On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 10:27 AM, <flooramor@aim.com> wrote:

Are you using a white pad to act as a buffer between your backer pad and steel wool?

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From: Baird Standish <bairdstandish@gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:26:09 -0500

To: Restoration and Maintenance<sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com>

ReplyTo: "Restoration and Maintenance" <sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com>

Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Polishing Granite counter that appears resinated

Hi Again. I tried #1 steel wool with some crystallizer and it worked like a charm. Now, is there a way to cut up steel wool pads to fit a 7 inch backing pad on a Makita, short of buying the pre-made 7" ones? my steel wool flies apart in about 30 seconds. thanks,
Baird

On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 2:47 PM, Tim @ Classic Marble Restoration <marblerenu@aol.com> wrote:

Thanks for the tip. I'll have to give the 0's another chance. I primarily use 000 with good success.

Tim Lesnar
Classic Marble Restoration
763-784-2483 office
622-250-0041 cell

John Freitag wrote:

Caution using 000 steel wool it build up heat much quicker and does not react well with the crystallizers. The # 1 and the #0 will give a better finish in my experience.

John E. Freitag

The Stone and Tile School.

From: Tim @ Classic Marble Restoration [mailto:marblerenu@aol.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 5:03 PM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Polishing Granite counter that appears resinated

I buy 000 steel wool from amfi.

Tim Lesnar
Classic Marble Restoration
763-784-2483 office
622-250-0041 cell

"Cleaning Edge, Inc." wrote:

Steel wool#1or#2. Don’t use an grinder use a variable speed Makita on speed setting 1.

I buy 7 inch disks of it (steel wool) from regent stone supplies.

On 12/10/11 11:53 AM, "Baird Standish" <bairdstandish@gmail.com> wrote:

Ok. Next question- what grade steel wool would I use for cleaning, polishing crystallizing and how do I use it on an angle grinder? I've tried cutting a piece out of a pad and it just falls apart.
B

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On Dec 10, 2011, at 10:50 AM, john jackson <kcstoneguy@yahoo.com> wrote:

i see that "smeary" look pretty often. We have a local product called Granite Magic that is a spray on cleaner that has wax of some sort in it...you can take your fingers and write your name on the counter after a month of using this stuff..I just clean it with kleenzall and polish it with steel wool...and it generally looks like new again.

From: John Freitag <jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com>
To: Restoration and Maintenance <sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com>
Sent: Friday, December 9, 2011 12:20 PM
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Polishing Granite counter that appears resinated

I think you seeing more of a build up from the detergents the customer is using in a day in day out cleaning practices. What happens in most cases the customer cleans their countertops after ding the dishes. There is a certain amount of cooking oils and greases that would be in the water.
I think if you go in using a alkaline based cleaner scrub the granite top , maybe 2 times, then repolish the granite top using a crystallizer , apply a solvent based sealer and the counter top should be clean and shinny.

This had been my experience in the past.

John E. Freitag
The Stone and Tile School

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From: rosen.stuart@gmail.com [mailto:rosen.stuart@gmail.com] On Behalf Of stuart rosen
Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 6:32 AM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Polishing Granite counter that appears resinated

Will crystalizing and sealing this stone make it acid sensitive?
On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 3:36 PM, Baird Standish <bairdstandish@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks guys. John, would you apply a color enhancing or non-color enhancing impregnating solvent sealer? Walter-is the tenax ager like a color enhancing solvent based sealer?
Thanks,
B

On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 1:28 PM, Walter Nartowicz <walter@midatlanticstonesolutions.com> wrote:
Buff it and apply Ager from Tenax. Might do the trick and it'll last until the check clears. You can always leave the can with them.

On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 8:53 AM, Baird Standish <bairdstandish@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi. I just took a look at a granite counter top that the owners want to have polished. I cleaned a test area and the counter appeared to have good clarity and gloss with no wear or scratches particularly. But it does have kind of smeary (is that a word?) cast to it that leads me to believe that the top is coated with resin. I did a test on an edge with some acetone and took out a faint black material, which I assume is not dirt. I'm wondering if there is anything I can do to get the top looking better? I assume that MB-20 and the like will not work so well. Maybe I am not reading it right and the top is the real thing. I am not sure how to test for this.
Thanks.
Baird
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