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Matty A
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Joined: 18 Apr 2008
Posts: 23

Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:15 am Post subject: Fibres

Hi any one know what the the fibres are called that you can add to a finish plaster mix or where i can get them?

thescruff
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Joined: 10 Mar 2008
Posts: 4658
Location: Bath

Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:26 am Post subject:

Horse hair Laughing

before the plasters wake up. Thumbright

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izalarfin
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Joined: 28 Feb 2008
Posts: 130

Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 10:46 am Post subject:

thescruff wrote:

Horse hair Laughing

before the plasters wake up. Thumbright

a cheap wet brush cussing

http://www.buildinglime.co.uk/plasteradditives.html
or a Google search on goat or horse hair for plastering should give you more suppliers.
why would you want to add it to a finish plaster mix ?.

Matty A
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Joined: 18 Apr 2008
Posts: 23

Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 5:42 pm Post subject:

I have a ceiling to plaster it is the largest i have done and im only a novice and i was told it gives about an extra 10 minutes dryin time and also prevents cracks appearing.

izalarfin
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Joined: 28 Feb 2008
Posts: 130

Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:34 am Post subject:

I was told it gives about an extra 10 minutes drying time.

well I haven't heard that before. I have only use hair in the backing coats with lime putty plaster.

If extra time is what you need, scaffold the room out so you have a raised deck to work from, use a spot board to take your plaster off
and get a mate to mix for you or at least someone to wash out, together that will save you about half an hour each mix.
hair is very hard to add to a mix without it balling up in lumps ( fur balls ) Bang Head

how big is the ceiling ?.

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