Shoutout to the guy who told me to try a 1/2 inch bull float on a 4 inch slab

I did it on a garage floor in Denver and the finish was way too wet, had to go back over it with a magnesium. Has anyone else had a tool recommendation backfire like that?

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the_ray1d ago

Man, that's rough. I get what @nancyramirez is saying about the dry air, but honestly a half inch float is just too much tool for a garage floor no matter where you are. It moves way more cream than you need on a pour that size.

nancyramirez1d ago

That's a classic case of the wrong tool for the setting. A half inch bull float is for much bigger pours, like a driveway. On a 4 inch slab in Denver's dry air, it just pushes too much water to the top way too fast. You end up with that soupy finish. The magnesium was the right save.

the_felix1d ago

Remember that time I tried using a power trowel on a small patio because some guy said it would "save my back"? Ended up with more waves than the ocean, looked like a skate park for ants. Felt like a real genius explaining that one to the client. Sometimes you just have to nod, grab the hand tools, and accept the humble pie.