I agree if you can do it without strippers thats great..  And you can promote that your are doing with GREEN methods as well

On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 8:14 AM, john jackson <kcstoneguy@yahoo.com> wrote:
i never use stripper for floor wax `anymore, and we do alot of terrazzo...it all comes off with the metals when you wet grind as well..same goes for carpet glue, wet grinding works as well. But we use vitrified metals...stripper is just more expense, more fumes..

From: Hector Castillo <Hectorcastillo@comcast.net>

To: Restoration and Maintenance <sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com>
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 12:42 AM

Subject: [sccpartners] 7200 sq. ft. of waxed terrazzo flooring inside needs polishing 1100 sq. outside needs honing

 
 
 
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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