Paul,
I’m surprised you did not call me on this one , you are one of Stone And Tile Pro Partners that has a Premium Level giving you Phone Technical support.
First question , have you ever ground granite before, other than countertops? If not you may want to take my granite class. Floors are different then doing countertops.
Do you have any pictures? If I can see the pictures I can better walk you through the process.
After you polished the floors improved, so this tells me they probably need to be honed. Don’t make the mistake that most contractor do.
The stone probably only needs to be honed from 800, 1500 then 3000 , then polish. You won’t need to go any lower than the 800. I would recommend you test an area starting at a 1500 grit granite diamond.
Be sure to use granite diamonds, I use the granite diamonds from StoneCare Central the DI-CP series
Think about scratching granite, it very hard to put a 120 or 220 scratch in granite without dragging something across it. What you have are wear patterns from traffic.
Now let’s talk about a topical coating , Shame on you asking for a topical coating, you know this would only be a temporary fix and would probably cause you more problem down the road. Stay away from topical coating on stone, there are some penetrating color enhancers from Tenax and other that could be used , but in this case I think you will achieve the finish the customer is looking for with 1 or 2 diamond hones.
When are you signing up for the granite Class
John E. Freitag
President/Director
The Stone and Tile School
Office 407-567-7652
Cell 407-615-0134
jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com
From: PBunis@aol.com [mailto:PBunis@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 10:21 PM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: [sccpartners] black absolute
A general contractor I have worked with in the past asked me to look at a black absolute teller line (those huge counters in the bank the tellers stand behind). The stone looks dull, abraded, in some spots and fine in others (6 month old installation). I cant tell if the stone was doctored or what. The are evaluating their options,(I am helping them evaluate ...). I tried crystalizing with dark polishing powder which helped somewhat but did not solve the problem. There are still areas where there is dullness etc. Obviously a full restoration is preferred but they might not go for the price. Is there any topical that anyone knows of that can "even out" or mask these inconsistent spots?? The bank is pissed and the contractor wants to deal with this quickly and move on. How did I get caught in the middle ??
Paul Bunis
Xtremeclean Tile - Boston Stone Restoration
Specialty Stone Care
781-793-0700
617-719-8454
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