Thanks guys for your input.
John J. i know about the melting and i will do the job wet. The reason I'm thinking about either hybrid or excalibur diamonds is because i have to do some fillings of gauges and grouting areas with pin holes. the diamonds i just mention are more aggressive and don't live swerl marks and that will let me do the job with one, max two cuts and then coated.
John F. i already talk to Richard James and i have used there chemicals in past but the application is tricky and i have no time for error or long curing time since the window of time is friday 5pm start and it has to be ready for traffic monday 6am. Knowing that the epoxy has like 8-12 hrs curing time i have no time for sealers long curing time.
In this case i will most likely go with the terrazine and if i have to much shine i can come back and knock the shine down with 400gr monkey pad, 220 honing powder or even with blue or green scrubbing pad, but that i have to test first. The job will be 2 or 3 weekends it's about 3800 SF and it's a high end low firm cafeteria in Time Square Manhattan so i can only do what i can complete over the weekend.
On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 1:34 PM, john jackson
<kcstoneguy@yahoo.com> wrote:
one thing i would warn you about on epoxy terrazzo is that it should be ground wet...we followed up a dry only grinding company out of texas who came up here to Kansas City...they ground it dry and they melted the epoxy...it smeared and covered up the rock..we were able to correct it easily by honing wet, just a little info for ya..also epoxy terrazzo seems to have alot more pinholes. hopefully the sealer will fill the pinholes up. I think 100 hybrids should do ya good..
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John, it is epoxy terrazzo in cafeteria and i will go to, i think 100 or 200 hybrids since its spec to be coated and they don't want shine.
I talk to the guy from Hilyards and he recommended Satin floor finish, but i don't like the idea of a floor finish.
Did you ever worked with the terrazine? Hilyards web doesn't give me any info as far as the shin level.
On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 2:37 PM, john jackson
<kcstoneguy@yahoo.com> wrote:
Derek, is that epoxy terrazzo? how high up is it polished? I used the sealers on concrete terrazzo that was honed only to 100 resin and it did not have high gloss..You may want to give a look to the terrazine made by Hilyards, it is definately a matte sealer and very simple. According to what Terrazzo and Marble Supply told me, they recommend an acrylic sealer be used on the terrazzo, and to not wax the floors..
From: stuart rosen <mail@stoneshine.com>Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 12:52 PM
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Terrazzo tiles
Darek,
did you call Glaze and seal they have a couple of pretty decent acrylic easy to apply low gloss sealers.
They are quite durable as well.
Also Joncrete(johnsondiversey) has a matte finish acrylic sealer that is worth looking at.Its for concrete but I am sure it will work on epoxy terrazzo.
You might also want to give sparks southwest a call -they can tell you how to dilute one of their sealers to a matte finish by adding water to it. Good Luck.
John, stain blocker and decra seal are advertise as hi gloss i will call them Monday
Hi Derek. Another thing you can try is a two step terrazzo conditioning process developed by national chemical lab in Philadelphia. Start with Rock hard solution and then go to Patina. It is put down with a hogs hair pad. They use this on all the newer Wawa convenience stores around here as a maintenance plan. It gives a nice sheen without being very glossy and I believe doesn't need to be stripped.
On Friday, April 27, 2012, john jackson wrote:
derek , i would also look at the waterbased sealer from American Decorative Concrete..i think it is called Stain Blocker, its the exterior version, its pretty low sheen and gives a good build. I also used the Decra Seal from WR Meadows and its not super high gloss either...both are around 30% solids, and you spray it down with a fan tip, then back roll..gives a good build and it levels out nicely.
I'm preparing for epoxy based terrazzo restoration in high end cafeteria and the specs are to apply matte or satin topical sealer after honing.
i checked with lots of terrazzo suppliers and everybody have only hi-gloss sealer or matte finishes that are two components and difficult to apply.
Any of you have used or would recommend any product that is compatible with all the above?
On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 9:41 PM, Michael Marsoun
<nulifesc@bigpond.com> wrote:
Looks like currently it is white cement. I think I would trust that more.
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Mike ,
I agree with Stu
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Portland cement or regular grout with the latex will give
you good results but I think the pre-colored grouts will give you a
better variety of colors.
Not sure what you can get down
under but we have a good range off white grouts that work well.
Thanks guys. Do you think white cement will bond better than
white grout?
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> Mike,
> I if you have an 1/8 inch the re-grout will probably work. Use 70 to 75
> percent latex additive to your mixture an float the floor allow to dry a
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