Thanks Fred.  Wouldn't the periodic cleaning (if using water) reactivate the efflourescence, bringing it to the surface?  Would it be worth poulticing the surface to see what I might be able to draw out?  This is interior granite and is not on grade, but I think with the flood level rains we have been having the granite has become moist from the humidity and then the salts appear after the floor dries out.  
thanks,

On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 12:38 PM, Fred Hueston <fhueston@gmail.com> wrote:
DO NOT and I Repeat  DO NOT use any sealer. You need to make sure all the moisture is gone and all the salts have deposited. After that if there is any water entering the installation than I would not seal it. I would recommend periodic cleaning only.


On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 12:35 PM, Georgia <georgia@stonebuff.com> wrote:

I like ef-x by aqua-mix

On Sep 27, 2011 12:34 PM, "Baird Standish" <bairdstandish@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi.
> We have a job that required removing masonry from a rough granite floor
> where a planter had been mortared in place. We used some good products to
> remove the residual mortar and then sealed (I talked about this in an
> earlier post). The sealer we used was Aldon SBS Sealer. It was good for a
> while but then quite a lot of efflourescence came back (I believe it came
> from the hard water being absorbed by the granite floor over many years. We
> also have been getting a lot of rain recently). We then stripped the sealer
> and applied Aldon Efflourescence treatment. Each time we have applied it
> (about three times) the efflourescence came back, but less and less. I put
> more on last Thursday and checked today and it was in pretty good shape but
> not perfect. I am a little concerned about reapplying the sealer and, if it
> doesn't eradicate the efflourescence, I will have to strip again. Constant
> treating with efflouresence treatment makes the floor slippery. Are there
> any other products that anyone knows about that might either a. be a good
> maintenance type efflourescence treatment that could be walked on
> immediately after application, or b. another sealer that really does the job
> to remove/hide efflourescence and also color enhances?
> Thanks so much.
> Baird
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