Things that look easy, but aren't...

[Sweep]

13 hours ago, gonzo said:

I've got 2 rules In life.

I'll never paint a fence panel again or drink a shot.

 

3rd rule.... Never, ever share a hotel room with another human being, unless it's your wife. 

[Dimron]

Bath sealant... got some to do today, always looks like a dogs dinner when I do it

[Cheese]

Morning after, and it doesn't look anywhere near as shit as I thought it did last night. Bit of sanding and some paint and it'll be reet. Thankfully she wants the room "colour-drenched", so I don't have to do any cutting in. 🥳

Edited Monday at 12:29 by Cheese

[Cheese]

49 minutes ago, Dimron said:

Bath sealant... got some to do today, always looks like a dogs dinner when I do it

Cut the nozzle of your gun at 45 degrees. Get a cup of soapy water and after you've run the sealant down the edge, dip your finger in the water and run your fingertip down to smooth it out. You can just use spit instead of soapy water. Learned that when I was in my early teens, working for my Uncle as a window fitter during school holidays.

[Dimron]

9 minutes ago, Cheese said:

Cut the nozzle of your gun at 45 degrees. Get a cup of soapy water and after you've run the sealant down the edge, dip your finger in the water and run your fingertip down to smooth it out. You can just use spit instead of soapy water. Learned that when I was in my early teens, working for my Uncle as a window fitter during school holidays.

Trouble is I have a mate who used to work for a tiling contractor and the missus always wants it just like Kev does it. Getting Kev around is like getting an appointment with the Pope as he doesn't actually like doing it so I need to ambush him.

I have my gun, plastic silicon profile blocks, spray of soapy water, paper towel and I take a small chamfer off my nozzle after cutting it an an angle but it is never as good as Kev's.

[Cheese]

3 minutes ago, Dimron said:

Trouble is I have a mate who used to work for a tiling contractor and the missus always wants it just like Kev does it. Getting Kev around is like getting an appointment with the Pope as he doesn't actually like doing it so I need to ambush him.

I have my gun, plastic silicon profile blocks, spray of soapy water, paper towel and I take a small chamfer off my nozzle after cutting it an an angle but it is never as good as Kev's.

Never used those silicon smoothers, but I've watched people using them on youtube and they seem to do the job. Good luck!

[Traf]

1 hour ago, Sweep said:

3rd rule.... Never, ever share a hotel room with another human being, unless it's your wife. 

Correct, and even the wife bit is negotiable.

[Dimron]

3 hours ago, Cheese said:

Never used those silicon smoothers, but I've watched people using them on youtube and they seem to do the job. Good luck!

I collect tools... "all the gear and no idea" 😁

Two hours later...

It'd taken Kev 20 minutes and he'd have used the back of a teaspoon.

Her Who Must Be Obeyed is happy so it's a result 😀 Better that the previous mildew 

 

[Cheese]

22 minutes ago, Dimron said:

I collect tools... "all the gear and no idea" 😁

Two hours later...

It'd taken Kev 20 minutes and he'd have used the back of a teaspoon.

Her Who Must Be Obeyed is happy so it's a result 😀 Better that the previous mildew 

I'm the same with tools. Keep thinking I've got everything I'll ever need, then find something else to throw in the toolbox and forget about. Surely you're going to seal between the bath and the panel?

(I've been told you should always fill the bath before you seal it because everything shifts when it's full of water and humans, but I've completely ignored that advice and never had any issues)

Edited Monday at 17:01 by Cheese

[Dr Faustus]

46 minutes ago, Cheese said:

I'm the same with tools. Keep thinking I've got everything I'll ever need, then find something else to throw in the toolbox and forget about. Surely you're going to seal between the bath and the panel?

(I've been told you should always fill the bath before you seal it because everything shifts when it's full of water and humans, but I've completely ignored that advice and never had any issues)

You should see the state of my kitchen… but that’s cos my FIL is pottering cunt, who when asked if he had a screw, poisoned my dog and ruined my worktop. I now need a new floor minimum, new kitchen preferable 

[Cheese]

3 minutes ago, Dr Faustus said:

You should see the state of my kitchen… but that’s cos my FIL is pottering cunt, who when asked if he had a screw, poisoned my dog and ruined my worktop. I now need a new floor minimum, new kitchen preferable 

Eh?

[Dimron]

1 hour ago, Cheese said:

I'm the same with tools. Keep thinking I've got everything I'll ever need, then find something else to throw in the toolbox and forget about. Surely you're going to seal between the bath and the panel?

(I've been told you should always fill the bath before you seal it because everything shifts when it's full of water and humans, but I've completely ignored that advice and never had any issues)

Built the bathroom 12 years ago, the panel now has a hairline crack on the top edge but I need to remove it ocassionally to unblock the trap. I'm not touching anything anymore because I've dodged a bulllet from the missus... estate agent takes over this week.

My FIL was a builder and would have bollocked me for not filling the bath but I have used a decent Dow Corning mastic

[gonzo]

6 hours ago, Cheese said:

Never used those silicon smoothers, but I've watched people using them on youtube and they seem to do the job. Good luck!

I watch this guy a lot for particular reason

 

 

[Traf]

3 hours ago, Dimron said:

I collect tools... "all the gear and no idea" 😁

Two hours later...

It'd taken Kev 20 minutes and he'd have used the back of a teaspoon.

Her Who Must Be Obeyed is happy so it's a result 😀 Better that the previous mildew 

 

that's impressive

[only1swanny]

I used my finger last time, then a Stanley blade to scrape any excess mess