Tiger stripes

[LTJ]

Starting doing small foreigners to get myself skimming again and have been getting them tidy, one did tiger stripe in some places though, what can cause it or what should I try changing?

 

[church]

i think you can work it out yourself , if some were going well and some were striping . Was it the same substrate were some were good ? Was it the same day ? Same bags of multi ? Were the stripes at the bottom of the wall ?

 

[John j]

I find one of worse causes is to much edge to soon

 

[Stewie03]

Also knocking your gear up on the thicker side can cause striping when towelling it up but majority of the time down to timings

 

[smoother09]

Not strong enough weak wristed like @Casper

 

[Vincey]

Over trowel ing to late mate just flatten twice and a quick cross trowel straight away job done
Keep it simple

 

[Monkey Boy]

I’m pretty good at tiger stripes

 

[LTJ]

Cheers for the replies lads, the one that tigered I tried the apprentice mistake of trying to flatten with a refina super flex 2 (mediflex) after seeing some lad on Instagram reckoning you could, next trowel after that was probably more edge and pressure which could cause them?

 

[LTJ]

Not strong enough weak wristed like @Casper

11 inch carbon on it for plenty of pressure towards the end, I cleaned the skirtings off aswell

 

[ChrispyUK]

Over working or using lots of water.

 

[LTJ]

Over working or using lots of water.

Mainly in that curve mate so could’ve been me playing in there a bit

 

[John j]

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Mainly in that curve mate so could’ve been me playing in there a bit

Or to wet .

 

[ChrispyUK]

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Mainly in that curve mate so could’ve been me playing in there a bit

Loads on here with a lot more experience than me mate, but that’s what I’ve generally found. I find it’s easy to end up scraping it when doing curves if you’re not careful. Speed skim makes it easier.

 

[zombie]

Using same gear for both coats

 

[John j]

Using same gear for both coats

Afternoon dee dar

 

[LTJ]

Or to wet .

Too wet as in too much water when trowelling?

 

[Tinytom]

Looks a tidy enough job, just brush tiger stripes and final trowel will take any out, it all looks the same painted

 

[LTJ]

Looks a tidy enough job, just brush tiger stripes and final trowel will take any out, it all looks the same painted

That’s what I did mate and came up tidy in the end

 

[ChrispyUK]

That’s what I did mate and came up tidy in the end

Think most hate it until painted.

 

[John j]

Too wet as in too much water when trowelling?

No plaster on curve to wet with it being thicker. Was it on boards. I prefer to get shape with some bonding first

 

[LTJ]

No plaster on curve to wet with it being thicker. Was it on boards. I prefer to get shape with some bonding first

It was an over board and I had curved with bonding first but probably had it thicker in there with the skim

 

[LTJ]

Think most hate it until painted.

I was having most dry a nice even colour so this one bugged me

 

[Dr pepper]

Had it the tigers appearing recently in few walls, defo down to timing and to much edge on trowel as previously mentioned, been getting to impatient and going at it to early and making a meal of it.

Thankfully an empty house, so spent the next day re doing as wernt happy, purposely took me self out to van between trowels so couldn't be tempted play with it or over think it. Outcome easier set, better finish no stripes

 

[clone of lurpak]

 

[paulf]

Loads on here with a lot more experience than me mate, but that’s what I’ve generally found. I find it’s easy to end up scraping it when doing curves if you’re not careful. Speed skim makes it easier.

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[essexandy]

4 years on, now the originator of the world's one and only www.CHD.com.

One of the finest chancers I've ever had the privilege of ignoring.

 

[paulf]

One of the finest chancers I've ever had the privilege of ignoring.

That's some accolade, he'll probably have that carved on the entrance to his Mausoleum.

 

[paulf]

That's some accolade, he'll probably have that carved on the entrance to his Mausoleum.

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