Baird,
From the pictures I don’t think this is a sealer issue. I feel it a honing issue. From the pictures it appears you honed up to and within 3 to 4 inches of the edge, were these areas hand honed?
It appears you are leaving this floor at a low honed finish and the edges still have the original finish left on the stone. As I look at these pictures you can see where the honing was as the scratches for the honing with a floor machine has never been blended into the edges.
Regarding the linseed oil and mineral spirits if anyone uses this mixture be careful as to how you handle the applicator after you finish the job, just don’t throw this in you truck. Linseed oil has a low very low flash point and unless you soak the applicator in water with some type cleaner you can run a HIGH RISK of catching a truck , your warehouse or wherever this applicator end up on FIRE !!!
I know of several people including myself early on in my stone career that have burnt up trucks. CAUTION CAUTION when using this mixture.
So Baird I would recommend you go back and do some hand work with diamonds and I think you will see these edges blend in.
John E Freitag
Director
The Stone & Tile School
Office 407-567-7652
Cell 407-615-0134
jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com
From: Baird Standish [mailto:bairdstandish@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 3:51 PM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: [sccpartners] Edge issues-light and dark
Hi,
We finally got through our large limestone grinding/honing project and it came out pretty well. On thing we need to take care of in a few areas are in some corners and along some edges. We are trying to get the edges to be relatively consistent colorwise with the rest of the floor. In some areas, the limestone is whiting out and in others the edges are very dark where we didn't grind and hone up to the edge, or where the color-enhancing impregnating sealer pooled a little more than we wanted and created some darker areas. Was wondering if there is a sealer that will perhaps bring up the color without being so dark. I am finding that the edges are sort of over reacting to the impregnating sealer and the stuff is really hard to control in those areas. Perhaps a wax? We are finishing to a honed finish, not a high gloss. I have two pictures below. One picture shows where the light and dark are right next to each other.
Thanks,
Baird
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