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This convenient kit from Stone Art & Engraving features easy repair and color matching for granite, marble and limestone, sandstone and brownstone surfaces. It's also ideal for polished, honed, frosted or chiseled surfaces. Remove unsightly chips and scratches on stone surfaces.

It easily alternates between polished and frosted surfaces, making it possible to change out carved letters and numbers, repair chips, cracks and scratches before and after installation.

This kit features the "Last Patch™ Gel" U.V. stable patching compound, an assortment of seven colors of granite dust & seven colors of powdered tints plus mixing & application tools. Everything you need to professionally restore virtually any stone job is at your fingertips!



INSTRUCTIONS

Mixing ratio is 1:1:1 or equal parts of stone dust, LastPatch Gel (part A) and LastPatch Gel (part B).

1. Make sure the surface is dry and free of dust.

2. In a mixing cup, add a portion of pulverized stone dust that closely matches the material you are working on.

3. Using the mixing stick provided, add an equal amount from Tube (A) and mix it with the stone dust.

4. Add an equal amount of Tube (B) and mix it with the other ingredients. Compare the color match to the stone needing repair. (Using the tip of a mixing stick, you may add a small amount of pigment to create a closer match if necessary.)

5. Add one drop of catalyst to the mixture and stir. Use the mixing stick to push the mixture into the area needing repair. Make certain all air bubbles are removed by moving the material back and forth with the stick.

6. When the surface of the patch begins to harden (in a few minutes), use a razor blade to remove excess patch material (on polished surfaces). If the surface is honed or frosted, use the pumice stone to grind the surface.

7. Once the patch has hardened, it can be polished using abrasive pads and polishing compounds. Recommended grits start at 400 with gradual increases to 8500 grit. If the surface is frosted or honed, a surface grind with a pumice block should be sufficient.


CHIP & FILL TIPS

The stone dust contained in the kit is pulverized from granite and marble blocks. Granites that are close in color are mixed. For instance, Red Granite will be a mix of Elite Red, Wausau, Missouri Red, etc.

Stones, like sponges, absorb water. The surface may be easily heated with a small blow torch or heat gun. Always remember to keep the flame outlet or direct heat source moving while heating the area. Concentrated heat will crack the surface of the stone.

If repairing a deep gouge or break, you may want to prepare several fills, layering one on top of the other until the desired height is reached. An accurate match will not be necessary until the last layer is mixed.

Keep pigments and pulverized stone dry. When working with color pigments, start with a minute amount. A little bit will go along way. You may mix colors together to form new colors if you wish. If you should spill any pigment powder on the stone surface, remove it. Pigments combined with water may create a stain that will be harder to remove later.

The more catalyst that you put into the patch mixture, the faster it will set up. Temperature and stone dryness will also affect reaction time.

Knowing the exact time to remove the excess patch material comes with practice. Often times, you may remove excess patch material while it is still loose or in a knife grade consistency. If the patch begins to pull out when using the razor scraper, simply change blades.

Always be careful when working on a marble surface. It is easily scratched and cannot withstand vigorous rubbing with pumice material.

When Last Patch Gel hardens, it leaves a polished appearance. Removing excess Patch material will dull the finish, but may be restored by simply mixing part A, part B, and catalyst, and coating the surface with the use of a brush. Other materials that may be used to restore a polish when polishing is not possible are liquid super glue or clear nail polish. Both will last for several years under normal conditions. If you are having trouble getting the exact match, specific paints are available which may be applied sparingly before a final coating is applied.

In dealing with Granites that have large crystal clusters of various colors, you may want to mix more than one patch for the same area. It is recommended that you get each patch mixed and ready before applying any catalyst. When you are ready, put the catalyst into each mixture and apply all of the prepared mixtures at the same time. For example, if you are repairing Diamond Pink also called Krenshaw where you have large clusters of black and pink, mix a black patch and a pink patch. Place the black on one side of the repair and the pink on the other. When they harden, they will naturally connect together. The whole patch may then be polished, ground, or influenced with an artificial polish.

Something that needs to be taken into account when repairing a frosted or honed surface, any patch will naturally lighten when a surface grind is done with the pumice block. Often times, no pigment is necessary.

Remember that pumice is softer than granite on the hardness scale. This means it will not scratch it and is often used for cleaning granite.