What do you guys use to rub down your latex or water base iv always used a carburn stone but doing a job other day and carpet fitter perks up you don't still use one of those he says he uses polishing machine with the red pad on
I just use a stone most of the time. Unless its say about 15M2 or above then I use a machine. Her name is Daisy and she's a rough ride!
I use a buffer with sand paper, my mates made a plate for his buffer with a few of those stones on, works really well
I don't own a carbo stone ? I buff the top of with my buffer & a sanding disc if the screed is dusty but sometimes I don't
The only thing I do to my latex/screed the day after is brush up, then mark out, black out, fit. If you have to rub it down, especially with machines, somethings gone wrong!
Rotary buffing machines aren't for rubbing the screed down ? They sand the top off & get rid of the dusty surface for better adhesion ! They can be also be used with a grinding head or copper disc for removing paint & crap ect...& scratching the hell out if power floated concrete to get a key ! You want one now don't you
Ok 20-30 meter kitchen hallway walk in next day with my trowel but 160 meters with na on a hot day on my own I get dry joints and a few roller marks so what I was asking is who uses what to rub down
Thats o.k if your working with top end product, in good conditions. If your subbing, and doing 1000+m in boiling hot sun, or freezing cold new build, with the cheapest screed c&f had on offer that day, maybe not. Even with a spikey roller, not all screeds level out that well. I use a Spe STR machine, and think there the best. But, I have used every type of buffer, with paper stuck to a polishing pad, and they do the job fine. If it`s really sh*t a bag of latex on top of the machine helps too. There has got to be a lot of stairs, and its got to be a small room, if i`m going to get the stone out, instead of the machine...
As you said it depends what latex you are using or have priced for , or more important what the client will pay, the free flowing water mixes or the more expensive latex mix will leave virtually no marks if laid correctly,but if your using green bag or screed master to the bag and bottle then it doesn't flow as well, these are great for ramping and building up in doorways but will need either a lick over with a machine or if its small areas an apprentice with a stone.
