Ever tried SKIMMING DRYWALL with one of THESE?
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I’m pathetic, just got home from spraying knockdown all day, and I’m watching drywall videos.
At least they are from a great teacher, after thirty years there’s always something to learn. Keep up the great videos, I especially love your testing out tools, I personally hate rolling mud on after watching you a know I just get into too big of hurry, I always feel like I’m not getting anything done. I have found a like to blow in my ceilings if possible with a hopper, then I use a 14 inch knife on pole to skim in. I started using and reusing, heavy 4to6 mil plastic, I let my grandkids wash when it gets really nasty. Not always possible, I wish the nematic tools were around when I started finishing, maybe my shoulder and wrist wouldn’t be so bad, DMSO and CDS work wonders, given me ten more years so far.
Me too lol
I call it dedicated to your craft
No sir you just want to be informed like the rest of us
The sign of a true professional in the making.
You are just fantastic at this. It's really a big win for us all to have someone of your ability as a tradesman also have such a gift at teaching. It's genuinely educational and oddly relaxing watching you work. You're kind of the Bob Ross of carpentry.
I wish I worked with this guy. You’re right; he is Bob Ross. He makes hard work look fun.
& a hell of a skateboarder
Amazing how a pro defines "messy". By just standing still and looking at a bucket of mud, I manage to look as though I willfully decided to take a bath in the stuff! It frightened the cats when they saw me and the little woman cracked up and said I looked like I was in a full body cast.
start wondering "when did i step in this?" "how did this get on my face?"
Same...no body cast but I resemble a statue that pigeons reside on.
23 years ago I worked on a project that wanted 700,000sqft of drywall level 5! We rolled it all with 18” rollers and used a huge pan of mud to dip the roller into! Three man process. One guy rolling and two guys trialing with 14” knives. And this was with regular mud! They didn’t have lightweight back than! Now we use Graco Mark 5 to spray the mud on the walls! Great videos! Love the inside jokes!! I laugh and than my wife gives me the l don’t get it look! 😆
Dip your roller in water and use your hands to work the water in the fibers a little. Give it a gentle spin, then dunk it and spin it again. You want it pretty damp but not dripping. We always called it “priming” the roller. It basically allows you to start applying material right away, without the first several minutes and sections being wasted to saturating the roller. Same thing with a brush.
I have every confidence it would work for preparing a roller to applymud for a skim coat.
It 💯 absolutely does, we soak rollers and wring excess out
Had my first level 5 job this week since seeing you apply the mud with a roller & decided to try it out.
Once again, thank you for teaching me yet another little trick that has proven to be a huge time saver. I used less mud, applied it faster, more consistent thickness & the skimmer was done in 2 passes. Best tip in ages. Cheers from Australia.
The level 5 standard was written in the the 1960's. Go back and read it before you say you can do a level 5 finish.
At the end it referring to visible work showing through, and that means a professional looking right at holding a work light at an angle while you put your head against thw wall to look down the wall.
Customers don't know any better, and people say it to them since they watch youtube so they think they lnoww what it is and they cant afford true level 5.
Nobody reads the standard and says they can do a level 5 with less that a year or two of work on a full time high end crew.
@@sparksmcgee6641he didn’t say he could do it, he just said he had the job.
@@sparksmcgee6641you are correct . A the level 5 takes a lot of time and alot of coats and sanding . Others wise it's just skim slicked walls .
@alvidrez7956 yeah nothing like asking what standard someone doing a level 5 is using.
It was put out in 1968 and states nothing visible. Everyone then screams that you can use a professional to determine thT because they'll see EVERYTHING. Yah that's thw point it's a PROFESSIONAL standard, it means get a light out and walk the wall while holing it against the drywall. That's level 5. First time I saw an architect do that I had to look up the standard, MAn, his houses looked good. Which they should have because he paid for that level work.
I bought a level 5 set last year. Can't believe how much work it saves & seriously impressive results.
I'm getting ready to work on the ceiling and repair walls in a bathroom remodel. This video was timely. But I'll need to revisit your other drywall videos for reminders. Thanks.
