What plastering Trowels I use and why!
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- I have had a few comments on what trowels i use and how come... so here i explain the trowels and why and when i use them.
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Did the City and Guilds course nearly 20 years ago. Used one good trowel back then.
bang on mate, these flexs and plastic trowels have there place but at the very end of the gauge, im pretty much marshall town all the way through apart from the speedskims to flatten in 👍
You know the crack man, all great trowels but just got to use them at the right time, speed skim is awesome too 👊🏾
You’re right I know loads of guys who’ve had work pulled on site because of using super flex trowels too early, I use always have a standard 14 inch carbon steel marshalltown for scratching on and laying in, use a speed skim for flattening off after each coat, my first trowel though I use a Nela mediflex I’ve always thought it’s stiff enough for the job, only ever use a Refina Superflex when skims gone for a polish.
I’ve also got one of those Plaziflex from Nela only for polishing but seldom use it.
Most guys use the thin trowels because they give less wrist and arm fatigue.
And I think timing when the plaster is going enough to use different trowels is key, get it wrong and it’ll look like a ploughed field when painted.
And the best angle trowel I’ve ever used and had is a Ragni, your angles are mint.
Good videos keep them coming. Confiming all my do' and dont's.
Got every flex going, speedskims, the lot. But like many other spreads, I've reverted back to the good old MT carbon, can't beat them 👌🏻
yeah i agree man thats why im keeping them in my safe! haha
@@Rendervate yeh im good mate. Gonna be ordering my render this week i think,
Same here
Nice video, well explained. Can you do a vid showing more of your trowel work, laying on and polishing up. Thanks.
Hey Eddie yes mate I have a short one on some techniques and why, I’ll edit and put it up over the next week or so pal
Great vid fella 👍 recently picked up nela premium 14" absolutely superb bit of kit 👌 follow the same pattern as you with troweling all the way with the nela premium, then flex right at death to polish up 👍
I’ve switched to a plastic hand board love it
Yeah man, how come you like it mate??
@@Rendervate lighter to carry and just find the gear never drys like sometimes with a steel one
What’s happening nowadays mate is we’re surrounded by people who don’t want to try and want to be gods gift instantly.
Iv been on the trowel 30 year, been a teacher at a school 20 years, and they all say the same thing Joel. Can I get good in a few days if I use a speed skim and flexi trowel? You should see the look on there faces when I tell them no, it’ll take years and you have to use a stiff Marshalltown to learn.
Love your videos mate, keep up the good work. 💪🏻💪🏻
yeah mate your right, its a madness, but you know what mate we keep moving forward don't we pal! thanks for liking the content mate.
Brilliant video again pal. Very informative for a bodging beginner like myself 👍👍"is that 6 inch"🤣🤣🤣
haha you know us men mate getting them inches wrong hahah hope your good bro
Absolutely bang on
👊🏾🙌🏽
Nicely explained cheers.
No problem Roy 🙂
Good video again mate, I ordered the 16 inch super flex 3 rose gold edition but they gave me the 18 inch is it worth sending it back? I know everyone goes on about it being bad for your joints but it looks lovely haha
A 18 inch will be alright for finishing on big areas mate, if you need to do small walls it might be a bit big, but either way you use it for the polish you can’t go wrong brother 👊🏾
The midget one is a German brand schwan is the name I have one as well but my one is 16 " ,same handle
good little trowel that one is mate.
Haven't used a 16' trowel in a while
Try the nela if not already matey
@@Rendervate I've heard a lot of good things about them
Love the videos mate keep them coming. What's ur view on a speedskim?
Speed skim is awesome, I had the blue ones and the pink with the metal blade before. They was beautiful! Now I use refina metal blade spats they are great!
ey up pal , i never had a nela but altho marshalltown is the don of plastering of course 😁 i have a ox trowel have u tried them ? which i always seem to reach for more often than not i just think it sits better in my hand altho it seems to be a bit more rigid than the marshalltown i use it the most and well said of flexis only good for flattening and odd awkward stuff all is well till the light hits it .
atb simon
hi simon, i have not used a ox pal no. i would give it ago though! the nela is just my go to these days but my marshaltowns will always be my baby!
When you stay “standard size” hawk. What do you regard as “standard”? And what size hawk do you use?
Remember you when you worked for John Rodregez mate I worked for Connaught with Tim Whitehead hope your doing ok pal
Hey man all good bro, yeah that’s where I did my time, Tim was geds son??? Hope your good too man
What trowel would you use for rubbing thin coat silicone.Will it have a rough face in order rub into the wall.
Hi Joel, taken the liberty of plugging your channel on mine, Keep up the good work mate
hey man whats that mean brother and how do we do it?
@@Rendervate if you watch my latest video for five minutes you'll see it 🙂👍
Isn’t the 16” more strainious on the wrist and arms ?
Good video well explained 👍💪🏻 ive got the nela premium 14 but struggling to get it broke in dont do alot of rendering, so keep having to get the mt out to flatten after the nela, any ideas or just gotta keep persevering
Hey man I would keep on with it, keep using it for bonding out and floating, get her broke in and she will be beauty!
@@Rendervate cheers mate will do 👍
Hello mate I’ve been plastering now for 25 years and I’m a little confused???? I only Polish plaster to a mirror finish when I don’t like or don’t get on with the decorator, it seems to me that most plasterers nowadays put a glass finish on plaster.
Agreed it should by the old standard be like an eggshell to the touch that way the paint sticks better, way less troweling just wait longer and trowel maybe one less time.
I know what the problem is here after doing site work I’m my younger days, the problem is now a days for clients polished finish is expected and trowels like Refina super flex one pass over at the end and they’re so sharp and thin the walls like a mirror.
Swear by the curry 💯
Joel do you sponge the walls and flatten with a plaziflex
No way mate, metal trowel all the way, sponges are for tilers and car valets mate. I’m a plasterer not a chancer 😉
@@Rendervate lol
Does the nela premium take much breaking in ?
yes mate it needs a good bit of graft in it! get on the render i say first thats smashes any trowel in quick
Don't 16 inch trowels over time do your arms in or something? Let me know please :)
Myth pal, you be sound with it. Plastering over time can do your arms in though hahahahahah