Stucco Scarifier or horizontal scratcher lines in the scratch coat of stucco.
Howdy all, what do you think, straight horizontal lines or wavy with a Scratcher or Scarifier.
That’s a trick question. It doesn’t matter.
FYI, is anyone interested in why the red tape is on end? The answer is in this video below,
https://youtu.be/DJgsAQCoK58/
This video explains in detail how and why scratch lines in the first coat of plaster, whether wavy or horizontal, with a Scratcher or Scarifier, makes little difference.https://youtu.be/XqN3IA9iD3w/
One fact does indeed make a difference. The scratch line should never be vertical.
This horizontal scratching provides what we call the plastering industry a key to creating a natural mechanical bond between the scratch coat and the brown coat, or what is referred to as the second coat of stucco. Scratch lines.
more about scratch lines below.
https://youtu.be/XqN3IA9iD3w/ Why Scratch or Scarifier lines are keys in the first coat of plaster wavy, vertical or horizontal scratch
https://youtu.be/suQM8-8CtiU/ Plastering first coat of plaster, Scratch Coat for beginners
https://youtu.be/JvaqSpzOcu8/ what is a scratch coat, why scratch it with a scarifier
https://youtu.be/DJgsAQCoK58/ Stucco Scarifier, Scratcher to put scratch marks, lines in the first coat of stucco
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