dear all,
I am a new member here and also e new Plaster user.
I would very much appreciate if anyone could post a link of or the video itself on how to use the venetian Plaster (as much as possible)

This is a new thing where i come from (kosovo) and there are no schools or DvD that I can buy.
Therefore I would be very greatfull if you could help me.

Thank you in advance

Hello Becks

If you attend our school you get free videos to take with you. If you go to www.firenzeenterprises.com they will sell you videos. Don't know if they will ship to Kosovo.
Good luck

Thank you Charlie,

i've requested more infos from them and i will see what could be done.

However i would also like to know if there are some video's online for me to watch.

Not that I know of except for a sample video on their site.

Hi BeCks

i am answering you from Italy, maybe you would be intersted to know that there is someone in Pristina selling our products. If so, let me know and i'll give you all the details.

daniela

Great news Daniela. I did not know.
Doyle

@ Daniela

Yes Yes, Please do.
Thank you

italianplasters.com has some videos too. Anyone seen these yet? I'd love to attend the classes but there's not one near me so the videos are something I'm thinking about. Wander if they are good- anyone?

Funny, now if you are serious...just in case, you happen to be on the board provided by the owners of the schools- Doyle and Linda. Class is real good. Better than many I have been to. video's are good as well.

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Originally posted by RenaissanceMan:
italianplasters.com has some videos too. Anyone seen these yet? I'd love to attend the classes but there's not one near me so the videos are something I'm thinking about. Wander if they are good- anyone?

You can get good information here Safra colors
www.solopittura.it

quote:

Originally posted by BeCks:
dear all,
I am a new member here and also e new Plaster user.
I would very much appreciate if anyone could post a link of or the video itself on how to use the venetian Plaster (as much as possible)

This is a new thing where i come from (kosovo) and there are no schools or DvD that I can buy.
Therefore I would be very greatfull if you could help me.

Thank you in advance

QUOTE]Originally posted by RenaissanceMan:
italianplasters.com has some videos too. Anyone seen these yet? I'd love to attend the classes but there's not one near me so the videos are something I'm thinking about. Wander if they are good- anyone?[/QUOTE]

I've used the Veneziano video, and would recommend it as a good introduction to the application process. Without it I would have had no clue about the procedure especially since it is so different from other training and products that I've experienced.

yes,

the procedure SAFRA uses for their veneziano is the traditional method where a smoothing primer, like a heavy sealed type spackle is used to get the walls perfect so the final finsh of VP can be applied without detriment while systems typically taught in the US do not use this step. I know of another Italian company that also uses this system of application but again, many comapnies today try to give you the fastest easiest way to wall finishes and they will use a regular primer and then a venetian on top. Why? they might roll on hte first coat of synthetic VP and knock it back, they might skip trowel the first coat, fill in the second so hte base is not so important to be perfect.
However, when you go for the ultra luxurious smoothest mirror finishes, you need nothing, including roller stipple or ANYTHING transferring anything but what you purpose to be ransfered, as in when you leave interest in the spackle or primer coat.

I have seen many venezianos and it wasn't til I saw the SAFRA one as well as one other later that I saw a differnce in reflection, in appearance.

I think the DVDs are invaluable to use over and over and go back when that finish comes up again for a wall, just to make sure. Classroom can help but the DVDs are in fact, classroom, just that what you are doing wrong, no one is there to notice and correct, you have to try to figure that one out but the DVDs get you 90% of the class in instruction. ( and maybe more cuz many questions are answered which they know are typical issues, errors, etc.. so maybe they are 98%

Thanks Carmine! I think I'm gonna go ahead and get em. You said you 'know of another Italian company'...was just curious which one? Were you speaking of Vero? They had some instructional videos too but I'm definitely leaning toward safra products so thought Italian Plasters' ones might be best.