Just before Thanksgiving Walttools teamed up with Josh Jones of Surface Technology, Inc and Daryll Bates of Excalibur Artisans to put on a three day training dealing with installation of decorative coatings. This was three days of providing demos of both countertops and floors. There was a strong emphasis placed on prep as that is Josh's specialty, and that is the part most often left behind with quick turnaround training classes. Knowing how and why prep is needed will help ensure installers provide the best result to their clients and keep referrels coming. Proper profiling of floors is a lot of work but is as important as any part of this process. Most failures can often be traced back to prep, not product. Artisan Daryll Bates of Excalibur Flooring and Surface Artisans(Las Vegas) demonstrated some fantastic procedures to get several unique looks that all attendees felt they could recreate on their own. There is nothing like seeing a live product demonstration to help erase the mystery of how some things are done. The major emphasis was on metallic techniques but we also touch on broadcast quartz and flake as we as some of Walttools polish overlay-SLP. He capped off the demos with a 20 foot impromptu design emblazoned with the Walttools graphic logo. With that and all the other demo pieces Daryll showed how easy and forgiving the Walttools Epoxy HP and Metallic pigment system is to use. Who wants the stress of fussy products, nobody. A special thanks to JD Grafton of CC Solves in Wisconsin for sharing his 30 yrs of experience regarding moisture and concrete. The following are some photos(in no particular order) taken during the three day event. We are already planning a similar even for spring so stay tuned so you can reserve a spot.
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Metallic movement created Metallic movement created
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Start of a great floor look Start of a great floor look
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Bold transistions Bold transistions
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Making plans the day before training Making plans the day before training
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A whole lot of machinery A whole lot of machinery
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Always get rid of dust Always get rid of dust
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Daryl applying black Essential Primer Daryl applying black Essential Primer
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Time for a diamond change Time for a diamond change
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Daryll providing some insight Daryll providing some insight
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Josh applying an initial epoxy skim coat Josh applying an initial epoxy skim coat
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A little gathering A little gathering
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Explaiing some "hows and whys" Explaiing some "hows and whys"
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Preparing for a new top demo Preparing for a new top demo
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How about a blue body primer How about a blue body primer
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Explaining the virtus of Colliodal Densifier Explaining the virtus of Colliodal Densifier
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Manipulating some colors Manipulating some colors
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Applying guard before brunish Applying guard before brunish
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Buffing out the SLP Polish overlay sample Buffing out the SLP Polish overlay sample
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Black body coat down, waiting for metallics Black body coat down, waiting for metallics
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Tada! Tada!
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He gets some crazy colors He gets some crazy colors
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Just gauged out some pollish overlay Just gauged out some pollish overlay
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How is that for some uniqueness? How is that for some uniqueness?
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Daryll laying out some Tru Lustre metallics Daryll laying out some Tru Lustre metallics
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Just worked some colors together Just worked some colors together
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Great movement on this top Great movement on this top
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Start broadcasting quartz Start broadcasting quartz
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Chip broadcst body coat Chip broadcst body coat
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Broadcasting chips Broadcasting chips
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Flashy Flashy
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Quartz and partial flake demo Quartz and partial flake demo
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Full broadcast chip demo Full broadcast chip demo
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Angie on her top project Angie on her top project
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Making the ring of fire, copper metallic Making the ring of fire, copper metallic
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Working with the copper metallic Working with the copper metallic
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Daryll's black hole Daryll's black hole
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Not a yellow brick road Not a yellow brick road
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Adding some bling Adding some bling
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The final logo The final logo
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Some products used for class Some products used for class
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Grinding the polish overlay Grinding the polish overlay
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Tracking down some products in the Walttools catalog Tracking down some products in the Walttools catalog
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Josh Josh
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Excellent finish Excellent finish
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Trapped Trapped
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