Cob: Re: Re: spaying lime and white cement

[Patrick Newberry]

Wayne, you are right that the gun is the type used for spraying ceiling 
"popcorn" and the watery mix that was sprayed  is really just a finish 
coat. In the case of the lime/clay mix it was sprayed on cob wall in a 
interior area. It really just covers the cob and will help reduce the 
dust from the cob wall. In the case of the white cement, it was sprayed 
on a ferro-cement ceiling again just to ceil and cover the wall. Since 
the wall in not smooth it made the coverage a bit easier than brushing 
it on.  I must admit that there are some area that I prefer hand 
plastering but it does serve as another tool my little bag of tricks.

Pat
Mauk GA
http://www.gnat.net/~goshawk





> From:          "H. Wayne" <hcrowbird at lawtonnet.net>

> Not so sure using a texture gun would spray a mixture thick enough to
> have any real strength.  If the gun you used is the kind for spraying
> ceiling "popcorn", I bet the result was a weak (watery) mix.  Since
> you added clay to the cement, that would also make it weaker.
>     Wayne
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Newberry <goshawk at gnat.net>
> To: coblist at deatech.com <coblist at deatech.com>
> Date: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 1:45 PM
> Subject: Cob: Re: spaying lime and white cement
>