I agree with stuart..cheap slate is just cheap slate and it will flake and continue to flake regardless of what you do to it.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 1:46 AM, stuart rosen <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a target="_top" href="mailto:mail@stoneshine.com" target="_blank">mail@stoneshine.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>Couldnt see the pictures-but cheap slate will flake. You could use a topical product and that would hold it together for a while.</div>
<div>Then it will be shinier and have a different look.</div><div>Consolidaters work on friable surfaces(ones that are gritty or dusting).</div>
<div>I would sell them some of the color enhancer and everytime a piece pops theycan darken the area to match the rest.</div><div>Flaking is natural. Somethings just cant be fixed.</div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">
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<div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br><br> </div><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 12:37 PM,  <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a target="_top" href="mailto:stephen@newlifemarblerestoration.com" target="_blank">stephen@newlifemarblerestoration.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>

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<div><font face="Arial">Ken,</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial">Maybe Drytreat 40SK consolidator for the long 
term?</font></div>
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  <div style="font:10pt/normal arial;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal"><b>Subject:</b> [sccpartners] cheap india slate 
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  <div><br></div>Hi Partners,<br><br>we cleaned up some cheap slate that was 
  never sealed and flakes off like crazy.<br>puts two coats of enhancing sealer 
  on it and it looked great<br>but it is still flaking....does anyone know if 
  this will lessen if sealer is added every month<br>over time will the flaking 
  stop<br><br>any ideas on this at all<br><br>thanks<br><br>Ken<br><br>Marble 
  Perfect<br>
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