I love this channel and that almost half a million folks tune in to see you do something we can't really see on camera. But in our imaginations, that wall is silky smooth
Great Job on these Videos. You do the best at explaining every little nuance. I too have the 18,24 and 40 in skim blades. I can't believe how fast the job goes. 2 coats and I am done I was impressed at the amount of area one can cover with the 40 in blade. Thanks for explaining the roller, this will help in the future. As a homeowner I have learned a lot from you. Keep up the good work.
So glad I found this helpful video AFTER skim coating my living and dining rooms. As a cake decorator, I agree that it does feel a bit like frosting a cake.
I didn't know about rolling on mud or smoothing blades. I have three bedrooms with painted-over wallpaper. I was going to replace the sheetrock! Thank you for the incredible paradigm shift!
Tape the receptacles. It is a whole lot easier to remove tape rather than mud from the receptacle.
I'm not a tradesman, but I learned how to do drywall working on my own house. And I find it to be one of the most satisfying home improvement tasks there is. I might be kind of a weirdo, but I love getting that mud smooth on the wall. I have only used long blades in the past, but I might invest in one of these things if I ever do another job on my house.
As long as ya don’t mess around with it for to long. Then I feel it becomes a mess and I always end up having to sand and recoat. Lol
yeah I dont think this guy knows mud is put on with a scraper... so I dunno whats so special about these scrapers :-o
There is a side of mudding that can be soothing when doing it for yourself or even a friend. However, when your taping and mudding an entire basement or even a house it becomes tedious. What’s worse is when you are working against a deadline and whomever did the drywall before you made a series of mistakes that require you to do twice the work in order to finish your job properly. That’s why I decided to start my own business, now the only mistakes are my own.
Just skim coated walls with roller and 36" blade today for the first time. LOVE IT!
I have a job coming up where I will be skimming the walls in a bathroom. I googled skimming walls and came across your video! You covered all my questions and demonstrated so well how it’s used! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!!
Thank you for this video! You got me to buy one of these to make my skim coating easier. I am hanging new sheet rock in places, and removing a 1950's sanded skip trowel on the walls that don't need replacing. Yeah I suck at it, this is my first time. I am getting better.
I always used a paint roller to apply my mud for skim coat. It works very well.
I have always skimmed by hand but decided to try this technique on a 100 year old house and man it worked a charm. Beautiful flat walls quickly.
I grabbed a Level 5 and it makes a huge difference - I almost looks like I know what I'm doing! After watching your video, now I know I can do a better job rolling it on as well.. that's a huge time saver as well if you ask me. Thank you for your great videos 🙂
I am a general, do everything person. Drywall mudding is NOT one of my strong points. 🤣I bought a level 5 blade a year or so ago, and my work now looks professional.
@@mph5896 Professional painter here. Paint doesnt hide anything, it highlights it. The walls have to be perfect for the paint job to look good. 75% of my time on any job is getting those walls to look good before any paint goes on. This channel has elevated my drywall skills a million times over. Excellent teacher. If you want to learn drywall watch his older videos on how to use a hawk and trowel. It used to look like witchcraft to me but now thanks to this channel I'm a pro! I have a big blade too and it's wonderful on leveling out the wall although it's still a "cheater stick!"
@@wally7856 I'll take any cheater stick I can get. No shame in my game. I touch paint and drywall a couple times a year. I am definitely not going to get good at it in that time frame. Just looking for some tips and tricks here and there to make the job doable over unbearable.
I just ordered one. A level 5. Really gonna try to use this technique to fix shitty drywall jobs I didn’t do. Or one my own jobs
@@coreychmiel I have found that the Level 5 blades work so well that it feels like cheating
I can't believe how much your tutorial helped me thank you!
Thank you bro 35 years of drywall but not much smooth wall you have really help me on this job terrible bubbles OMG crazy I'm going do this today after I sand it I'm sure it's going make things better
Totally agree with BenRush's comment about you being the Bob Ross of Carpentry. I find I'm watching your videos just because I can relate to the satisfaction aspect of your work. It is very relaxing to watch. Not to discredit how fit you are, the amount of muscle it takes to do the work is not at all lost on me. So glad the blade company sent you those blades. And I would like to add, whoever is filming, did a fabulous job.
Thank you :)
I liked how you mentioned when you press the mud down when you roll it out can eliminate many bubbles/pox as apposed to loading it on with a knife or trowel. Also obviouly the thinned down mud helps.
