Baird,
Sounds like an issue we just dealt with. Our client had polished limestone. After the tile was set and cleaned there were dull or dead spots over the entire 11,000 sqft. When removing the dry grout from the stone they honed the shine off. Our solution was a three step hone to polish using spinergy pads. First grit was 1,500 (purple) second 3000 (blue) final 8000(yellow). This removed all scratches and provided beautiful shine without the need to remove lippage. Very little mess and now powder polishing. Hope this helps.
Ron
American Stone Care, Inc.
It is crema marfil.
On Tuesday, September 25, 2012, J. Palacio <flooramor@aim.com> wrote:
> What type of tile is this floor?
>
>
> On Sep 25, 2012, at 10:20 AM, Baird Standish <bairdstandish@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi. I looked at a new bathroom floor. The installers used sanded grout for the installation. In a number of tiles there is fine pitting that probably came from the installers wiping the excess grout off the surface of the tiles. Otherwise the polish is excellent and the tiles have no scratches. I think that just polishing may get much of it out but maybe not all of it. I want to do the least amount of honing and avoid pulling more sanded grout over the surface (there is a fair amount of clearance between the frot level and the tiled surface). Was wondering if anybody has an opinion on what level of honing may be needed to get those tiles looking great. For example, does honing above 800 grit only make sense? Thanks for your input.
> Baird
>
> --
> PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBERS. THE OLD NUMBERS WILL WORK FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME.
> ________________________________________
> From the desk of
> Baird Standish
> Managing Partner
> Facility Specialists, LLC
> 15 West Highland Ave.
> Philadelphia, PA 19118
> Phone: 267-331-5369
> Fax: 267-331-5771
> ________________________________
>
> Powered by http://DiscussThis.com
> Visit list archives, subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription preferences
> Start a new conversation (thread)
>
> ________________________________
>
> Powered by http://DiscussThis.com
> Visit list archives, subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription preferences
> Start a new conversation (thread)
--
PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBERS. THE OLD NUMBERS WILL WORK FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME.
________________________________________
From the desk of
Baird Standish
Managing Partner
Facility Specialists, LLC
15 West Highland Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19118
Phone: 267-331-5369
Fax: 267-331-5771
Powered by http://DiscussThis.com
Visit list archives, subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription preferences
Start a new conversation (thread)