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An old timer in Spokane told me my broom finish looked like a cat walked through it
He said my strokes were too short and frantic, like I was scared of the concrete. I was using a standard 24-inch push broom and making tiny little swipes. He handed me his 36-inch finishing broom and said 'Long, smooth pulls, like you're painting a fence. One pass, don't go back.' I tried it on a garage slab the next day and the difference was insane. The lines were straight and uniform instead of that choppy, zigzag texture. Anyone else get schooled on their broom technique?
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thea7043mo ago
Feel your pain, my first few pours looked like a toddler with a crayon.
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xenah123mo ago
Ever try a wider broom for bigger slabs?
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ryanj601mo ago
Wait, @xenah12 you really think a wider broom is the fix? Nah that just makes it worse in my experience. The bigger brush just catches more air and makes the surface bumpy as hell. You gotta learn to lay it down thin and even with a regular broom, not try to cover more ground at once. It took me like six tries before I got a slab that actually looked half decent. Everyone wants to speed through it but that never works.
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