Shane,
There are product on the market that are acid based but not HF Acid and these products work well. The process is a profitable business. the nice thing is if you do an anti- slip if your customer does not keep up with a regular maintenance program of cleaning the floor will become slippery again and kin some cases slippery then is was prior to the slip treatment. Just selling the slip treatment is not where all the money is made it the on going cleaning maintenance that needs to be perform on regular bases. How often does the cleaning need to be done will depend upon where the floor is located., in a commercial restaurant maybe once per month. in a lobby floor maybe once quarterly. Without the proper maintenance the floor will become slippery again.
John E. Freitag
President/Director
The Stone and Tile School
Office 407-567-7652
Cell 407-615-0134
jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com
From: Shane Chow [mailto:shane@loveyourstone.com]
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 9:29 PM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] anti slip treatment?
i never practice on a customers property unless their is no other way, and im not sure why he wants to use hydrofloric and i am aware that it is dangerous to use and be around, but back to the question has anyone ever used the anti slip acid products and with what results, was it profitable or not worth the time this property has 11,000 sq ft of tile to do so i am interested in feed back on anyone that has used these products, and we always do our homework and testing before we start any new service but just starting the ball rolling on informing myself.
thx
shane
On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 2:20 PM, Fred Hueston <fhueston@gmail.com> wrote:
I agree with John stay away from HF
On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 2:07 PM, John Freitag <jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com> wrote:
Shane,
I would stay away from the Hydrofluoric acids, these are dangerous chemicals and if this get on your shin it will burn , but even more it can and will attack your bones. If you use it be sure to protect yourself. There are products on the market that are not hydrofluoric. Stonecare Central has one and Grout perfect has one both are much safer than the Hydrofluoric. If you decide to use it make sure you have full protection for yourself and your technicians and if there is ANY stainless steel in the home you MUST protect it.
John E. Freitag
President/Director
The Stone and Tile School
Office 407-567-7652
Cell 407-615-0134
jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com
From: Shane Chow [mailto:shane@loveyourstone.com]
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 11:24 AM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: [sccpartners] anti slip treatment?
hello all,
i got a call today asking for us to apply an anti slip treatment to ceramic tile using a hydrofloric acid product does anyone have any experience with this, i did not know their was such a thing out their this customer has done a little research and was asking some questions about it,
thanks for all the good forum discussions
shane
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