The Mud Buddy (Patent #: US 6,848,229 B2) is a Revolutionary new method for installing mud pans. Save Money, Save time, the perfect pan every time no matter where the drain lies. The Mud Buddy consists of male and female interlocking sliding extensions, joined by 90° degree angle corner brackets, making the Mud Buddy suitable for any size shower. The Mud Buddy is constructed of sturdy light weight aluminum, it's easy to clean and is built to last.
Benefits of the Mud Buddy:
The Mud Buddy is designed to cut down installation time to a minimum. This takes the guess work out of set up, pitch and leveling. The Mud Buddy can be set up and leveled before the mud is ever mixed. This is beneficial because mud goes through a heat process when not being installed and finished in a timely manner. Going through this heat process weakens the integrity of the mud substantially.
With a simple cleaning, The Mud Buddy can be used over and over again, and will pay for itself in just a few uses. Its expandable form also allows screeding to be done without needing several different sized screed rods.
With that being said, we at Rossi Tools are determined on changing the process in which mud pans are currently being made. This includes home made methods and free form troweling which gives you an unleveled pitch, birdbaths, and different sized cuts along the wall at the base of the pan.
The Mud Buddy will change the way the tile industry looks at how a finished product (the mud pan) should be.
Using The Mud Buddy:
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Spray with Lubricate: ( View demo )
Spray all parts of The Mud Buddy with lubricant before and after using. |
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Set Up: ( View demo )
Slide flat and hollow sections together by inserting the flat male extensions into the hollow female extensions. Attach necessary corner sections (90° Deg., 135° Deg.) depending of the layout. Place The Mud Buddy on the mud pan roughly 1 ” inch from the exterior wall and continue connecting the tool following the perimeter of the wall.
- Leveling The Mud Buddy: Lay a level on one side of the form. Using a flat-headed screw driver, adjust the leveler on the lower corner bracket until it is level with the higher corner brackets on that side. Move the level to the next side and repeat leveling process until the tool is completely level.
- Placing The Drain Ring: Place the ring around the drain. Lower the drain below the ring. Tape up the drain holes and you are ready for step 3 (Fill With Mud).
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| Step 3: |
Fill With Mud: ( View demo )
Pour mud completely throughout the Mud pan. |
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Screed Mud: ( View demo )
Place adjustable extension onto the form starting with one side on the inner ring (Inner Ring = 3/4” in height) and the other side resting on the outer form(Outer Form = 1” inch in height).. With a back and forth motion screed mud evenly. |
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Removing The Mud Buddy: ( View demo )
Wiggle one corner of The Mud Buddy until it loosens and then remove entire form. |
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Filling In The Gaps: ( View demo )
After removing the Mud Buddy, fill all gaps with mud, pack with trowel and finish. |
Cleaning The Mud Buddy:
Be sure to spray all parts with lubricant before starting a job. When finished, simply hose off.
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Mud Buddy Parts List: |
Tools needed for the job : |
- 1 – Center Circular Form
- 6 – 2’ ft. Male Forms
- 6 – 2’ ft. Female Forms
- 6 – 18” inch Male Forms
- 6 – 18” inch Female Forms
- 4 – 90° Angle Bracket
- 4 – 135° Angle Bracket
- 6 – 6” inch Couplings
- 1 – Level
- 1 – Screw Driver
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- Screw Driver (Comes with The Mud Buddy)
- Level (Comes with The Mud Buddy)
- Wooden Float
- Metal Trowel
- Spray Lubricant
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