Bon 15-433 22-inch Magic Trowel Drywall Smoother

Excellent product! makes the plastering so easy and glass like finish

Does the job well.

I bought it for my partner and it works great on walls it make the job easier, he is happy with it

I was a bit sceptical but I thought I give it a go on a ceiling I had just boarded. Used a roller to apply skim then smoothed over with this trowel, ended up doing two coats .. I've read some reviews which claimed the you can get a good result but not perfect and some sanding may be required .... I consider myself pretty handy when it comes to DIY and I managed to get a perfect finish !!!

This is a great product as it makes skimming very easy for an amateur. However after one single bedroom and half a double bedroom it has started splitting which causes annoying lines to form in the skim.

Flimsy , arrived bent ... to big for packaging and was rammed into the smaller box. The item was also over a week late in arriving... would i recommend this... absolutely NO. Maybe i should have took more notice of others. Potentially this item ticks the boxes but there is no way its good enough.

as described

Excellent

Finally got to use this the other day after putting up over 50 sheet rocks, tape and mud the joints. WOW it's so easy to use. Took a couple of tries to get the hang of it. Never skim coat before but wanted save $ doing it myself ($3K to have some one do it). The hardest part as thinning down the joint compound to the right thickness and applying it with a roller. Loading up the roller to have enough mud makes it heavy so your arms will get tired. I started with a small 3x3 foot area but soon was doing half sheet of 4x8. It took about 10 mins to roll on the mud, making sure an even coat. I was afraid the mud would dry so I mist it with a hand sprayer. This actually worked out well because by the time I was ready to use the trowel, the mud has set up and wiping it down was easy and smooth. Took a couple of tries to get the smooth finish ** NOTE ** angle and pressure are IMPORTANT !! Any spot that needed re-touch, I sprayed with water, then wiped. The tool is very forgiving especially where there are deep scratches from lumps in the mud, just glop on some mud and wipe smooth. Only done one coat for 6 sheets. Still have 44 more to go and more coats so hoping this will not jinx it. I ordered a 14" one to get into tight corners. The 26" is too long. UPDATE: Finished first coat of 50 sheets and still no complaints, took longer than I expected because of school starting and nice weather. Works great. Just remember to wipe the blade down often, have a 5 gallon bucket of water and a sponge close by. Most frustrating issue has been lumps in the mud from dried-up stuff falling in the tray. Nothing worst than seeing deep gouges as you pull across. Since I can't change roller and liner each day, just have to live with it by rolling and wiping again.

This is a magic tool indeed! This saved us a lot of elbow grease when skim-coating the walls of our daughter's bedroom. I soon learned that it is better to do only one "pass" with the trowel instead of going over several times as it then creates small grooves, which can however be easily sanded and smoothed out when we apply the next skim-coat. I am very happy with the results. Thank you!!

Take it from a perfectionist/homeowner/amateur-painter, this is THE most important tool you can buy for drywall skim coating. I have tried standard trowels and this by far makes the job much easier! This is how I use it: I use water to thin the pre-made drywall mud to a thick pancake batter consistency (I make batches in a separate 5 gallon bucket with a separately purchased easy screw-on lid to keep it from drying out). From there I scoop it into a typical metal mud pan, spin a typical paint roller by hand to coat it thickly, roll it on the wall a section at a time, mist it with water, and use this fabulous trowel to smooth it over the wall. It takes a little practice to keep from scraping a trail with one of the tips, but with a bit more pressure at one end, it works beautifully. I was unsure what length to purchase and was very happy with the 22" length. I found that using it without adding a handle gives me great control over the amount of pressure that I apply to either end. Highly recommended and worth every penny!

Bought it to use for skim coating drywall mud. Even with the mud thinned out the trowel left waves in the finish that required a lot of sanding to fix. Used my metal trowel afterwards and it worked much better. However it does work well for cleaning glass.

the reviews on other different size squeegees were somewhat accurate. This item might work better with a 20 min mud or 45 min mud due to the texture. Regular joint compound has more of a sand-like texture, wich makes it a little difficult to remove excess. we tried thinning down the compound and more bubbles came up. so bottom line is that the product does smooth the mud well, however is too flimsy to remove any excess mud. stick with regular 12 or 14 inch drywall CURVED trowels. with the curve facing inside work the compound in. if you already have any texture on the walls, you WILL have to do at least 2 coats.