Roger ,

CAUTION, using acid on marble and other stones is not then most desirable method of achieving a honed finish. . If the stone have soft veins running through them the acid will attack the veins quicker than the other areas in the stone. once the veins open you now have a floor that may appear to have a honed finish and it also has open or damaged veins.

Question, how wide are the pores now open in the marble by using acid verses using a diamond or honing powder? I would think the acid would leave the pores open wider and thus the stone would collect dirt much faster.

The same happens when you acid etch a ceramic tile, the tile then need to be cleaned more due to the pores in the tile being exposed.

These comment are just FYI .

John E. Freitag

President/Director

The Stone and Tile School

Office 407-567-7652

Cell 407-615-0134

jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com

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From: Roger Konarski [mailto:qm144@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 4:52 PM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] From Polished to Honed.

I have a friend that uses an acidic solution when honing the floor with diamonds. Followed with a acid neutralizer after honing!

--- On Tue, 1/19/10, Mike Marsoun <nulifesc@bigpond.com> wrote:

From: Mike Marsoun <nulifesc@bigpond.com>
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] From Polished to Honed.
To: "Restoration and Maintenance" <sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com>
Date: Tuesday, January 19, 2010, 3:22 PM

I have used acid with good success, depends on the stone. Sulfamic acid, a neutral cleaner to make it lay flat, hudson sprayer.. You have to test and put some thought into it, but it is a quick option and looks great if it is done right.

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From: Georgia <georgia@stonebuff.com>

Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:12:13 -0500

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

Subject: RE: [sccpartners] From Polished to Honed.

Roger,

I'll have to tell you that I originally thought that the floor always had to be machine flattened. Even had a bet about it with John with The Stone and Tile School when I went down there in September...he won the bet. I was so sure I was right and I honestly couldn't understand how one didn't have to end up on their hands and knees to deal with picture framing. John smiled and showed us a method that not only saved time and energy, but helped us close the sale because I didn't "have to" sell the expensive service of lippage removal. However, I still price it out and leave it as an option for the customer.

From: Roger Konarski [mailto:qm144@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 2:16 PM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: [sccpartners] From Polished to Honed.

All,

I was looking for suggestions on removing the gloss from a floor and leaving it with a honed finish. Easy enough except for all the picture framing. I have come to conclusion that the floor 1^st needs to be flatten so as not to deal with picture framing.

Appreciate any suggestions on options to take a floor from polished to a hone finished with no picture framing.

Thanks,

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