I finally tried that trick for keeping a level from slipping on wet concrete

A guy I worked with in Omaha told me to spray the back of the level with cooking spray before setting it in fresh mud. I thought he was messing with me but tried it on a driveway pour last week. Stuck with it for 4 hours and the level didn't grab once, just wiped off clean after. Has anyone else got a weird trick like that from an old timer that actually works?

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jake_torres681d ago

WD-40 on a trowel keeps mud from sticking too.

mark_price1d ago

Is your cooking spray trick better than the old-timer who told me to wipe bacon grease on my hammer handle? Because I tried that once and my dog followed me around the whole job site for three days. I swear he could smell it from across the street. But yeah, I've used the WD-40 thing on a trowel too, worked okay until I grabbed the wrong can and sprayed a whole bottle of silicone lubricant on a slab. That stuff made the concrete look like a slip-n-slide for ants.