Mike,

Not a bad idea using the Murphy Oil Soap, my only concern is that Murphy oil is just what it says it contains some oil, so you could actually be adding oils to the stone you are working on.

I prefer to use products that are designed for the stone such as the neutral cleaners

John E. Freitag

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From: Mike Marsoun [mailto:nulifesc@bigpond.com]
Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 5:59 PM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] DID YOU KNOW THE STONEAND TILE SCHOOL

I use murphy oil soap. It works like a cutting oil and helps to seal between steps, conditions the stone. This is handy on limestone where you do not want to flood the stone too much, the water will actually bead up the next sanding step.

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From: "John Freitag" <jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com>

Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:17:42 -0400

To: Restoration and Maintenance<sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com>

Subject: [sccpartners] DID YOU KNOW THE STONEAND TILE SCHOOL

Did you know that if you add some neutral cleaner to your water during your grinding and honing process it will better suspend your slurry, help to eliminate slurry residue in your grout line and will actually help clean the grout.

The use of neutral cleaner in you water will also extend the life of your diamonds. Use approximately 2 to 3 ounces of neutral cleaner per 5 gallon of water.

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