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Thread: chalk lines
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16th August 2006, 09:21 AM #1
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chalk lines
hi guys im about to tile the loungeroom.
Question is what can i use to spray over the chalk lines so they dont dissappear????
Im taking it slow over 3 weeks to complete as im not in a hurry. Im afraid my lines will dsappear as they did in my last project in the laundry
any help???
cheers
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16th August 2006, 09:22 AM #2
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chalk lines
hi guys im about to tile the loungeroom.
Question is what can i use to spray over the chalk lines so they dont dissappear????
Im taking it slow over 3 weeks to complete as im not in a hurry. Im afraid my lines will dsappear as they did in my last project in the laundry
any help???
cheers
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16th August 2006, 09:53 AM #3
If you put oxide in your line rather than chalk they should stay down for a few weeks. The oxide will wreck the string in your chalk line though, seems to be more abrasive. Otherwise, snap your lines, lay down a long straight edge and trace away using the harder green brickie's pencils rather than the softer red ones.
Mick"If you need a machine today and don't buy it,
tomorrow you will have paid for it and not have it."
- Henry Ford 1938
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16th August 2006, 05:27 PM #4
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You can spray clear coat that used on cars and paint, that should make your lines stay there for a while.
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16th August 2006, 05:36 PM #5
The quick'n'easy way is a PolyU lacquer in a spray can. Just cover to a few inches each side of the lines, no need to coat the whole floor.
Years ago, on of the tradies I worked with (a tiler, oddly enough) used to use cans of hairspray! VO5, I think.
Of course, he was tiling the same day but it prevented the chalk lines from smudging as the rest of us trudged in'n'out during the day...
- Andy Mc
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16th August 2006, 05:44 PM #6
G'day Drummerlars,
Another method, and one my Dad used to tile a 40sq. house, was to hammer nails into the concrete floor, that way he could put the string up as needed.
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16th August 2006, 09:01 PM #7
I second teh hairspray - you can buy it for $2, and it makes a great semi-permanent protection. If it can be permanent, what about plain old permanent marker?
Cheers
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