"I should have my bucket close to me, where I'm working. Silly of me"
*Leaves it there*
🤣🤣 what would we do without you, VC? 🤣
A pro showing a “hitchhiker”. This guy is the genuine article. ❤
This would be awesome for finishing ceilings after texture removal. I never thought to search for something like this! This is amazing!
They are the perfect tool for skimming ceilings and walls there a must have for any finisher
Yes this is the only time I'd use this method. Rolling it on the ceiling would make things much easier psychically and save time.
As for the walls tho.. this is a complete waste of time and added messiness for no reason
You make it look so simple when it's totally a finesse job...
It was really informative for me, though, after I've struggled with doing drywall, mudding and taping all my life, well, most of it, anywho...
I already used some of your suggestions, and I really found out about mud consistency is key !
I use a similar product. I us the Ox pro speed skim, I now use the 18" on my tape seams, I love it.
Ben anyone would think you are a pro skim coat guy with those blades.they are a fantastic invention!! good job buddy
Your Videos are so so good! Thank you so much for what you do and how you teach !
First, I would like to say thank you. I have learned a lot from u . I got my level 5 and can't wait to start my adventure. Again, thank you and continue the awesome work
THANK YOU BEN !! Been hoping for this video ! I do popcorn ceiling flattening and was wondering if a wider tool would help.
No question, gonna move over to Columbia tools, local co, gotta support them.
I also work in older 1900 - 1940 homes w / plaster walls, this will help the plaster drywall interface before sponge floating.
Bet I can smooth structolite with this as well !
Looking for a good light, as always, anybody have a good modern drywall light that has that good shadow and great colour ?
Hope all is well,
best from Victoria !
Your videos are super helpful thank you so much. Quick idea on the rolling. I am not sure but perhaps starting in the center of the spot on the wall your working on then going up and down it wil leave a more even amount with your roller without having to drag it down
Oh my geez. So satisfying to watch. I completely related to your contentment as you skimmed that wall. God I want to buy one but I'm not a drywaller (lol) by profession. I just began remodeling my home a year ago which has been an amazing experience. Ben, my honey showed everyone at work my drywall & skim work via video and pics, and they were shocked to see how good my work is that at one point, they even said that it would be a good thing to hire me for patching up drywall jobs. Can you believe this? All that I have learned is because of your videos. You're a great teacher. Wish I could show you my work. And by the way, the humor is a bonus to watching VC videos with coffee in the A.M. THANK YOU SO MUCH! Oh yeah, and I TOTALLY agree w/ keeping the bucket lip clean. I'm 100% OCD about that too.
My pleasure. And i can believe that people would want to hire you. That's how it happens😂.
One little job leads to another and it gets to the point that you don't want anyone to know you can do drywall!
@@vancouvercarpenter LOL yeah, you're absolutely right. Well, see ya in the next one. Hope you and family are doing great.
21:28. "I super thin coat of shoulder busting scraping mud off" That's how I've been doing it. Like 9 coats of super thin mud. Comes out perfect, but takes like 3 days a wall. :) So hard to get it flat if I leave thick coats. MASSIVE amounts of sanding. Biggest problem with the super thin coats is that the mud starts to dry out super quick.
Really glad to see you doing this video. I just bought a Level5 32" skimming blade! I can't wait to try it out but first I have to perfect the annoying corners! And as I was removing old tape from the corners I found a spot that was beginning to mold and sooooo I'm back to square one. Replacing that bad section with new drywall!
Why are there so many level 5 comments on youtube? And most of them sound forced and fake 🤔 The level 5 blade I was considering from amazon got a D rating on fakespot, and I never buy from companies that put out fake reviews. Shame shame shame.
@@AdelineCowgirl It's certainly a bit overrated. It's a good tool to have, but I imagine you could get the same quality from cheaper products with enough skill/practice. Level5 is just a higher tier company, like the difference between getting Craftsman and Snap-on. They both get the job done, but is it really necessary? ...probable not.
If you look into details, and details do matter. U will know the difference
I have a 32" TapeTech purchased after a recommendation from another contractor. He described it as "the cheat code for butt joints". The only recommendation I've been as grateful for is my Festool MIDI. These two tools make me a lot of money.
A *big* thanks you to PatchBoyz here in Ottawa Canada, and to Scott Brown Carpentry in NZ.
