Course Overview

This course is two full days of intensive course on how to restore and refinish natural stone and quartz (engineered stone) countertops, as well as walls and showers. The majority of both days will be spent doing hands-on course, with some classroom lecture time. You will gain the experience you need to service your residential customers, as well as commercial and hospitality jobs, such as restoring hotel vanity tops and shower walls. This course will prepare you to tackle these jobs with confidence. Each class is limited to five students, so there will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions and get individual feedback. You will have your own tools to work with and your own work space, as well.

Course Topics

• Masking and protecting
• Proper equipment use
• Restoring the factory finish: honing, polishing (granite, marble, quartz/engineered stone)
• Countertop seam repair
• Minor repairs
• Stain removal
• Sealing of countertops and shower walls