{"id":2685,"date":"2026-02-10T11:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T11:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2685"},"modified":"2026-02-10T11:16:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T11:16:20","slug":"top-5-most-durable-plastering-trowels-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/02\/10\/top-5-most-durable-plastering-trowels-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Most Durable Plastering Trowels in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2685\" class=\"elementor elementor-2685\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0446cdd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0446cdd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb24af0\" data-id=\"eb24af0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5999d99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5999d99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Durability is a key factor in determining a plastering trowel&#8217;s performance, as it directly influences the quality of the finish, user fatigue, and long-term on-site consistency. A trowel that maintains its edge, retains its profile, and performs reliably with repeated use allows plasterers to work with greater control throughout the application process.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As materials continue to evolve and site programmes become increasingly compressed, 2026 reinforces the shift toward purpose-built, stage-specific trowels rather than general-purpose tools that rely on compromise. Below, we explore five of the most durable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/plastering-trowels\/\">plastering trowels<\/a> in the REFINA range, focusing not only on blade longevity but on how each tool performs after weeks and months of real-world use.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac641e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac641e6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e8eb9e\" data-id=\"9e8eb9e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e22ad0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e22ad0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Trowel Durability Still Matters\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a2bf9d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a2bf9d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b7784c\" data-id=\"6b7784c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1c7c5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1c7c5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A durable trowel does three things consistently:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Maintains finish quality<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: flat blades stay flat, edges stay clean, and flex stays predictable.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Reduces fatigue<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: less pressure is needed, which means less strain on elbows, shoulders, and wrists.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Saves money in the long term: <\/b><span>fewer replacements, fewer ruined finishes, and less rework.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af37932 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af37932\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d46fa1\" data-id=\"2d46fa1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c12509a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c12509a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Actually Affects Trowel Durability?\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2179edf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2179edf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0369de7\" data-id=\"0369de7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f7e79b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f7e79b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><b>Blade Material &amp; Gauge<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thinner blades flex more but wear faster if the alloy isn\u2019t right. Thicker blades last longer but need better edge finishing to avoid drag. The alloy formulation matters as much as the thickness.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Construction Method<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rivets, adhesive bonding, or integrated plates all affect how long a blade stays true. Poor construction shows up as chatter, twist, or micro-flex where you don\u2019t want it.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Handle &amp; Balance<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A durable blade is useless if the handle transfers vibration or forces you to over-grip. Fatigue accelerates mistakes, especially towards the end of the day.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c87445f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c87445f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e93213\" data-id=\"4e93213\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ac603c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ac603c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. SUPERFLEX-1 \n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dfde043 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dfde043\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc6b7f9\" data-id=\"dc6b7f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0df63ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0df63ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><b>Blade:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 0.4mm stainless steel<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><b>Design:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Intermediate plate flex system<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><b>Best for:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Final finishing stages<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/hand-tools\/plastering-trowels\/superflex-skimming-trowels.html?fast_search=fs\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SUPERFLEX-1<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is deliberately narrow in application, and that\u2019s why it lasts. Designed purely for finishing, its ultra-flexible 0.4mm stainless steel blade uses an intermediate plate that keeps the working edge straight while allowing controlled flex across the width.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On-site, this results in less pressure being needed to close the surface, which reduces wear on both the blade and your forearm. Because it\u2019s not used for laying on, the edge stays cleaner for a longer period.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Key Features<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">125mm wide 0.4mm stainless steel blade<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Very short break-in period<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exceptional edge consistency<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minimal drag on tight finishes<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gel thumb placement pad<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Known as the \u2018original\u2019 flexible plastering trowel<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Ideal Applications<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finishing and smoothing<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Walls and ceilings<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plasters and special finishes<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57b57f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57b57f4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6947858\" data-id=\"6947858\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb22e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6cb22e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/hand-tools\/plastering-trowels\/superflex-skimming-trowels.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Superflex-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1561\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Superflex-1.png 500w, https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Superflex-1-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09fb48d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09fb48d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce5c9da\" data-id=\"ce5c9da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28c8592 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"28c8592\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/hand-tools\/plastering-trowels\/superflex-skimming-trowels.html\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">SHOP SUPERFLEX-1<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71496ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71496ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f087449\" data-id=\"f087449\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32d66eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"32d66eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1917d6f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1917d6f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9ca57e\" data-id=\"b9ca57e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f944f96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f944f96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. SUPERFLEX-2\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-90d4b3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90d4b3f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16c2933\" data-id=\"16c2933\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71b4258 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71b4258\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><b>Blade:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 0.4mm stainless steel<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><b>Design:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Longer intermediate plate<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><b>Best for:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Flattening and finishing<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/hand-tools\/plastering-trowels\/rfn14-14-superflex2-skimming-trowel.html?fast_search=fs\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SUPERFLEX-2 <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">adds durability through control as it\u2019s slightly stiffer than the SUPERFLEX-1. The intermediate plate stiffens the blade lengthwise while retaining lateral flex, meaning the blade is less prone to twisting under pressure.