I've been using the Level5 skim blades, and they work great. BUT, I found that it only works for me (key words: for me, since my skills aren't that good) on the absolute final coat using the larger sized blades. I saw videos of people using the the 7" and 10" blades across the first couple of coats, but I just couldn't do it. Even though they're more ergonomic than knives, I guess because of my muscle memory, I find it difficult to adjust to how you hold the smaller blades vs a drywall knife. The larger ones do make it so much easier to skim coat for me though.
I used the big one to level and then skim a ceiling. It was hard work but the ceiling looked great.
I'm 65, I remodel a house once every 5-7 years. Just finishing up house #4 since I retired 20 years. Planning to move to SE Asia and building a house without any drywall. What a nice feeling to never use drywall again. In this house I did one wall with MDF shiplap...was a pain too, result not super great. But then I decided to cheap out and make my own shiplap using some scrap 3/8 and 1/2 CDX plywood I had. Ripped to 6" widths but I could even very the width if needed to use up scrap. Hand sand the edges rounding them over, 80 grit.
Ripped 2" strips of 1/8 panel to make the lap, Glued the strip to the back of the ply on one side.
Prime, even paint, before installing. Brad nail to install. Wow, I loved the result. Way easier to install than the MDF shiplap I had brought. It's the rough surface of the CDX that I think helped. The perfect edges of the MDF showed any issues. I ended up doing 2 more walls in this pjy shiplap and 2 closets. The closets had AC lines and cables so I screwed the ply, not painting over screws, so I could access in the future. For sure pre-painted is needed for access.
Anywho, next house all teak and/or mahogany. Bye bye drywall. I won't miss you.
Thank You Michael Carbonaro!! Good to see you doing something other than magic tricks..
Did 20000 sq ft with a two in knife, it’s what the home owner wanted, my index figure was soar for a year. Rolled on just like your doing, no direction just back and fourth motions, homeowner was an artist, after it was high low painted turned out amazing. I would charge 3.50 a sq ft to even think about ever doing again.
Vancouver Carpenter and Paul Peck stepped up my game in finish work. I was able to recoat very heavy ceiling and wall texture to a smooth finish. I was unable to rerock the room because of the thick plaster.
Rolling it on?!?!?! Genius! Masterful work dude.
Another great video. You are great at explaining things. Thanks very much.
I always appreciate how you talk out what you’re doing as you’re doing it! Most “how to” videos would just say “roll the mud on and sand”.
Love watching your Videos for your honest assessment of your work! Love your work😄! Thank you!
Thank you so much!
Love that beautiful wall.
I want to see a video, 30 years in the future when a new family moves in to Bens house and starts to do remodels. They are going to wonder what the random patches and multi layers of drywall mud are for.
Lol "yeah they were on drugs" they'd say, nope just a youtuber
In 30 years time you may be dead, and new generation will be get a better ideas to remodels a houses , old ppl can’t keep up on new generation mate
@@charlesbhusa I hope you aren't part of that new generation... just reading your comment scares the shyt out of me.
There is 4-5mm of mud on our walls, was wondering why!
I am gonna do a room makeover before 2023 and this is a huuuuge help for me!
Hello, nice video. To speed up the work, putty is also applied with devices such as Graco Mark 5-7-10. Then the applied mixture is removed, smoothed with spatulas. The main thing is to wash the device properly after work. Good luck
Some companies make a 18 inch one, I think that'll be the one I get, it'll fit in rolling tool boxes they're usually 19 inches inside.
Thank you man. So much useful information. 👍
We did our bedroom, master bath, and another 11:30 room so far with the 50's style roll on and leave it. It kinda reminds me of tree bark. We love it. 11:30
All of my Drywall tools are Level 5....their stuff is just A+++ Best warranty in the business and the tools are rock solid.
I'm using the Marshalltown squeegee trowel. My favorite feature is how it materializes crumbs out of thin air. (maybe that's just me)
Thanks for the tutorial. One thing I've learned from all the videos is that I need to get a pair of Stan Smiths.😊
I've got the Level5 blades on my shopping list for my next skimming project.
I dont do and never did any work like that but i just like to watch ben talk and do whatever. Luv u ben
Full weight plasters used basically the same tool but thicker aluminum for the putty coat it is called a darby I used them for tile mud on walls and ceilings once in while to slick down messes.
