Roger<div><br></div><div>You can try to remove only that portion but you are correct, it may not match. The best option would be to explain that to the customer and do a test. As far as fastest removal, this will depend on the type of coating. If its acrylic based a standard stripper should take it off, if its a urethane it is going to require some nasty strippers<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 2:25 AM, Mike Marsoun <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a target="_top" href="mailto:nulifesc@bigpond.com">nulifesc@bigpond.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Looks like slate and the sealer is lifting, or the slate is spalling<br>
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From: Roger Konarski [mailto:<a target="_top" href="mailto:qm144@yahoo.com">qm144@yahoo.com</a>]<br>
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 2:25 PM<br>
To: Restoration and Maintenance<br>
Subject: [sccpartners] Quartzite Tiles<br>
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I was brought in on a Quartzite Tile shower. The homeowner was having problems with the shower floor turning whitish. 1st I thought it might be soap film, but turned out to be a High Gloss Coating. See attached picture. I removed the coating from the floor using a honing brush and a coating remove for acrylic finishes. . I’m now going to seal it with a coaler enhancer.<br>

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The problem is with the walls. When I used soap film remover on the lower parts of the walls, the coating started peeling away. My question is this. Can I remove the coating from the lower section and re-apply a High Gloss Sealer on one the walls? Or do I need to remove the coating from the entire shower? The reason I’m hesitant to remove the coating. Is that the bathroom floor and tub surround has the quartzite tile with the high gloss coating. If I remove it from the shower the areas will not match.<br>

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If I do need to remove the coating, what is the fastest way to get that junk off?<br>
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Thanks,<br>
RK<br>
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