrating the inside of the L shape for awhile. Rest of walls dried out apart from this corner. I finished it, the walls was perfect apart from this corner that just wouldn't dry. Ended up with a few small ripples about sqft, in this corner because of it. No one noticed it apart from me, but instead of walking away and saying FA, I mentioned it to the client. He ended up laughing at me and saying I was off my head because it was nothing and he didnt notice it and no one else would.
The moral of that situation, if the client is happy, that's all that matters. Still annoys me thou every time I look at it
At last somebody speaking sense.You must be over 25.Expect the usual you're too old to change etc b*ll***s
Olican
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Not gulity
Olican
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Only ever use a sponge on my bawbag
Olican
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Complimenting you on your feedback there my old walnut [emoji6]
kylethetile
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beddy the waterstone guru ordered my self 3 double sided stones 240/800 2000/4000 6000/8000 didn't get a strop tho the well is dry at the moment
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