RE: [sccpartners] quartz countertop anthony@777-7797.com 16 Jul 2009 22:33 EDT

No with a hand polisher, I used the Makita 9227 on this one at the slowest
speed

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From: stonerestorationplus@gmail.com [mailto:stonerestorationplus@gmail.com]
On Behalf Of Zev Guez
Sent: July-16-09 8:45 AM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] quartz countertop

Anthony thanx just to be sure u worked the steel wool by hand?

On 7/16/09, anthony@777-7797.com <anthony@777-7797.com> wrote:
> I tried the Doc's Acetone  method last week.
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> No you don't dip it but simply spray on a light midst of acetone and work
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> As to why, and I will use my logic here, normally the quartz would have
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> unaffected but it's actually the resin that was dulled.  So by using this
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> The Steel wool - is the abrasive
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> The Acetone - is the polishing medium
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> Your essentially polishing the quartz counter just as if you were using a
> red pad and polishing powder on marble.
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> Now what happens if you leave polishing powder on marble, it can etch the
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> How do you remove it?  You use the same powder to polish it out
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> Last month my contractor left acetone on the quartz counter, and what
> happened , it left what looked like an etch.
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> What do you use to remove it, the same acetone.  Genius
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> DAMN IT DOC- I SHOULD HAVE REALIZED THAT ON MY OWN
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> From: stonerestorationplus@gmail.com
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> On Behalf Of Zev Guez
> Sent: July-15-09 9:36 PM
> To: Restoration and Maintenance
> Subject: RE: [sccpartners] quartz countertop
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> Do I just dip the pad in the acetone and rub. For curiosity sake why would
> this method work to bring back the shine thats missing in those spots.
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> On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 4:28 PM, John Freitag
> <jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com> wrote:
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> Zev,
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> Fred recommendation will work well, if that does, not work I have used a
> crystallizer with Steel wool to polish out these areas, try the acetone
> method first, if that does not work then they polishing it out.
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> I use to do warranty work for DuPont . sometime when you see these dull
> spots it called pooling and is a residue from the materials not flowing
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> Please not that quartz will not etch, it will burn, it can stain, but will
> not etch. Keep in mind the engineered stones are basically made up quartz
> crystals and a resin. Be careful if you need to use diamonds, I highly
> recommend the diamond from Alpha for engineered stone.
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> From: stonerestorationplus@gmail.com
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> Subject: [sccpartners] quartz countertop
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> Hi all. I just came across a polished quartz countertop that had 2 3 dull
> spots. I did a vinager test and it did nothing so its not etch marks .
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> could it be and how would I take care of the problem?
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