REGISTER

INSTRUCTOR:
Mike Marsoun

Class begins at 8:30 each morning and ends at 4:30 with a 45 minute lunch break. Students will be picked up each morning from the designated hotel at 8:00 am and dropped back off by 5:00 pm. On the last day, students should be checked out of the hotel before pickup.

SRS400 Stone Restoration Secrets

Course Agenda

DAY 1

INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURAL STONE

(w/ 24 photos to illustrate various oral descriptions)

• Stone Types

• Summary of Geology
• Discussion on common building stone

• Stone Finishes

• Various ways stone is factory finished

• Installation Techniques

• Floors, Walls, Countertops
• Pattern

• Common Stone Problems

• List of 13 problem areas and photos

DIMENSIONAL AND NATURAL CLEFT STONE CLEANING

• Step One: Stone Identification
• Cleaning Techniques (outline)
• Maintenance vs. Restoration Cleaning
• Maintenance Cleaning
• Restoration Cleaning
• Acid Cleaning non acid sensitive stone
• Acid Cleaning
• Slate Restoration
• Quartzite Restoration
• Ammonium Bi-fluoride Cleaning (overview)
• Mechanical Cleaning

FINISH RESTORATION

• Finishes, Recap
• Factory Finish vs. Desired Appearance
• Honed & Polished Finishes
• Honed Finish; honing compound, techniques
• Polished Finish; polishing compounds, technique
• Crystallization, discussion, technique
• Cleft & Antiqued finish technique

SEALING AND IMPREGNATING

• Definition of Terms
• Types of Impregnators
• Which type sealer is best for specific type of stones
• Color Enhancing Impregnators
• Application Methods
• Types of Coatings

Grinding & Resurfacing

• Discussion on Abrasives
  • Metal Bond & Resin Bond Diamonds
  • Carbide Screens & Paper
• Grinding vs. Resurfacing
• Grinding & Flattening
  • Tile Inspection
  • Job Prep
  • Grout Prep
  • Filling
• Resurfacing / Light Sanding
  • Grit Sequence
• Edgework
• Equipment

AB Restoration Cleaning

• Acceptable Types of Stone
• Application of the Cleaner
  • Field
  • Edges & Sections
• Removal of the Cleaner
  • Equipment
• Misc. Heads-Up

Countertops & Walls (brief)

• Walls
  • Soap Scum & Mineral Deposit Removal
  • Polishing
• Countertops
  • Prep Work
  • Dry Sanding
  • Diamond Sanding
  • Polishing

Ceramic Tile

• Types of C/T
• Types of Cleaners
  • Acid
  • Alkaline
• Cleaning Compounds
• C/T Polishing

Job Bidding & Proposals

• Job Survey
• Proposals
• Warranty
• Terms & Conditions