Baird. I would not use a stripper at all then. I would use a deep
cleaner or floor prep. Even a neutral floor cleaner at 4 times the
normal mix and a red or green pad with a slow speed should work. After
this deep scrubbing I would then rinse the floor well. Spartan makes a
great floor prep. If the floor is not completely smooth I would spray
buff the floor or apply a mop on restore and then buff the floor then
add your new finish for a good blend and protection.
Never dry buff this tile if there is no finish on the floor. You might
want to wear a dust mask for added protection but is probably over kill,
but that is good sometimes.
Kris

Baird Standish wrote:
> Thanks Kris. What kind of stripper should I use in order to maintain the color?  It doesn't appear to have much finish on it in the main walkway. But there probably is some residual coating.
> Baird
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> On Jul 14, 2010, at 5:03 PM, Kris Dougherty <kris@marblefloorsandmore.com> wrote:
>
>
>> When working with asbestos tile there are a few things you have to watch for.
>> One the color will start to fade if you use todays stripper and it will be very hard to get this color back once it is gone.
>> Two the law is you can not dry buff this floor bare. The asbestos can not be airborne so it must have a finish or be kept wet.
>> Three most of the time a deep scrub and a spray buff then recoat will be the most you can do on this type of floor.
>> Kris
>>
>> Baird Standish wrote:
>>
>>> Yes.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, July 13, 2010,  <flooramor@aim.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Is it 9" tile?
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Baird Standish <bairdstandish@gmail.com>
>>>> Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:17:27
>>>> To: Restoration and Maintenance<sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com>
>>>> Reply-To:"Restoration and Maintenance" <sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com>
>>>> Subject: [sccpartners] Asbestos tile restoration
>>>>
>>>> HI,
>>>> We are looking involved with a project that has some old tile that the owner believes is asbestos tile.  The floor is probably more than 50 years ole and looks like it has held up pretty well.  I know that Vinyl Asbestos Tile is the precursor to Vinyl Composite tile.  VCT just doesn't hold up that well over many years typically, but this stuff looks to be in good shape.   The whole project is a restoration project involving tile, marble and wood, so they would like to retain it if possible (and perhaps save some bucks).  Anyone out there have experience with restoring this stuff.  I was thinking of cleaning and color enhancing perhaps or coating with polymer.  Am planning on doing a test at some point this week.
>>>> b
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