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I juat cant seem to get on with my washboy. The last 3 jobs i've done i've stopped using it half way through, and gone back to a normal sponge. The problem i have is that no matter how much i roll the sponge out, as soon as it touches the tiles it seems to fill the grout lines with water - or worse still tint bubbles. What is the exact procedure for using washboy. Many thanks in advance Will | ||||||||||
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its this one - Tilers Washboy - Wall Tiling Tools - Tiling Tools, wall, | ||||||||||
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I just roll the sponge over the rollers twice and have no problems at all. It should be noted however that using a washboy will wet the tiles more than using a sponge, but the groutline shouldn't be 'filling' with water. | ||||||||||
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It might be the quality of the washboy sponge..cheap ones are hard to ring water out of...i use the rubi ones and never had a prob yet....or you need more spinach before you go to work for strength to ring your sponge out..lol lol.....dave.. | ||
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Good thought Dave, change your sponge willbones and let us know if it makes a difference. | ||||||||||
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Got a Karl Dahm washboy myself, the sponges I got with this when I bought it weren't the cut type so I cut them myself, I feel they do hold a lot of water and take quite a few rolls to get reasonably dry. | ||
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bought a rubi sponge today for the washboy, i've not used it yet, but it is a lot denser than the one that i was using. The matrix of the sponge that was on was very hollow, the holes were large, a bit like natural sea sponge. Anyway, the replacement is a lot firmer and the matrix is alot finer. I'll let you know if it solves it. Thanks for responses Will | ||||||||||
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