Rant: I used to fight with my trowel for hours on hot pours until a guy in Phoenix showed me his spray bottle trick last summer.

Honestly, I'd mist the surface with a fine spray of water from a $5 bottle before my final pass, which gave me way more working time and a smoother finish, so has anyone else got a simple hack for fighting the sun?

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val3232d ago

That spray bottle trick is a total game changer for sure. Saw an old timer in Tucson use a cheap sunshade made from PVC pipe and a drop cloth. He'd just set it up over his section when the sun got mean. Basically gave him a little patch of shade to work in. Made a huge difference on those brutal afternoon pours.

skylerp201d ago

That Tucson shade hack is genius, @val323. A little PVC and fabric can save a whole crew from baking. Smart old timers knew how to work with the sun, not against it.