tiger striping

[daz1968]

i have heard tiger striping mentioned a few times but what do they look like and how do you avoid them cheers

 

[irish_spread]

same as zebra striping but not quite as dark

 

[irish_spread]

same as zebra striping but not quite as dark

avoid africa and zoos prob ur best bet

 

[church]

its a term use for stripes /lines that appear in your finish coat when you second coat on a to wet first coat and apply to much pressure on the trowel when troweling the wall or ceiling up,cause most of the second coat has been removed but troweling to early the first coat drys darker and grins through finished job making it look like strips on a tiger ,looks pretty naff and shows through the finished paintwork .

 

[rockhardsolidplastering]

job im on the plasterers are getting it every single wall and yet im not the difference is they second coat/lay down with same material i dont

 

[phippsy333]

laying on second coat too early or moody same mix...or even too greater angle on trowel

 

[skimmin2day]

It has happened to me when i start to trowel it up to early,just gotta be patient and wait!!!

 

[richardbrown]

it happens for lots of different reasons !

 

[nelly]

it happens for lots of different reasons !

I agree.

Air temp, background suction, differences in background evenness etc etc

 

[bodplasterer]

Lets just all blame bg that seems to be the right thing at the moment ;D

 

[user_removed]

i find it happens a lot when you scratch on pulling up from the bottom and down from the top and then laying down the same way.

i scratch on up and down and then apply the 2nd coat across (opposite direction) then change every time i trowel. seem to show up any hollows so you can fill them while its still workable. give it a crossing on the last trowel and don't throw water on it.

 

[Gibbo]

F*****g hell you make plastering sound hard to do

 

[irish_spread]

surely this should be covered on the course?

 

[essexandy]

i find it happens a lot when you scratch on pulling up from the bottom and down from the top and then laying down the same way.

i scratch on up and down and then apply the 2nd coat across (opposite direction) then change every time i trowel. seem to show up any hollows so you can fill them while its still workable. give it a crossing on the last trowel and don't throw water on it.

Mac I think your really missing a trick by not giving the walls a diagonal trowel to pick out all the hollows.

 

[southernmonkey]

i had a big tiger stripe in my pants yesterday lol

 

[flynnyman]

Lets just all blame bg that seems to be the right thing at the moment ;D

You cant blame them anymore its not fair its just not fair, also richard had an apology and a £200 voucher of BG so it cant be BG

 

[Nisus]

Look it can't be BG's fault cause I have their answer here look:
https://www.plasterersforum.co.uk/plasterers-forum/general-discussions-on-plastering/i-phoned-british-gypsum!/