After it is clean (make sure you also use an extractor) you will need to fill it with something very thin. You will have to play around, but an epoxy paint, colored to match will give the best color at the shallow depth you will likely achieve.

From: Stuart Young [mailto:santafefc@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 1:45 AM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: [sccpartners] hairline cracks

Gentlemen,

Yesterday I went to do a price quote on restoring a travertine floor. Besides the other usual problems, there were extensive hairline cracks in some tiles. These hairline cracks would extent sometimes 10 feet, which seem to indicate a foundation problem. What can be done to these cracks? Can I make them go away somehow? Is there some sort of cosmetic procedure to hide them? Maybe color them the same color as the tile? Please help if you have any suggestions.

Stuart Young

Santa Fe Floor Care

----- Original Message -----
From: Polishedrock210@aol.com
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 10:24 AM
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] green agglomerate

John: since 1996 when we bought our first marble machines,because of the ease and reliability of a flat ground ,resin honed and polished finish, I have never had the opportunity to hone with powders, it was never a requirement for me.Look i dont want to waste your time, I have to assume on a job like this it would have to cost at minimum .50 per sq ft per step, if we started 50 honing powder, that's 6 steps to finish at least 3 bux a ft, plus travel. Job is near Ocala, but 3 a sq ft for them is out of their budget, would you be interested in a fair split where i bring my body and equiptment,compensate you fairly for experence? how quickly compaired to diamonds do powders work,what would be an approximate cost per ft for the powders?

In a message dated 12/13/2010 5:17:43 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com writes:
Scott,

if the lippage is bad you could actually hone the floor using honing powders. Them come in grits as low as 50, it wouldn’t remove the lippage but would remove most of the scratches except for those real deep one. Then hone the floors with powders up to 800 then polish with 5X. this would differently help the floor appearance
where the job located if you don’t want it I would be interested in it for my service company. If you are not going to take it

John E. Freitag
President/Director
The Stone and Tile School
Office 407-567-7652
Cell 407-615-0134
jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com

www.thestoneandtileschool.com

From: Polishedrock210@aol.com [mailto:Polishedrock210@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 4:42 PM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] green agglomerate

sorry i did not take pictures, they dont want to pay me to grind and do this right, the job might only be about an hour away from you, if you are interested ill set you up with the right gal,or any ideas would be appreciated, thanks John; Scott Wilson

In a message dated 12/13/2010 4:21:55 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com writes:
Scott.
Can you send pictures ??
Perhaps I can give you some ideas on how to hone and polish this stone.

John E. Freitag
President/Director
The Stone and Tile School
Office 407-567-7652
Cell 407-615-0134
jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com

www.thestoneandtileschool.com

From: Polishedrock210@aol.com [mailto:Polishedrock210@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 3:48 PM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: [sccpartners] green agglomerate

I hope someone may have some experence with this material, A city hall in central florida has about 1400 sq ft of this dark green bordered by a lighter "crema marfil" type light border, It was poorly installed with extensive lippage on every stone, its shows extensive wear, with some deep scratches where someone drug heavy fruniture. the city cannot give me a week to grind lippage, nor do i want to take metal discs for extensive lippage removal , nor do i want to spend nights for the next 5 weeks with 50 resins,and the city will not spring for full restoration.I normaly do not do maintance type work , mostly full restoration, any sugestions beyond a deep clean and severalcoats of a "floor shine hardner" like Stampede Gold buffed then regular maintance. This man made green stone scares me to death, any help appreciated.
Scott ; Wilson Stoneworks Inc
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