I bought a 36" Speed Smoother from Saint-Gobain, looks quite like yours except for the color. I do find it quite hard to get in corners without making a mess especially if there's some previous mud on it spilling out on the sides.
I used to spray USG First Coat on my walls (it took one heckuva a sprayer),, once sanded & painted, it looked like it had been skimmed.
You're skilled . I like this
I just gave these a go. Not a bad first attempt, but definitely revisiting this video to see how I can improve! First guess is use more mud. 😊. Level5 is the brand I chose.
Just in time for my skimming project 😌👏🏾
I bought a set of Nela Edge Black. Like 5 of them from 6" up to 48". The blades themselves are great. No complaints. One of the reasons I bought a set is that it came with a pole and the adapter to attach the blades to the pole so I could use them on ceilings for regular joints (not skimming an entire ceiling). Not sure what they were thinking with what they came up with, but the adapter fits on the blade handles so tight that I literally had to hammer it off. It is most definitely not a quick release type system. In fact... it's useless in my opinion. Unless you want to permanently attach it to a single blade handle. I complained to the company and they said "yep, that's the way it is". I bought another brands adapter. It works great. It's logically designed. I can finish with one blade and switch to another with it in seconds.
So, yeah... Nela blades are fine, especially for the price, but their adapter to attach blades to a pole is idiotic and not worth it. I even tried modifying their adapter and cutting out a major part of the centre of it so it would have some sort of flex. It didn't, and I was afraid that if I cut any more out it was just going to break anyways.
Me, applying hydrocortisone to a mosquito bite just now: “feather my edge”
Thank you so much for this video. I bought one of these from level five and gave up on it. Tried again after watching this and did five walls in 2.5 hours with great results!
Another nice video Tig!
no more Vancouver carpenter back to the good ol Canadian drywaller. my favorite episodes
Well if it isn't another drywalling video by my favourite ol' drywaller from way back. The honourable, and true; Uncle Ben.
For the corners, I just let the level 5 dry, then I just use my flusher, it turns out beautifully, and high lights the work
Awesome work bob ! The bidet would have been the cherry on top ! I got one , the best investment I’ve ever made ! It’s the highlight of my new bathroom . Why no outlets for the vanity ?Leviton makes great gfi with cell port charging . Have a awesome weekend !
Very satisfy watching him do the skim coat.
You got the skillz to pay the bills. 👍
Just ordered such a kind of tool with 80cm length.
I hope, the handle gives better control than more "simple" trowels.
My point is, that if you don`t have an even surface, a longer trowel (called like this) is way better to create an even surface / level it out.
Have a project pretty soon, lets see how it works out.
This is how Ive been doing skim coats. The Level 5 tools are a bit expensive, but once you use it, you wont want to skim without one. I'm not a pro drywaller, but Im an advanced do it yourselfer for many things, and the Level 5 tool makes me look like I know what Im doing.
P.S. I love these videos....I might attempt skimming myself as I have done in my bathroom but....it was such a pain and time consuming before applying by trowel.
Love all my columbias.. happy I can replace the blades. And love the aluminum body
You could have just a channel of blading out the compound smooth, so satisfying!
I used the roller method for application, but ended up using a 6 inch knife and pan full of mud to slap globs of mud on the wall and ceiling then spread it with the roller. It was easier for me. I used a marshalltown 31 inch skim blade as well. No complaints with the blade.
Great tip as the M-towns are so much more affordable. MANY THANKS.
I love my Marshalltown skimming blades. I have a 12” 24” and 30”. I have skimmed hundreds of sf of ceilings and walls and they do a great job. They are fantastic for large butt joints. Mate, I love your work and videos 😎
Thank you!!!
Thank you for posting !!
Great tip as I'm prepping to buy Marshaltown as they are so affordable. Many thanks.
within your first 51 seconds you nailed the issue of skimming. We have the Level 5 set and the 24 and 36 are extremely tough to get good skims if the wall is uneven, if only by a tiny bit. I have found I can skim those walls much better with my 13" soft flex Nela trowel.
I pre-skim the walls to fill the hollows, but am really looking forward to this 3' trowel. I do lots of ceilings too.
YO Flow - Are you referring to the Nela Premium NELAFLEX Trowel or the
Level 5 ULTRA-FLEX Flat Finishing Trowel - 0.4mm S/S Blade. Great tip, THANKS!
