Nor Cal Stone Class......

[BUSY BEE]

.....just got home from the Sacto CA Pro Line stone class. Anyone entering stone might want to consider this intermediate 2 day course. It was taught by Dan Humbert of Valley Stone Care, he's been in stone for over 25 years. Day 1 was 3/4 education and 1/4 hands on and switched around on the 2nd day. Polished a ceramic tile, epoxy filled travertine, repaired cracked marble, crystallized (pretty much just to show how it's done), sealed & buffed, honed with powders, monkey pads, resin diamonds (only starting at 220 & up), and powder polished. Picked up a free set of Monkey Pads with the class purchace, so I guess I'll try them out now, I still like my Diamonds more after watching. This class is nothing like some lameo IICRC sit & snooze. I picked up a few new tips and would recommend Dan's class to anyone starting out.
Have a good one, Bill

 

[Greenie]

Sounds like money well spent.

 

[tmdry]

HTC makes the Twister pads which run roughly $35-$55, they're the same as Monkeys pads as i've been told by others. I haven't gotten a set yet, but i will.

I've also played around with monkeys and agree with your statement, i'll stick w/ diamonds and bring in monkeys or twisters when the floor really isnt in bad shape or homeowner just wants to pay for a "polish".

 

[Tile Nerd]

I prefer diamonds and polishing powders as well. MP's are too slow and don't yield the result my clients expect.

 

[Mikey P]

Thanks for letting us know.


Steve Kaufman is AOK in my book

 

[Captain Morgan]

Does anyone know if there are any classes like the one Bill attended on the East Coast or even better in the Northeast. I haven't a clue where to even start my search for quality trainers, hands on classes, instructors, etc..

Thanks for any help.

 

[BUSY BEE]

Does anyone know if there are any classes like the one Bill attended on the East Coast or even better in the Northeast. I haven't a clue where to even start my search for quality trainers, hands on classes, instructors, etc..

Thanks for any help.

Try http://www.mbstone.com or http://www.nsraweb.com
I'm gonna try to make it to one of those classes next, then I'm done with classes for a while.