Tips & Tricks
Have you been feeling blue because your blue RAC stains (Acid Stains) don’t give you much blue color?
Supercharge them! Adding some Miracle Grow plant fertilizer seems to give your blues a boost. Either sprinkle directly on to the concrete (for a spotty look) or mix in with your stain (more consistent color). Multiple coats and plenty of time to react (bare minimum 4 hours after final coat) will help you achieve nice colors.
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About the Authors
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 26 March 2007 |
Graduated from the Northrop Institute of Technology in 1968, then served 2 years with the US Army. On returning home he became an apprentice carpenter and within 3 years was promoted to commercial construction superintendent.
Soon, he went on his own as a remodeling contractor then on to specializing in commercial concrete sawing and drilling. He became the largest operator in the 4 state region of Montana, Wyoming, and the Dakotas. He designed and operated industrial size concrete cutting equipment and processes for cutting holes in skyscrapers, coal fired electric generating plants, hydroelectric dams, and mountain top structures.
After moving to Florida in 1986, he became a decorative concrete contractor, concrete mudjacking and concrete repair contractor. In early 1990 Darrel merged his background in concrete sawing and drilling with his decorative concrete knowledge to design, produce, and distribute the Engrave-A-Crete® System.
Over the past years he has continually worked to produce better, faster, and innovative methods and machinery to accomplish spectacular decorative concrete engraving. He holds 3 patents and numerous copyrights and trademarks.
Darrel has more than 34 years experience in construction, sales, marketing, experimenting, manufacturing, equipment design and general puttering. An avid motorcyclist, Darrel has logged more than 100,000 miles on motorcycle trips throughout the US, including Alaska, Canada & Australia.
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 26 March 2007 |
Started with Engrave-A-Crete® in the early 1990’s as part time help in the manufacturing of the machinery. After finishing college in 1996 he joined Engrave-A-Crete® full time to help with the machining, manufacturing, sales and training of the machinery. In April of 1997 Brandon & Darrel formed Elegant Concrete Engraving, Inc. of Sarasota, FL.
With the rapid growth and success of the company Brandon left Engrave-A-Crete® in June of 1997 to run Elegant Concrete Engraving full time. Over a three year period Brandon developed and pioneered many of the techniques of staining and engraving that are now taught in the Engrave-A-Crete® system.
He worked with Darrel in testing, proving, and improving the current generation of Engrave-A-Crete® & KaleidoCrete machinery. He was the first to do track free cutting of tiles and curved borders with the Compact series. He developed the curved brick-cutting system, and was the first to use and test the KaleidoCrete system commercially.
After staining and engraving over 100,000 sq. ft of concrete he sold Elegant Concrete Engraving to return to Engrave-A-Crete®. Brandon currently works in sales, manufacturing, development, and training. He also travels in and out of the country to do on site training and specialty jobs. Brandon’s long term goals are to be a good husband, father, and leader in the engraving industry.
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Written by Administrator
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Has over 30 years experience in finance, organizational development, and management. His areas of specialization are in marketing, human resource management, mergers and acquisitions, and customer service.
Paul has significant experience as a functional unit head in marketing, human resources, and training and development in various companies. His career has included P & L responsibility for franchise management from emerging operations up to operations with 1,200 outlets and 10,000 employees.
He has managed merger and acquisition processes and has served on boards of publicly traded companies. Paul specializes in guiding small to medium size firms through various phases of growth with development and implementation of strategic planning processes, financial controls, operating process improvement, organizational development, and CEO coaching.
He has also successfully guided CEOs through various phases of mergers and acquisitions, including strategy development, negotiation, and integration. Prior to his consulting career, Paul has served as: Director of Personnel of the Bank of Commerce, NY; Director of Marketing of the Connecticut National Bank; Manager of Merger Integration and Retail Banking of Shawmut Bank Boston; and as Division Manager, Executive Vice President, of Fleet Bank.
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