@@kooale the nelaflex.
I have a few from level 5 love them
Damn 😎! I enjoy watching your videos. Keep it up 👍🏽
You're the Mr. Rogers of drywall mud.
I never return mud to the bucket. Great way to introduce chunks.
Ben, just picked up a few Level5 skimmers to do some skim coating work (even though this is not my profession [I'm a bit OCD in terms of perfection]) and was wondering what roller cover you suggest if bought brand new?
I know in previous videos you "demoted" and old paint roller for this, but unfortunately I don't have any of those. Appreciate the videos more than you know! Keep up the solid work!
Nice tip using the roller. You mentioned using soap. Can to talk about that but the whole set sounds like a good deal. I'll have a few rooms to skim coat at our new place. Not sure if this is happening to you but I used a mixing extension and it was leaving bucket shavings in my mud..!
Ues a different mud paddle
USG, in their 2022 White Paper (J2010/7-22), recommends conventional weight all-purpose compound, not light-weight or topping, for a skim coat over new drywall. I have found manufacturers do state specifications to protect themselves from complaints/lawsuits that are impractical or time-consuming. I plan on trying to follow that advice instead of Ben's, when I skim coat my new drywall work using my recently purchased Columbia skim blades (24" and 32", thanks Ben!). Time will tell whose advice is correct for my abilities.
Heavy weight is better for skimming, green lid cgc, Ben does not have it out west
22:49 Ben…..you Sir, are not the only one. My OCD doesn’t allow it either and why after it dries a bit, I can knock/peel it off the buckets. It’s also why tools look “new” compared to some, b/c I actually spend the time to really clean them ( probably way more than I should, lol), but just like fo things to be clean; and not have that “cake” layer all over everything
Great vid, do love your stories, humor, and fun energetic attitude Towards the work you do👍🏻
Cheers✌🏻
Thank you!!!!
love your videos you got any vids with spraying mud on............i just got myself a 1040t titan wow i love it
Vancouver drywaller strikes again! Great work and thanks for the info on those. Oh, and you really need to go ahead and switch it on up to Vancouver drywaller, cause you’ve became the main drywaller on the tube of you’s 😂
Me and my husband moved to Florida, along with both daughters and their families. Well we have all been decorating our homes but we all have the orange peel walls. My daughter and her hubbie had to do a skim coat to put up wallpaper and so did I. I’ve never done it before so I watched your videos first. My daughter came over and said mine looked great and was so much better than what her husband did at their house. Her husband is so competitive with everything haha and she told him ours turned out looking a lot better than theirs. I told my husband I can guarantee my son n law is gonna come look at ours and sure enough, that evening he came by w my daughter. Me and my husband wanted to crack up because we watched our SIL stare at our walls, checking out our skim coat job 😂😂😂😂. It was hilarious. I’d never wanna do this for a job… it was a pain… but thank u for your instructions to make it as efficient as we could👌👌👌
I love watching your videos. You have such positive attitude, that i am trying to emulate. Trying. I like the way you say "pigeon" when you get a blob fall. My comment usually starts with an s. Keep up the great videos, You are a true master.
Это точно. Не устану делать три вещи: смотреть, как горит огонь, как течёт вода и как другой человек работает!))))
You can save a lot of time and frustration from bucket slop/crusties by creating a bucket collar. Just cut another bucket about a third of the way from the top and insert it into your mud bucket. When it gets too messy for you just take it out and over to your water/cleanup bucket and wipe/brush it out and you're ready to rock again. And if you want, you can also cut out a bucket scraper, or several, from the remainder of the bucket you already cut the collar from. I like to take a utility knife and create a nice thin bevel(but not too thin) on the scrape edge.
thats cool, i never heard of skimcoating drywall before. it seems like a lot of work when people seem to hate even doing patches and covering seams and screw holes. by the looks of it i guess youre really preventing there from being seams at all, but need to make sure its super flat to minimize the need for sanding an entire wall
A good plasterer can skim several rooms a day, with a trowel and hawk, that’s how it is usually done in UK, you need a labourer to really get going. This is interesting but it is a product made for the semi skilled, and is very slow.
Amazing videos
I have a Level 5 24" composite and Marshalltown 18 and 32 inch stainless skimming blades. I like the stainless blades more than the composite so the 24" doesn't get much use.