Natural Stone Restoration Training - 4 Day Advanced Class 

This event is an EXTREMELY HANDS-ON course and was designed for business owners and technicians who want to learn the most efficient methods for restoring, maintaining and protecting marble, travertine, limestone, serpentine, ceramic, porcelain, corian, silestone and quartz.

We have 11 types of stone and man made surfaces for counter top work, vertical surfaces,  and large areas of multiple types of stone (marbles, travertine, limestone, ceramic and porcelain available for you to work on over and over until you feel confident with every step of the process. This hands on event is designed to allow attendees to work with various types of equipment, processes and chemicals to gain confidence in order to actually go back to your businesses and immediately start generating revenue with the most advanced techniques available.

Most attendees are amazed at the depth of information covered and the "break it down" into the simplest terms style of teaching. The more advanced portions of the training are broken down piece by piece and covered in the following manner in order to help you really learn what you came here for.

• The instructor explains the topic
• The instructor demonstrates
• The students repeat demonstration with help from the instructor
• The students repeat demonstration without help
• The instructor reviews the result and advises accordingly
• The students repeat demonstration until desired results are achieved

Here's what you will learn:  (while saving 1/2 the time and chemicals)

• Identify Various Types Of Tile Stone
• 3-Step Testing/Analysis
• Clean Ceramic/Porcelain (while saving 1/2 the time and chemicals)
• Clean Natural Stone (without risk)
• Seal Grout (1,000 sq.ft. + per hour)
• Seal Natural Stone (1,000 sq.ft. + per hour)
• Color Sealing Grout (faster and more efficient than you thought possible)
• Polish Travertine (faster and easier)
• Polish Marble (the GREEN way)
• Know Your Equipment (introduction to all necessary equipment including proper operation to maximize efficiency and minimize risk of injuries)
• Know Your Products (introduction to all necessary products needed to perform proper stone refinishing effectively and efficiently)
• Inspection Techniques (How to identify installation issues, manage client expectations and mitigate risk)
  Advanced Cleaning (How to perform advanced cleaning and stain removal on all types of natural stone, tile and grout surfaces)
• Abrasive Sanding Of Stone Floors (Methods for proper diamond sanding of stone floors with Cheetah Pads)
• Counter Top Refinishing Part-1 (Procedures for using abrasives to restore damaged marble counter tops)
• Counter Top Refinishing Part-2 (Procedures for using abrasives to restore damaged Quartz, SileStone and Corian counter tops)
• Chip & Crack Repair (Learn how to make nearly invisible repairs on damaged Marble and Granite)
  Repair & Replacement of Broken tiles and/or Grout
• Filling Travertine (after heavy grinding it may be necessary to re fill the holes in the travertine before trying to achieve a polished look)