Recent content by TomBrooklyn

How do you remove the chrome sleeve off a shower (hot water) faucet that doesn't want to come off? (to access the stem to change a washer.) I tried turning if off with a channel lock / vice grips and just succeeded in scraping the chrome off the brass and changing it from round to oval...

Hi, I think the pink coloring is added just to make it easier to see if you have complete coverage. By the way, in the States, you would have to add PVA to the common gypsum board before plastering it. But there is a new gypsum board out with blue paper on it that is meant to take...

I never heard of resin paint. I'll call some paint manufacturers tomorrow, but I got a feeling it's going to be hard to find. I found some stuff in India...

Hi roughcaster, Is it anything like PlasterWeld? Plaster-Weld is pink in color though, and it's not used for cement. http://www.larsenproducts.com/plasterweld.htm For cement I've usually used Weld-Crete. Same manufacturer, different color (blue.)...

I just bought a Marshalltown 14" x 4" trowel today at Home Depot, but I think it's for concrete and I'll have to bring it back. It's pretty stiff. It's hard to find plaster and plaster tools around here (Brooklyn, NY, USA.) There is not much plastering being done around here.

What kind of trowels do I need for interior plaster? I have drywall taping tools but all of the big trowels are curved. They wouldn't work for plastering or skim coating, would they?

What is a plasterboard? Is it anything like gypsum board (drywall?)

What is PVA? What is the emulsion written about in this thread?