7 Tips For The PERFECT FINISH In Plastering | Plastering For Beginners
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In this video, we'll show you how to get the perfect finish in plastering. I'll show you I how plaster a wall and outline 7 BIG TIPS that you need to follow to get crisp, flat walls.
This video is pretty experimental because I try different methods of plastering...methods that I've never tried before which means your seeing them for the first time. I explore new ideas whilst trying to get a better finish.
There's a lot to learn in this tutorial and there are lots of plastering tips and tricks to learn so keep your eyes peeled. This video is not something I recommend for beginners because there are some advanced techniques I used here so check out our Welcome Course for a beginners guide to plastering. The link is at the top.
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Cheers.
Blaine Gray
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Thanks for the video, tons of tips. I have just plaster my first wall, and it turned out great, who sez a 40 yr old woman can't do it 😁👍
Another fantastic video buddy!
Hi like your videos. Your an honest guy and your hearts in the right place concerning your trade . I have a lot of love and respect for honest people. It's an instant bond .
love it as always 👌
Great video thanks for sharing 👍.
You are the man. Thank you for your videos
Cheers pal. I really appreciate that 😊
This is very good👍🏼
Top video again👍
Great video
Another really well done video ✌
Thank you pal!
Thanks
I love your stuff Bro. Your a fellow Manc so that makes it even better .
Big Respect M8 keep em coming.
Have you done an Advanced Plasterers Vid showing how to put loads on at a time ?....... I feel like I'm not gettin enough on.
There's something satisfying about watching these sort of videos
Thank you!!
Hi Blaine
Can you make a video please on timing like when should you second coat and when to wet trowel
You doing a great 👍 job
Thank you my friend 👍
Hey, love the vids, been watching them for a while now!
I had a question that you might be able to help me with.
I’ve noticed that while rubbing my hand over my freshly plastered walls, there are patches that feel dusty/chalky as opposed to silky smooth. I can’t work out if it’s the timing or the amount of water. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers
Great videos mate…. How long did you wait between flattening the 2nd coat with the Speed Skim and a 3rd flatten with the trowel ? Cheers
Hi mate great job like just like normal looking well good thanks for the great tips
Thank you for watching my friend! I really appreciate it...hope you're well 👍
Yeah all good mate
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Thank you 👍👍
Another great educational video. It's satisfying seeing a pro create such a nice wall.
One request from myself is: please can you make more videos on old fashioned float and set? You already have a video - which is good - but in it you use an existing wall as a plumb reference. I'd love to see an in-depth video on how to go from a bare brick wall to nicely plumb and finished using the old school float and set technique.
Great videos! Ive got an idea for you for a video. Consider taking a total amateur and take them through the process
Great video. Do you wait for your first coat to go off a bit before applying second coat
I was always told the reason you had to put a shine on the walls, was not to annoy the decorators, but it was required so you could see that the decorators had given the walls a light sand before painting. Putting a sheen on the plaster would only disappear once sanded. It was particularly required by contractors so they knew the walls had been sanded?
Really want to get into this trade but work full time currently and can't find anyone to take me on weekends, just looks so satisfying :D
Keep trying mate - I’m sure you’ll get there!
Hi I noticed in that clip that the skirting was left in place and I appreciate that that may be out of your control but do you thin the plaster where is meets existing skirt as I would imagine 2 or 3mm of plaster if going to affect the look of the top of the skirting board. Similar question regarding corner beads i.e. when you apply first coat I presumeyou have to lay the coat not too thick so as to leave room for the second coat to meet the bead flush if that makes any sense. Thanks
Hi Blaine,
Do you mix up 2 mixes 1 for each coat?
top work again pal
Thank you my friend! Hope you're well 👍
@@PlasteringForBeginners all good mate busy as usual! hope you and the family are well
Same to you my friend 👍
I have just moved in to my new (old) house and a couple of the walls r damaged one of the walls has mold spot's were I have stripped the wallpaper from is it possible to clean the walls then pva them then plaster or would I need to do something like take it back to the brick work thanks
If you are plastering on top of hardwall but also using corner bead, would you still use 2 coats of multifinish? I so, how would you go applying 2 coats with the corner bead? I'm planning on plastering the inside of a door way which I removed the door lining from and want to make sure I get things right.