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In live site conditions, this makes it easier to maintain consistent pressure across wider passes, especially on ceilings. The blade wears evenly, rather than developing hot spots.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Key Features<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">120mm wide 0.4mm stainless steel blade<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Balanced flex without instability<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excellent wear profile<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Radiused corners<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gel thumb placement pad<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Longer bracket for a stiffer trowel experience<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Ideal Applications<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finishing and smoothing<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skimming plasters\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Internal wall finishes<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smoothing floor levelling compounds<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a11db5d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a11db5d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8fa7aa\" data-id=\"c8fa7aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e3dd6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e3dd6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/hand-tools\/plastering-trowels\/rfn14-14-superflex2-skimming-trowel.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Superflex2-Application-1-1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1539\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Superflex2-Application-1-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Superflex2-Application-1-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Superflex2-Application-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Superflex2-Application-1-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Superflex2-Application-1-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Superflex2-Application-1-1-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Superflex2-Application-1-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8200738 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8200738\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2893872\" data-id=\"2893872\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf2c520 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cf2c520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/hand-tools\/plastering-trowels\/rfn14-14-superflex2-skimming-trowel.html\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">SHOP SUPERFLEX-2<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ede601d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ede601d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-615cba8\" data-id=\"615cba8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b63f9b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b63f9b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12a3324 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12a3324\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4054c1a\" data-id=\"4054c1a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4dcc61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4dcc61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. SUPERFLEX-3 \n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-071f425 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"071f425\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-beceb73\" data-id=\"beceb73\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75165bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75165bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><b>Blade:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 0.5mm rose gold stainless steel<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><b>Design:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Flex system with added stiffness<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><b>Best for:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Multiple plastering stages<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/hand-tools\/plastering-trowels\/superflex-3-rose-gold-finishing-trowels.html?fast_search=fs\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SUPERFLEX-3<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is often the longest-serving trowel in a plasterer\u2019s kit. The 0.5mm rose gold alloy blade adds durability without losing the flex benefits of the SUPERFLEX design.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On-site, this means fewer blade changes throughout the day. You can lay on, flatten, and finish with confidence, knowing the blade won\u2019t soften or lose its profile halfway through the week.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Key Features<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Handles multiple stages well<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strong edge retention<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gel thumb placement pad<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Radiused corners and finished blade edges<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Ideal Applications<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finishing and smoothing<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skimming plasters<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Internal wall finishes<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smoothing floor levelling compounds<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab9e95f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab9e95f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fe71b2\" data-id=\"1fe71b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3262d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e3262d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/hand-tools\/plastering-trowels\/superflex-3-rose-gold-finishing-trowels.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Superflex-3-App-1-1-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1540\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Superflex-3-App-1-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Superflex-3-App-1-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Superflex-3-App-1-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Superflex-3-App-1-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Superflex-3-App-1-1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Superflex-3-App-1-1-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Superflex-3-App-1-1.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6be9eb9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6be9eb9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8e5e87\" data-id=\"d8e5e87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-420cdd7 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"420cdd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/hand-tools\/plastering-trowels\/superflex-3-rose-gold-finishing-trowels.html\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">SHOP SUPERLFEX-3<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32cd2eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32cd2eb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00a6f03\" data-id=\"00a6f03\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3c2a51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e3c2a51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5cee05 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5cee05\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-691f054\" data-id=\"691f054\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92dda3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92dda3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4.FINATEX-1\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0cf1f0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0cf1f0d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-575de74\" data-id=\"575de74\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ee1916 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ee1916\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><b>Blade:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 0.65mm stainless steel<\/span><\/p><p><b>Design:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Flat, rivet-free working face<\/span><\/p><p><b>Best for:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Applying, smoothing, and finishing<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/hand-tools\/plastering-trowels\/Finatex-premium-plaster-trowel.html#\/3-choose_handle-soft_touch\/157-sizes-14_355mm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FINATEX-1<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> offers greater rigidity than the FINATEX-2 and is designed for backing and finishing plasters and render applications. Featuring a 0.65 mm stainless steel blade, it\u2019s ideal for traditional laying-on and general-purpose use, making it a popular choice among professionals.