If it is 24 inch, it's most likely imported ,and it has veins,to simulate marble ,it is not true porcelain !

Diamond maintance pads may help some

Bill time and material for monkey pads, and make no promises,that it will change anything

Any topicals are going to result in a nightmare mess,on imported pseudo porcelain

Personally I would be thanks but no thanks on this one

Best Regards

Scott Wilson

Wilson Stoneworks Inc

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On Dec 7, 2013, at 5:57 AM, stuart rosen <mail@stoneshine.com> wrote:

Barry
I have never worked on porcelain using topicals or running diamonds on them.
I do know that porcelain can be worked using diamonds but it is more costly or should I say the degree of difficulty is high.

I would rule out the use of topicals and because of the degree of difficulty I wouldn't want to even consider taking on a job like this.
Hertron and Vic make polishes for ceramic but I haven't used those either.

MB-20 might work if you had a machine that could work it wet to dry but I have never tried it.
I usually don't get involved in jobs like these because they simply take to much time away from more mainline jobs that I could be estimating and booking. That predictable results thing is always on my mind. I cant make money chasing something I have no experience with so I just bypass those type of jobs.

On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 1:57 PM, Barry Raduta <barry@diamondstoneandtilecare.com> wrote:

Hello Partners,
I don't do mush made made tile work, but I was called in by a hotel with 2' square porcelain shiny tiles to remedy some heavily traveled areas. The tiles are about 5-6 years old. The tiles are indoors, but it is on the beach so sand has dulled out the tiles in some heavily traveled area; like, in front of the elevators and the entryway. After a thorough cleaning I would like some of your ideas on what options I have to brighten up (make shiny) the worn areas.
Some photos are attached. The first photo is of an area that does not show much wear and the reflections are very good. The other photos have bad reflections and even show picture framing. The Dir of Operations would like to stay away from a topical that would wear off fast and require too much upkeep. Is there a topical that will last a long time and look good too? If I spot treated these large areas, would they closely match the adjoining non-treated (with a topical) areas?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Barry

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