Re: SB: Sprayer news...

["waterlady Frommer" <s_waterlady@hotmail.com>]

>But then again (not knowing much about earthen plaster),
>maybe the cracks in the first coat are not really
>all that important.  Perhaps the sprayer could
>be used on the first coat to build up a thick base
>(with some cracks) and then the other (thinner)
>coats could be applied by hand, hiding the cracks.
>
>So ... How much cracking is acceptable with earthen plaster?
>And will the second coat hide them?

Hello John,
We did not spray our earth plaster but troweled in on by hand keying it well 
into the straw.  We did have some cracking but I was not concerned.  It 
wasn't like it was going to fall off.  We then troweled on a second coat 
considering those cracks to be additional keys for the plaster.  Sure, we 
had a few small cracks in the second coat but all it takes it a thick brush 
and some thick clay/water to brush over them and heal them.  We are 
delighted with the results.
susan



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