Baird,
Depending upon how much moisture is in the stone, have you placed fans on the floor to dry them , how much water did you use when honing the floors, was there any missing grout where moisture got into the stone, all these will make a difference on the dry time. If possible I prefer to crystallize the floor the next day. The reason for the darkening is the moisture and the Steel wool reaction.
I’m currently working with a product that acts like a crystallizer but there is no need for the use of Steel wool, you can polish with a white pad or hog hair pad. hope to have this in the next month.
John E. Freitag
President/Director
The Stone and Tile School
Office 407-567-7652
Cell 407-615-0134
jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com
From: Baird Standish [mailto:bairdstandish@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 11:47 AM
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Hi. How long do you all let the floor dry before crystallizing? I often run into a problem with the crystallizer darkening the stone, which means that there is too much moisture in the stone?
Baird
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On Jul 6, 2011, at 9:59 AM, John Freitag <jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com> wrote:
Randy,
Going up to 3000 is over kill, the serpentine has some calcium in it so there will be a polishing reaction using the 5X polishing Powders. The crystallizer will just give it the final pop to the finish.
Also not all crystallizers are pink.
John E. Freitag
President/Director
The Stone and Tile School
Office 407-567-7652
Cell 407-615-0134
jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com
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From: Randy Frye [mailto:rfrye@comcast.net]
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 8:00 AM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
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We start at the appointed grit, carry the grits to at least 3000, then granite polishing paste, finalize with the pink stuff.
Good luck
On 7/6/11 1:20 AM, "Roger Konarski" <qm144@yahoo.com> wrote:I have been asked to restore a serpentine bathroom. Shower, vanity top, tub surround and floor. This is one stone I don't like to restore. Looking for suggestions on handling this job. Honing followed with MB 20 or should we just use the pink stuff on the stone?
Thanks,
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