Re: [sccpartners] how do you get the factory polish back on flooramor@aim.com 15 Jul 2010 18:16 EDT

Kris,

If I recall correctly from some last posts, you keep the floor wet with water. Do look at the archives, though so I don't pass along misinformation.

J

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From: Kris Dougherty <kris@marblefloorsandmore.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:53:12
To: Restoration and Maintenance<sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com>
Reply-To:"Restoration and Maintenance" <sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com>
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] how do you get the factory polish back on

John
This is great info. Question do you keep the floor wet with densifiers
or water?
Kris

John Freitag wrote:
> Kris
>
> I have found when using concrete densifiers most of the time there is not
> enough dwell time for the densiflier to work. I learn may years ago when
> using a concrete densiflier to wet the floor and keep it wet for a minimum
> of 45 to 60 minutes. Then vac up the excess material. Then take a finish mop
> and mop on a thin coat of the densilfier and allow it to dry overnight, the
> next day come back and finish you honing you will achieve a better stronger
> finish.
>
> This is why we see today many concrete polishing job start to show wear in a
> short time. The floor that were done as I mentioned above wear much better.
> The problem is today everyone wants to put down the densiflier and let it
> work for 30 to 45 minutes and then continue grinding, in many cases they are
> grinding wet and you never allowed the densifier to do its work and the wet
> grinding dilutes the densifiler and the concrete never reaches it maximum
> hardness, thus resulting in a softer finished product. Yes it take a little
> longer but the results are better.
>
>
> John E. Freitag
> President/Director
> The Stone and Tile School
> Office 407-567-7652
> Cell 407-615-0134
> jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com
>
>
>
> www.thestoneandtileschool.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kris Dougherty [mailto:kris@marblefloorsandmore.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 9:36 PM
> To: Restoration and Maintenance
> Subject: RE: [sccpartners] how do you get the factory polish back on
>
> Thank you for your input. Yes we have burnishers and propain buffers and
> we are a distributor for Americo so we have all those pads. So work more
> towards dry and higher grit then granite process.
> Great thanks.
> Kris
>
> Fred Hueston wrote:
>
>> Kris
>>
>> You may also want to try going to a higher grit . Do you have a
>> burnisher or access to one,,if so you can try the polishing twister
>> pad on it as well.  You can also try the 5x by starting wet and going
>> dry with a hogs hair pad.
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 4:54 PM, Kris Dougherty
>> <kris@marblefloorsandmore.com <mailto:kris@marblefloorsandmore.com>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>     John,
>>     Thank you for the information.
>>     When we did the areas with densiflier I did not notice much of a
>>     difference. Maybe I should let more soak in for longer?
>>     The best results was when we started with 100 and worked up to 800
>>     and then crystallizer. But the floor absorbed moister very easily.
>>     So I added a penetrating sealer and then crystallizer and I got a
>>     little more shine. The floor is cement base. I was thinking about
>>     either using grainite supplies or trying to polish the floor like
>>     it was just cement and start with 100 metal and then densifier and
>>     dry 200,400, 800 and high speed 1500 and 3000.
>>     What do you think?
>>     Kris
>>
>>
>>     John Freitag wrote:
>>
>>         Kris,
>>         Go back and crystallize the floor you will increase the shine
>>         and the color.
>>         Unless the green is a Taiwan green. If it's Taiwan green you
>>         will not get a
>>         deep shine or a nice glossy finish.
>>         On cement based terrazzo you can grind it use a densiflier
>>         after the 220
>>         hone then hone up to 800 or 1800 the floors will look very
>>         good. Want toi
>>         add additional shine then Crystallize the floor it will look
>>         great. in fact
>>         you could hone to 400 or 800 then crystallize and develop a
>>         great shine.
>>         The terrazzo institute recognizes crystallization as an
>>         acceptable method of
>>         polishing terrazzo.
>>
>>         John E. Freitag President/Director
>>         The Stone and Tile School
>>         Office 407-567-7652
>>         Cell 407-615-0134
>>         jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com
>>         <mailto:jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com>
>>
>>
>>
>>         www.thestoneandtileschool.com
>>         <http://www.thestoneandtileschool.com>
>>
>>
>>         -----Original Message-----
>>         From: Kris Dougherty [mailto:kris@marblefloorsandmore.com
>>         <mailto:kris@marblefloorsandmore.com>] Sent: Wednesday, July
>>         14, 2010 3:17 PM
>>         To: Restoration and Maintenance
>>         Subject: RE: [sccpartners] how do you get the factory polish
>>         back on
>>
>>         Dr Fred.
>>         I have been testing a terrazzo floor in a school. The floor
>>         has a light green color to it. The pics I took did not turn
>>         out the way I needed.
>>         Here is my opportunity.
>>         The floor was waxed. All the wax was removed.
>>         The floor I could get a gloss on but not the deep shine I
>>         would have liked.
>>         I tested from 30 to 800 and 5x. With different combinations in
>>         different areas.
>>         I used all marble polishing supplies.
>>         Should I try granite supplies because of the lite green and
>>         maybe the chips are not marble as I was guessing?
>>         The floor was poured in 1950's.
>>         Kris
>>
>>         Fred Hueston wrote:
>>
>>
>>             yes you can listen to all the shows once they are aired at
>>             www.blogtalkradio.com/drfred
>>             <http://www.blogtalkradio.com/drfred>
>>             <http://www.blogtalkradio.com/drfred>    we will soon have
>>             a link on the STP site too
>>
>>             On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 5:27 PM, Mike Marsoun
>>             <nulifesc@bigpond.com <mailto:nulifesc@bigpond.com>
>>             <mailto:nulifesc@bigpond.com
>>             <mailto:nulifesc@bigpond.com>>> wrote:
>>
>>                Are these archived. I will be out and would really like
>>             to hear
>>                this. There is a TON of engineered stone down here...
>>
>>                Sent via BlackBerryR from Telstra
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>                *From: * Fred Hueston <fhueston@gmail.com
>>             <mailto:fhueston@gmail.com>
>>                <mailto:fhueston@gmail.com <mailto:fhueston@gmail.com>>>
>>                *Date: *Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:55:23 -0400
>>                *To: *Restoration and
>>             Maintenance<sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com
>>             <mailto:sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com>
>>                <mailto:sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com
>>             <mailto:sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com>>>
>>                *ReplyTo: * "Restoration and Maintenance"
>>                <sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com
>>             <mailto:sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com>
>>                <mailto:sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com
>>             <mailto:sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com>>>
>>                *Subject: *[sccpartners] how do you get the factory
>>             polish back on
>>                engineered stone
>>
>>                Engineered stone can be faced polished very easily but
>>             getting
>>                back the factory shine can be tricky. tune in tonight
>>             at 7:30pm
>>                EST to find the little simple trick that will bring it
>>             back to
>>                that factory polish.  listen in and don't be afraid to
>>             call in
>>                with your questions at www.blogtalkradio.com/drfred
>>             <http://www.blogtalkradio.com/drfred>
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>>
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