check out a product called eap it is very expensive it is a coating system but it can be polished to high shine or to a honed finish we use it on concrete countertops and marble tops where someone wants a semi permanant topical coating put down, they use it under a different name to put on the underside of big boats we charge alot to apply it it is a nano topical coating it is sold by surfaces 519 i believe it is awesome stuff but pricey they have alot of experience appling it to all sorts of materials its really hard to scractch after it cures and it is almost impossible to get off once it is on. <br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 2:08 PM, John Freitag <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a target="_top" href="mailto:jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com">jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">










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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">The product I was referring to is the sheet material that is
applied over the stone, the company is located in Vegas and is call Tuff Skin. The
problem with this material is it does take away some of the beauty of the
stone. this product was made more for hotels vanity tops and bar tops.</span></p>

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<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;"> Info Info
[mailto:<a target="_top" href="mailto:info@restoreyourtiles.com" target="_blank">info@restoreyourtiles.com</a>] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 02, 2010 4:22 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Restoration and Maintenance<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [sccpartners] Stone protection from etching</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">Do any of you know of any treatment, sealer, coating etc
that can prevent marble from etching or at least minimize the etching? Will
crystalization help?</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">I know that is hard to prevent the chemical reaction from
damaging the stone but I remember that John mentioned some new product
developed for restaurant or hotel industry that supposed to minimize the
etching.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">I have a customer that supplier sold her quartzite material
(ivory bamboo) for a kitchen countertop. it turned that it is a marble, a very
sensitive marble. The only way I can get good finish with out burning this
stone is to hone to 1500 and polish with Stone Tech 3000 powder. It is job
security for me (already 2 trips within 2 months) but I am growing tired of
listening of the same story again and again. The supplier doesn&#39;t want to do
anything and customer is stuck with 24&#39;x6&#39; beautiful slab that etches like
crazy.</p>

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