Silverline Tyrolean Gun 210mm Comb Dia (282572),Blue

Texture

Firstly, I'm basing the 5 stars on price vs. performance. I had a small repair job to do on an outside wall so didn't want to spend a lot of money on something that would be suitable for rendering an entire house.Firstly, it did the job. I did a lot of research on the internet regarding Tyrolean rendering, and it seems a 'sloppy, pourable' mix is the way to go. Based on that I wonder if some of the negative reviews come about because the reviewer used a mix that was too thick? A tip if, like me, you're just looking for something to repair a small area, buy a plasterer's bucket for mixing. I used a smaller bucket and a drill mixer attachment, and ended up wearing rather too much render. Plasterer's mixing buckets are high sided and would have helped enormously. Anyway, I did find that getting the mix right was the biggest problem. Too thick and I ended up with large lumps all over the place and too thin and it just ran down the wall. Once you've got the right balance this tool does a great job, although you don't get much render in it so need to top up regularly so keep the bucket of render nearby.A lot of people have complained that it is too flimsy? Not sure why. I've finished doing the job, thoroughly cleaned it out and it's good and ready to do the next job.It's also a good buy for anyone who likes doing jigsaw puzzles, since the instructions for assembling the tool are virtually non-existent. It did take me a while to work it out, and even when I did I got it wrong. If you put the turning handle on the wrong side, when you turn it, it simply unscrews from the bit inside that flicks the render so you end up with the tool full of render in one hand and a handle in the other. I've also got two washers left???But, overall good value for money since it's probably saved me a lot of money paying a builder to do it.

Cheap with poor reviews we didn’t expect much but so glad we took the risk as it worked a treat. Being smaller and much lighter than a regular builders model it was perfect as my husbands strength isn’t what it used to be. This small inexpensive lightweight gun enabled him to do the cement splattering perfectly with ease, he was delighted. Yes it is very ‘tin can’ thin and lightweight, the plate was difficult to remove at first and did buckle a little but it was easily bent back into shape and from then on proved no problem. After use it was well cleaned out, the comb lightly sprayed with WD40 and it is ready to go again. Great cheap little tool, happy customers.

This Tyrolean gun is a good value tool and ideal for a DIYer or one off job. I bought it to patch in a small area of replaced render and it did the job well.I don’t think that this would be suitable for a professional as it is made of thin metal and it’s a bit flimsy.The assembly instructions were useless, but after a few minutes, assembly was easily worked out.There were no instructions for how to apply Tyrolean.

Once we have used this we will update our review. Arrived promptly and so far it looks fit for purpose.

Cumbersome to use but does the job