Urgent help pleae - Advice on rompox easy

[Bob_A]

Opened a 15Kg tin of Rompox Easy this evening, never used the stuff before.
It's being used on Indian Sandstone paving. I spread it out and spent time ramming it into the joints.
So far so good.
Problem I'm having is getting a reasonable finish to the joints. It seems so rough.
I've tried brushing it with a soft coconut broom, striking it with a brick jointer, even tried using my fingers but none of the methods gives a reasonably smooth finish. They just seem to remove the top layer.
Should I give it more to time to go off, used wetted tools.
Or does the roughness go as the stuff cures?

Or is that how it's meant to be?


It's getting late in the evening now so any help will be appreciated.
I don't mind working under a floodlight!

[lutonlagerlout]

its not as smooth a finish as mortar bob
it looks like someone has swept sand into the joints
cheers LLL

[Bob_A]

Cheers! That makes a lot of sense now.

Went back out in the dark, neighbours must think I'm a nutter, they're probably right :p

After a little experimenting I'll think I'll wait a couple of hours for it to harden up a little then strike it really hard with a brick jointer.
That gives a reasonable finish.

The video suggests finishing by brushing with a soft broom.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJnCL2JNDsk&feature=related

My stuff seems much more stickier than than stuff in the video.
All the broom does is encourage the sand in the joints to turn into little blobs.
My tin says new formula. Min width 3mm, min depth 20mm.
I wonder if that makes a difference?

[lutonlagerlout]

as long as you brush perpendicular to the joints and not along them its ok bob
i generally strike a tins worth with a marshalltown jointing tool, then brush the whole lot off 20 minutes or so later with a soft broom
the next day a hard broom gets rid of any odd bits
i know they say you can brush it in ,but if you force it in with your jointer then surely its a better job
dont get it on your hands bob btw
its a bugger to get off
LLL

[Bob_A]

Been away for a while but thanks again LLL.
All in all I'm pleased with the result.
It took longer than expected as I found the stuff to be quite moist which meant it needed some coaxing to get into the thinner joints.
Spent time pushing the stuff in and was suprised that joints that initially appeared full needed topping up once they had been tamped in so I'm confident that I've done a good job.
Even in the current heat I was suprised how slowly the stuff cured giving plenty of time to get the job done without panicing. Was also suprised how little residue was left on the paving.

In my opinion a good product for DIYers like myself.

Bought it from Rock-Unique. They are one of the Sites featured retailers http://www.pavingexpert.com/links11.htm so I made sure that I mentioned Paving Expert to them
Not sure if it was a fluke but I found their 'Easy Coverage Calculator' to be accurate.
http://www.rock-unique.com/misc/romex_rompox_easy_2009_183.html

[GB_Groundworks]

we got 300kg of rompox drain on friday be pointing with it next week, used the patio and the easy now give the drain a try