I've just bought the Ox Semi Flex Plastic Trowel. It seems a bit more rigid than the Refina. Never used plastic before do they take alot of breaking in?
So i know the camera dont ahow all the flaws but my first coat always has holidays then i give it some time to set and try to flaten it but it starts to lile scab up if you get what i mean any advice for that?
Could you do the same thing with Joint Compound?
Excellent tutorial, only thing i always do is to take the sockets off and tuck the cable out of the way. I always seem to get it wobbly around the boxes otherwise. Takes half an hour but saves a lot of messing about
Great suggestion my friend! Thank you for watching...I really appreciate it 👍
Tip number one should be “get a pro in”! 👍🏻. Out of curiosity is your customer having another fire surround fitted? Cos those skirtings are gonna be a pig to splice now they’ve got 2 coats of skim between them😂
Great video mate, I've always taken tips from your vids.. Would have to disagree with your thinner second coat method.. Always found I got a much flatter finish with my 2nd coat being thicker, which can't be helped anyway if you put the 1st and 2nd coat on with the same mix.. Apart from that great video keep up the good work :)
Cheers pal and I appreciate your opinion. Thanks for watching!
What brush you using ?
Hi Blaine you are right about about 2 coats
It's the only way 😉
Can you recommend a decent plastering trowel
You mentioned previously roughly 12.5 -13 litres for your mix. Do you increase the water for the second coat or is it just all in the feel to apply a thinner coat ?
Most people use the same gear
Plastered my first wall yesterday thankfully it was at my own house , had a lot of misses in it that I couldn’t seem to loose and I’d already got rid of the gear, any advice as to how to not get those misses ?
Excellent tips what water brush can you recommend
Refina
Hi Blaine . I know your a plasterer to trade but have you ever had to remove radiators from a wall that's about to be plastered especially in the bathroom .if you have then I would appreciate it if you can show this in one of your videos and pass this knowledge on as to how this is done as I'm about to plaster my bathroom. I know there's videos on how to remove radiators but the ones I've watched seem to miss important tips concerning combi boiler and removing radiator. Love your videos better than the rubbish that's on the T.V. .I'd give your videos 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
How long it takes between stages? Time between 1 and 2nd coat. Time after I can use wet brush n the wall? I know there's no rule but just an estimation for absolute beginner would help a lot. Cheers!
You should use a trowl and trowel up the wall using the long straigh edge one isn’t as good as troweling it’s up and when troweling it up use a brush with water on it and flick water onto skim and trowel
If someone told me your name for the first time. I'd assume you were a magician, with a name like "Blaine Gray", by the end of this video I am convinced your are a magician!
Over the years I've paid "professionals" (from recommendations) for plastering, but always unsatisfied with the end result, lumps bumps chips divots. I have a small room to decorate and I think it would be perfect size for me to have a go at plastering. A few of your videos have been very helpful in giving me confidence to try. Thanks!
Haha thank you mate. I really appreciate you watching - good luck with your Plastering! All the best 👍
I recently picked up a new marshalltown permashape to replace my old one. Didn't realise at the time I picked up a 13x5 one by mistake but I normally i put on with the Marshall town, then flatten with a speedskim, go over it again with the Marshall Town and then everything beyond that I did with the nela Black edition. Recently I've only used the nela at the wet trowel stage and then gone back to the marshalltown for the dry trowel as I got the 13x5 inch by accident and it seems to finish better on the dry trowel than the nela. Is it worth getting a plastic trowel too for the finish? I'm not a spread by trade but do bits and pieces. Always looking for pointers.
Should call this channel"Plastering in Short Pants".
I just slacken the socket a bit nip the plaster in ,then just as setting, screw it up ,,finish trowel around it. Lot easier.