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Key Features<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Durable fixing plate system<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Radiused corners and finished edges<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minimal break in time due to the pre-worn base<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Long bracket<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Ideal Applications<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plaster, render, and cement applications.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4655cdd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4655cdd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc3cef9\" data-id=\"bc3cef9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb9d746 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb9d746\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/hand-tools\/plastering-trowels\/Finatex-premium-plaster-trowel.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/221914-FINATEX-1-wall-in-use-A.Mainstone5-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1541\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/221914-FINATEX-1-wall-in-use-A.Mainstone5-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/221914-FINATEX-1-wall-in-use-A.Mainstone5-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/221914-FINATEX-1-wall-in-use-A.Mainstone5-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/221914-FINATEX-1-wall-in-use-A.Mainstone5-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/221914-FINATEX-1-wall-in-use-A.Mainstone5-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48344af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48344af\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c57e0b\" data-id=\"2c57e0b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbe3ffc elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"dbe3ffc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/hand-tools\/plastering-trowels\/Finatex-premium-plaster-trowel.html\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">EXPLORE THE FINATEX-1<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c375d18 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c375d18\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14c7751\" data-id=\"14c7751\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58543e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"58543e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0da8881 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0da8881\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20e4fee\" data-id=\"20e4fee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-537f7ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"537f7ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. FINATEX-2 <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cd4ae0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cd4ae0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f937f75\" data-id=\"f937f75\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a320f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a320f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><b>Blade:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 0.5mm rose gold stainless steel<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><b>Design:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Flat, rivet-free working face<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><b>Best for:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Finishing lightweight plaster<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/hand-tools\/plastering-trowels\/rt14-14-finatex2-premium-golden-plaster-trowel.html?fast_search=fs\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FINATEX-2 blends<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> traditional trowel feel with modern durability. The 0.5mm rose gold alloy provides a reliable balance of flexibility and strength, while the flat blade profile minimises drag.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On site, this is the trowel many reach for when they want predictable behaviour, especially when finishing lightweight plasters or compounds late in the set.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Key Features<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Durable fixing plate system<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Radiused corners and finished edges<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minimal break in time\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Ideal Applications<\/b><b><br \/><br \/><\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plaster and drywall applications<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finishing and smoothing lightweight plasters and compounds<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0092879 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0092879\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf54605\" data-id=\"cf54605\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-375f98c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"375f98c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/hand-tools\/plastering-trowels\/rt14-14-finatex2-premium-golden-plaster-trowel.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Finatex-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1565\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Finatex-2.png 500w, https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Finatex-2-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d136a04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d136a04\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a45453\" data-id=\"7a45453\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c44ec4a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c44ec4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/hand-tools\/plastering-trowels\/rt14-14-finatex2-premium-golden-plaster-trowel.html\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">EXPLORE THE FINATEX-2<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a6f0f50 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a6f0f50\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a3640b\" data-id=\"1a3640b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b63bfcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b63bfcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fecc8a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9fecc8a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d87a2db\" data-id=\"d87a2db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bed0c29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bed0c29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Make Any Trowel Last Longer\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb7ee8b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb7ee8b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b32d42a\" data-id=\"b32d42a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83ce2f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83ce2f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clean blades immediately after use, as dried plaster accelerates wear<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Store flat or protected, twisted blades don\u2019t recover<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use the right trowel for the right stage<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avoid forcing flex where it isn\u2019t designed<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Durability isn\u2019t just what the tool is made of; it\u2019s how it\u2019s used.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8fcdf4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8fcdf4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19a4707\" data-id=\"19a4707\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38ec077 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38ec077\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why the Right Trowel Still Matters at the End of the Day\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5d510a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5d510a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a404919\" data-id=\"a404919\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74201ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74201ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most durable trowel isn\u2019t always the thickest or the hardest. It\u2019s the one that stays predictable, day after day, without asking more from your body than it should. REFINA\u2019s strength in 2026 isn\u2019t just materials; it\u2019s designing tools that behave properly when the pressure is on, and the wall is nearly set.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That consistency is what keeps professionals coming back, and what keeps finishes looking right long after the job is signed off.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the most durable plastering trowels for 2026, comparing blade materials, flex, and real on-site performance to help professionals choose the right tool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2696,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,33,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basics","category-guides","category-tools"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2685"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2695,"href":"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2685\/revisions\/2695"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.refina.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}