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Pro tip: soaking my trowel in a bucket of water between courses finally fixed my smeared joints
I kept getting dried mortar crusted on the blade by lunch, so the joints looked rough no matter how clean I struck them. Started dunking the trowel in a water bucket after each course, and the mortar slides right off with one wipe. Does anyone else do this, or do you just keep a rag and scrape it dry?
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king.wyatt23d ago
My grandpa did the same thing with his paintbrush back in the 90s, kept a coffee can of water right on the ladder. He always said tools fight you when they are dirty, and it turns out he was right about more than just tools. A clean blade, a sharp knife, a clear desk, they all do the same thing, they let you focus on the work instead of fighting the mess. Small habit, but it changes how the whole job feels.
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