Any tips please for using pva to prep for plastering.. feel like I put a lot of pva on the wall but it still sucked in way too much. Many thanks
I did 3 parts water 1 part pva..
I’ve got a question you say flatten it but do you have to give it a little time to set first?
Is the second coat mixed the same as the first coat ie same amount of water just you put less on thanks loving the videos
It can be slightly wetter which helps you with getting a thinner application. Hope this helps and thanks for watching!
Little bit wetter
What would you say to a plasterer using one coat and putting it on from start to finish with a refina plaziflex plastic trowel? No steel involved.
It's a flexible trowel at the end of the day so I don't recommend it. You'll only get flat walls with a rigid trowel...the Plaziflex's are too flexible for the beginning stages of plastering.
Would say he's a rubbish ine
Hi mate, got a question, I’m looking to be trained up as a plasterer but can’t even get taken on as a labourer never mind an apprenticeship? How can I learn this trade, I tried paying college for a NVQ level 2 but need a apprenticeship to be enrolled. Really frustrating as I want to learn -_-
Is the speedskim blade plastic or metal and does it matter?
He uses the ST plastic blade. Only use the plastic blade.
@@waynenixon729 what's the difference between them? I ended up buying sf and pf, now I realised I should have got the st. Should I get that as well, is the st better?
actually I can do 1 pass coating with roller and long spatula for automated coating.
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How to avoid glass like finish, I find that impossible to paint.
I’d love to see some actual science of two coats being stronger. For me skim is skim. It all drys the same 1 coat or 10 coats, same thing. For me if you have enough experience of how skim behaves you can achieve a perfect finish either way.
I agree with this as well
I believe that 1 coat isn't a thing that I should be promoting. I understand where you're coming from but strength comes with layers...the more layers to a product the stronger it becomes. Plywood is exceptional strong for it's thickness partially due to multiple layers. It's the same with plaster and render. The more layers the stronger the product.
I'm not doubting your abilities to get a good finish by 1 costing. I'm sure you do but it's not a thing I'll be promoting to people who are starting with the trade. If British Gypsum says 2 coats on the bag then I'll obey...at least your covered then.
I respect your comment all the same.
Cheers pal 👍
@@PlasteringForBeginners I do agree with you here especially for beginners
@@PlasteringForBeginners 1 coat I tend to do over simple plaster board
But old stuff I usually two coat and sponge float
@@PlasteringForBeginners The way it was always explained to me, whether for plywood, paint, auto-body-filler or plaster, was that thick layers tend to form stress cracks as they harden unevenly, while multiple thin layers retain enough flexibility to avoid cracks. Makes sense when you look at an old beam with cracks that grew wider as it dried out; I've seen wood split in two pieces that were both much harder than the original beam had been when it was on one piece.
Blaine I’m needing a new mixing drill very soon , what is that rifina mega mix like ? Cheers gav
It's amazing mate. It's a great bit of kit...I've got the MM30 and I definately recommend it pal 👍
@@PlasteringForBeginners ok cheers mate 👌
Not a problem 👍
Great mixing drill, I've got one, but find it heavy day in day out, they do a mm 21 and mm22, both a bit lighter. Just take this into consideration, wish I had
Did you PVA ?
I did my friend 👍
Should never do wet angles .it just means your rushing it .also sockets should always be taken off when plastering so you can trowel straight over them or your perfect finish will never happen
My plaster get a lot blister
You might be applying your second coat too soon. Try waiting a bit longer between coats pal 👍
@@PlasteringForBeginners how long wait to apply next coat ?
What is your wage a day
😂
Sponge float for the perfect finish
It is a great way pal!!
who cares of its stronger. It doesn't need to be stronger. Its only going to be a painted wall.The strengths it needs to be wont matter if its 1 or 2 coats. 2 coats benifits the troweling up stage
Can you recommend a decent plastering trowel
Nela Premium Carbon Steel Trowel. It’s the best on the market in my opinion.