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Cardinal sin - tools
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Tile Shop
Multitool with the rasp then low grit sanding attachment worked for me. Get the bulk of the crud off with the rasp then sand the thin stubborn bit off down to the metal. But only done once, never had to do it again.
This was one of my first hard learnt lessons. Now, I have a bucket of water close by, mainly for cleaning off excess adhesive from tiles, but also every 15 minutes to half an hour or so I wipe my trowel down with a sponge or old white pad. Same when I'm grouting with my grout float.
This was one of my first hard learnt lessons. Now, I have a bucket of water close by, mainly for cleaning off excess adhesive from tiles, but also every 15 minutes to half an hour or so I wipe my trowel down with a sponge or old white pad. Same when I'm grouting with my grout float.
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Frenchdc
Why does wisdom come at the end of the job and not at the start? I think it will be a bin job and renew! It won't happen again.
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Tilerdurden
T
Tile Shop
There are a couple of things the first job could be, gonna see if I can guess..... a couple of shots in the dark having never been an apprentice.....
How to make tea, or how to mix adhesive?
How did I do?
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Tilerdurden
Definitely the T
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Tilerdurden
No spotty teen gets the hands on the rubimix till he can make a decent cuppa! Can take months
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Tilerdurden
I'm obsessive about clean buckets and get very upset when those who borrow my power tools, namely grinders, WRAP THE BLOODY CABLE AROUND THE HANDLE!
Ask Frosty! Haha
Cable abuse in its purest form
T
Time's Ran Out
Sound like Trigger and his road broom!
'Look after your broom'
Dave said (Rodney) ' and your broom will look after you'.
'No - just look after your broom'.
20 heads and 15 shanks later!!
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Blunt Tool
Painter I was working with was varnishing staircase so got him to sand and revarnish my Rabone Chesterman boat level, good as new again he polished up the brass!!
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Old Mod
Don't, reading that makes me mad! I had a gauger last year that was thieved on a job, I'd had it for 10 years and was perfect!
Who would want a gauging trowel that badly.
Makes my blood boil!
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Blunt Tool
Tools that have been stolen over the years!!
B
Blunt Tool
Remember working for an 85 year old spinster, she was a multi millionaire and her house was on five floors and was working at top of house. No one else was ever there apart from the 2 of us and I have never had so much tools stolen!!
Yeah you should start one TJ.
I'll start looking in my van/store now and then I'll start making a list of how much of my kit is holidaying in Newcastle! Give me a few weeks and I should be 50% there! That's if my pen and pad ain't gone as well!!!!
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Terry the tiler
I have a stiff cleaning brush brought from an industrial cleaning company Hugh crane. I clean my tools every time a I do a new mix and at the end of the day.
I havent done it myself but a plastering friend has left his trowel (only the steel, not handle) in brick acid or an alkaline residue cleaner will probably work too, overnight. Tolls will come out cleaner than the day you brought them
I havent done it myself but a plastering friend has left his trowel (only the steel, not handle) in brick acid or an alkaline residue cleaner will probably work too, overnight. Tolls will come out cleaner than the day you brought them
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Terry the tiler
brush, brushes, street brush, wooden brush, dust brush, litter brush, vehicle brush, vikan brush, hand brush, soft brush, stiff brush, telescopic brush, hi lo brush, waterfed brush, car wash brush, norfolk, suffolk, essex, london - Hugh Crane Cleaning Equipment Ltd. - https://hughcrane.co.uk/janitorial-equipment/brushware.html
The viken utility brush. I've had mine about 5years and still hasn't worn away, also good for getting into the paddle after mixing up
The viken utility brush. I've had mine about 5years and still hasn't worn away, also good for getting into the paddle after mixing up
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