Tool Tip #1:

When buying cement finishing equipment, it's very important that you use high-quality tools. The work you do is only as good as the tools you're using. See the links under Tool List in the FAQs for our recommended vendors.

Trowel Maintenance

The condition of your tools affects your final product. Day-to-day use of your trowels will wear on their edges, which results in a poor concrete finish. To prevent this, file your trowels' edges regularly. Here's how:

1. Secure a 10” flat metal file to a flat surface.
   
   
2. Hold the trowel with both hands.
   Run the trowel edge smoothly across the length of the file.
   
   
3. Repeat this process as many times as necessary to create a straight edge.
   Do the same for the other side.
   
   
   Keep your trowels in good shape; your work will be neat and professional.