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		<title>Testimonials of Satisfied Decorative Concrete Engraving Students</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chip Cheagle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Engrave-A-Crete's Discovery &#038; Training Seminar Testimonials.]]></description>
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<p>Engrave-A-Crete&#8217;s Discovery &amp; Training Seminars are legendary.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s what a few of our most recent students had to say:</p>
<blockquote><p>This seminar far exceeded my expectations. It was hands-on from day 1, was well taught, and even provided helpful information for a business start-up. This is the best money I have spent in years for such valuable information. Fantastic Class!</p>
<p style="text-align: right;">Lawrence Nuorala</p>
<p style="text-align: right;">Minnesota</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">High pressure sales are not a part of this company nor its staff. From the initial greeting to the last minutes of the seminar. After 25 years in the medical field and it&#8217;s accompanying stress, I have found my alternative career in a relaxed environment.</p>
<p style="text-align: right;">Donna Cook, DVM</p>
<p style="text-align: right;">Missouri</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">If you&#8217;re interested in entering the world of decorative concrete and have little to no experience in concrete, you should come to the training seminar. It will make you have the confidence you need to get out there and start your own business.</p>
<p style="text-align: right;">Christopher Morino</p>
<p style="text-align: right;">Bronx, NY</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Be sure to take advantage of the <a title="July 2009 Seminar" href="http://www.engraveacrete.com/blog/bring-a-buddy-special-carried-over-to-july-seminar/" target="_self">July Bring-A-Buddy special</a> and come see why our Discovery &amp; Training Seminar is considered the best.</p>
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		<title>Decorative Concrete Staining &amp; Engraving &#124; Time Lapse</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chip Cheagle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[3 days, 1 concrete slab, 1 template, multiple colors of stain, multiple concrete peckers and 23 Engrave-A-Crete Discovery &#038; Training students, all shrunk down into under 5 minute time lapse video.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>3 days, 1 concrete slab, 1 template, <a title="Concrete Resurrection Stains and Sealers" href="http://www.engraveacrete.com/catalog/supplies.php" target="_self">multiple colors of stain</a>, multiple <a title="KaleidoCrete System" href="http://www.engraveacrete.com/catalog/kaleido.php" target="_self">concrete peckers</a> and 23 <a title="Discovery &amp; Training Seminars" href="http://www.engraveacrete.com/training/3day.php" target="_self">Engrave-A-Crete Discovery &amp; Training</a> students, all shrunk down into under 5 minute time lapse video.</p>
<p>Go to the <a title="Discovery &amp; Training Seminars" href="http://www.engraveacrete.com/blog/discovery-training-seminars-calendar/" target="_self">Discovery &amp; Training calendar</a> to schedule for the next class.</p>
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		<title>Decorative Concrete Options</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 11:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chip Cheagle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Staining and sealing concrete surfaces are long-accepted processes. Adding texture to concrete surfaces is now what the market demands.]]></description>
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<p><a title="Concrete Resurrection Stains and Sealers" href="http://www.engraveacrete.com/catalog/supplies.php" target="_self">Staining and sealing concrete</a> surfaces are long-accepted processes. Adding texture to concrete surfaces is now what the market demands.</p>
<p>Consumers and commercial enterprises are looking to replicate higher-cost building materials on or in concrete, and add relief, such as corporate logos, corporate or city seals, emblems reflecting individual passions or numbers and letters.</p>
<p>The more complex the look created, the higher the perceived value by the customer.</p>
<p>Options for achieving such effects can be narrowed down to three categories:</p>
<h3>Concrete Stamping</h3>
<p>The process of stamping texture and designs into wet material with a rubber mold.</p>
<h3>Concrete Overlay</h3>
<p>Adding a thin layer of cementituous/acrylic polymer coating to an existing concrete surface. Relief and designs are often achieved by applying pattern tape or stencils to the surface in advance, then removing the tape after the surface has hardened.</p>
<h3>Concrete Engraving</h3>
<p>Using specially designed <a title="Decorative Concrete Engraving Tools" href="http://www.engraveacrete.com/catalog/equipment.php" target="_self">machines </a>to cut patterns in existing plain or colored concrete which simulate grout lines of standard building materials. Other methods use tools and templates to precisely chip away sections of the concrete, revealing designs of exacting detail replicating any pattern or graphic.</p>
<p>Below is a chart comparing the three options:</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-525" title="chart" src="http://www.engraveacrete.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/chart.jpg" alt="chart" /></p>
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