Our stone care restoration and maintenance seminar is an intense 3 day course that covers significant theory (geological classification of stones , troubleshooting tips, marketing tips) as well as intense hands on practice on face polishing, wall polishing, crack repairs, marble and granite floor grinding, honing and polishing edging and even.. a little appetizer on concrete polishing.
The training floor is designed to show how to restore and maintain difficult types of granite, marble and limestone using our specifically design machines. Factory finish is the least that will be produced in the most efficient way possible! Everything's done without the implementation of dubious, inefficient, time-consuming and costly methods of polishing such as crystillization or verification.
A craftsmen should first improve his skills, in order to excel in his work
Reg Pinto will continue the walk of Maurizio Bertoli in a true MB tradition as the primary instructor for the stone restoration series of classes in Australia.
With over 20 years of field experience as a contractor and currently involved in natural stone restoration, including research and private studies in petrography and chemistry applied to stone, his qualification makes him one of the foremost stone expert in the industry.
This intense three-day class goes deep into the core of the matter, making the students understand in layman terms how and why stone polishes, and what to do when stone reacts in strange ways to the mainstream treatments.
Reg’s teaching goes beyond the mere technicalities of this complex trade. From him you will learn to understand stone and its requirements, the importance of right specification and installation techniques in relation to the future maintenance of the stone, and much more.
The classes are a must have for beginners, as well as established professionals.
Day One
Introduction to the course:
- What this training will do for you.
- What is the meaning and the scope of stone refinishing?
- Why and how does stone take a polish?
- Different methods of polishing stone.
- Introduction to polishing powders.
- How about a hone-finish? Introduction to honing powders
- Stone restoration “systems” – what’s wrong with them?
- Why some times is necessary to grind a stone floor?
- Why do we have this trade? History of marble floor making.
- About cleaning natural stone.
- About sealing natural stone. Introduction to impregnators and color enhancers. When to seal and when not to seal.
- How to estimate a residential job. Presentation folder.
- Contract – Disclaimer.
- How to estimate a commercial job.
- Monthly maintenance contracts.
- Marketing strategies – How to succeed in the stone restoration business.
Off to the training room – First hands-on training:
- Introduction to a right-angle grinder/polisher. Diamond pads – polishing powders.
- Honing and polishing a vanity top.
- Honing and polishing a granite countertop.
- Honing and polishing a shower stall.
- Repairing a crack.
- Spot-restoration on a marble floor. How about if it’s a hone-finished floor?
- Repairing a crack II.
- Honing Powder – Applications, pros and cons.
Day Two
- Getting familiar with the floor machine.
- Let’s grind a marble/granite floor! The de-lippage tools.
- Removal of the scratch patterns generated by the grinding action.
- The importance of the resin-bond diamond pads
- Let’s hone a floor to make it ready for polishing! What’s wrong with honing powders
- The polishing! The choice of the polishing powders.
Day Three
Concrete Polishing: its big business and getting bigger!
- Ongoing maintenance of high traffic polished stone floors: an incredible breakthrough!
- Conclusion of the class – Distribution of Certificates.
Cost - (includes lunch and materials)
$770.00 (GST included)
At the end of the course each student will receive a comprehensive book “Natural Stone Maintenance and Restoration” written by il maestro – ‘Maurizio Bertoli’.
