- When finishing a wall hold your mag or trowel at an angle so you do not hit all the tie slots at the same time.
- When trying to fill rock pops on a troweled finish do not scrape the top off but instead use down pressure to build cream.
- Get lower when raking concrete so you can get a better angle to see holes or piles.
- Keep your form boards clean when finishing along them to keep the edge flat.
- Remove your stakes on a radius form before brooming so you can pull all the way off the edge
- When raking in front of a screed stand back about as far as possible and try to keep your raking six to ten inches ahead of the screed.
- Make sure you wait enough time between passes when doing a trowel finish so the slab will keep moving.
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