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SLC disaster
Just to get it off my chest.... mixed up some SLC today, some from a
new pack, some from an old. D'oh. After mixing, it was pretty obvious that the stuff wasn't going to self-level - it went on more like plaster. Ho hum, I think, might as well chuck it down anyway. D'oh number 2. Do a pretty good job of getting it smooth and reasonably level, at least on the thick bits, which makes it worth it. Wait four hours, and notice that it's a) sunk a bit in places, and b) not really setting that well. Scrape it all off, sweep up, and have cup of tea. I must not use old powder. I must not use old powder. |
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On Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:10:44 +0100, Ben Blaukopf
wrote: Just to get it off my chest.... mixed up some SLC today, some from a new pack, some from an old. D'oh. After mixing, it was pretty obvious that the stuff wasn't going to self-level - it went on more like plaster. Ho hum, I think, might as well chuck it down anyway. D'oh number 2. Do a pretty good job of getting it smooth and reasonably level, at least on the thick bits, which makes it worth it. Wait four hours, and notice that it's a) sunk a bit in places, and b) not really setting that well. Scrape it all off, sweep up, and have cup of tea. I must not use old powder. I must not use old powder. odd? I'd guess if its cement based that it would have gone off quicker? Jim K |
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Ben Blaukopf wrote:
Just to get it off my chest.... mixed up some SLC today, some from a new pack, some from an old. D'oh. After mixing, it was pretty obvious that the stuff wasn't going to self-level - it went on more like plaster. Ho hum, I think, might as well chuck it down anyway. D'oh number 2. Do a pretty good job of getting it smooth and reasonably level, at least on the thick bits, which makes it worth it. Wait four hours, and notice that it's a) sunk a bit in places, and b) not really setting that well. Scrape it all off, sweep up, and have cup of tea. I must not use old powder. I must not use old powder. Also, did you measure the water and/or admix liquid accurately? These things can be *very* sensitive to volumes. -- Tim Watts |
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On Apr 23, 6:59*pm, Tim Watts wrote:
Ben Blaukopf wrote: Just to get it off my chest.... mixed up some SLC today, some from a new pack, some from an old. D'oh. After mixing, it was pretty obvious that the stuff wasn't going to self-level - it went on more like plaster. Ho hum, I think, might as well chuck it down anyway. D'oh number 2. Do a pretty good job of getting it smooth and reasonably level, at least on the thick bits, which makes it worth it. Wait four hours, and notice that it's a) sunk a bit in places, and b) not really setting that well. Scrape it all off, sweep up, and have cup of tea. I must not use old powder. I must not use old powder. Also, did you measure the water and/or admix liquid accurately? These things can be *very* sensitive to volumes. I think that was almost what I got wrong. Live and learn... |
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On Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:10:44 -0700 (PDT), Ben Blaukopf
wrote: Scrape it all off, sweep up, and have cup of tea. I must not use old powder. I must not use old powder. As I found with some old cement. I filled in chased walls with a mortar mix, everything seemed fine and it's just as well I didn't immediately start to cover over it. Two/three days later it had dried to a crumbly dirt. |
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On Apr 24, 10:34*am, Ben Blaukopf wrote:
I think that was almost what I got wrong. Live and learn... ...almost certainly... |
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