Maybe the possibility of another contractor attempting something? <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 1:01 PM, John Freitag <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a target="_top" href="mailto:jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com">jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Stephen, </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">From the pictures it appear the areas are etched, the caused who
know for sure. What’s interesting is the round appearance of the etching. This could
be caused by the setting materials ,it could be efflorescent  that making the
stone appear etched. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">The fix is going to be repolish the stone, if these are etch
marks if polishing does not remove them then you may need to hone and polish.  Prior
to pricing this job do a test to see what you need to do to correct the
problem. </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">If this stone is stone is not a  polished finish and is more of
a honed finish you could use a honing powders or the velosity pads from
StoneCare Central </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: &quot;Cataneo BT&quot;; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">John E. Freitag </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Stephen Webb
[mailto:<a target="_top" href="mailto:stephen@newlifemarblerestoration.com" target="_blank">stephen@newlifemarblerestoration.com</a>] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 16, 2009 12:24 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Restoration and Maintenance<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [sccpartners] limestone damage Emailing: DSC00431.jpg</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">maybe
this will work</span></p>

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