THE PLASTER MASTER

 

First, the color has to be blended just right to match the color of the existing stone that is to be repaired.

Also a perfectly flat working surface needs to be attained prior to going any further.

 

 

Here is the broken stone with 2 channels grooved out from the back side.  Metal rods

are cut and placed within the channels to assure that they fit as needed.  This was done

prior to setting up the perfectly flat work space.  The marble had to sit out in the sun for

a day or so to make sure it was dry throughout to assure the integrity of the epoxy

filler that will be used. 

 

 

The epoxy filler and the hardener are ready to be put together.  The premixed color is ready.  Keep one thought in mind.  Once the filler and hardener touch the absolute time available is 6 minutes.

 

 

With that thought in mind .... the color is added to the filler and then the hardener is added to the blended color.  That tiny dot of white hardener is all it will take.  

 

 

Now looking at the good side up you can see that wherever I do not want the epoxy to stick I added vasiline.

And now it's time to add the hardener and slide the 2 halves of the stone together.

 

 

A perfect fit is aquired in the right amount of time and the oozing epoxy is chiseled off prior to flipping the stone over to permanently set the metal support rods in place.

 

 

The epoxy is chiseled off and you can see that this stone still needs some loving attention.

 

 

The rods are set in and epoxy filled.  There is no need to add color on the back side.   This stone will never ever break again.  This is the end of the pictures as far as the repair is concerned.   The repair location is not

noticable to the naked eye unless you are hunting for it.  And when you find it, it looks like a natural vein in the marble itself. 

 

  And there it is.  The finished piece in place.

 

 

Take a close look at this picture and you will see just how bad this fireplace really looked before I got to it.

Notice that there are pieces missing in the very top center where you can see a whole in the stone.

 

 

The emblem pieces are refinished and epoxied in place, the hearth stone is replaced. Loose marble has been secured and everything has been resurfaced and polished in place.

 

 

Here is an inlay in the floor that I am capable of doing in stone.

 

 

Flashback   Some major fill work had to be accomplished before I could reset the repaired stone.