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TIL those expensive non-stick finishing trowels are actually worth it
I was dead set against buying a $90 magnesium trowel for the longest time. Thought my old $20 steel one from Home Depot was just fine, you know? Then last spring I took a job resurfacing a driveway in Phoenix and the owner specifically asked for that slick finish. My steel trowel was leaving drag marks no matter how much I worked it. Buddy of mine let me borrow his magnesium float for the last section and man, what a difference. It glided smooth and left that glassy look without me fighting it for 20 extra minutes. Now I keep one in my truck and use it for any flatwork that needs a tight finish. Anybody else get attached to their old tools and then realize you were just making things harder?
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taylor.jessica6d ago
My buddy Mike helped his dad pour a patio back in '09. He swore up and down his rusty old trowel was good enough, that it was "broken in just right." They finished about 30 square feet and his dad took one look at it, shook his head, and drove 45 minutes to the supply house. Came back with a magnesium one and spent an hour reworking the whole thing because the old one left those same drag marks. Mike said his dad never let him forget that.
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