First to strip you need to determine the type of finish and how easy it is to take off. I would first try standard floor stripper.depending on bad the terrazzo is you might not have to go all the way down to 50 , 200 would be a good starting grit. A small test should tell you what you need to start with.If you have a propane burnisher you might want to try the monkey type pad. The last pad on a burnisher produces a great shine on terrazzo.On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 1:42 AM, Hector Castillo <Hectorcastillo@comcast.net> wrote:
Hello Guys
Got a HTC 500
Got a flat head older werkmaster 8 head machine
1.5 floor buffer with the blue klindex head for the buffer.
Got 24” propane floor buffer with a injector spraying jet in the center of the 24” pad.
Do I strip the wax or just cut off the wax with a starting grit of let’s say ? 200 metal for cement type terrazzo floor about 60 years old and has not been care for. only waxing the floor?
They want the floor polished to a high polish.
Do I grind Wet or dry?
How high do need to go grit wise?
How many days will it take do 7200 sq. ft. of terrazzo floor.
Remove the wax and polish the floor?
Also have 1100 sq. ft. of terrazzo floor that needs to be honed. Outside flooring showing signs of ageing look old and wearing down a bit.
Do I need more machines?
May be my 1 st terrazzo floor.
And what are the going rates for this type of flooring?
Small crew of 2
Hector Castillo
Never polished terrazzo
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