Re: [sccpartners] Techstone info@restoreyourtiles.com 12 Oct 2010 11:00 EDT
Paul, Some of those tile are manufactured with preglazed finish and you don't want to remove that staff. Johns recommendations are correct. The process may permanently discolor the tile and suggest to inform the customer about that possibility. Drying time is minimum 2 days and most likely be more depending on about of water used. Price is about $4 / sq ft. Adam Bartos BiO Tile Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -----Original Message----- From: "John Freitag" <jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com> Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 10:23:15 To: Restoration and Maintenance<sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com> Reply-To:"Restoration and Maintenance" <sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com> Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Techstone Paul, What type of finish is on the tile now. Is it an acrylic or an epoxy based seal? If the tile is sealed with a acrylic base product you can strip with an alkaline based stripper. If it's an epoxy based seal you need to test the tile to see what type of stripper you are going to need to use. In some cases you may need to use paint stripper to remove the finish. If so then you need to alert the customer the possible damage that could occur using the paint stripper against the customer wood work etc. Even doing a great job of protecting you could still have problems. The dry til=me would be several hours depending upon the amount of water used during the stripping process. Make sure the tile are totally dry before sealing them. Suggest you use a moisture meter to check the moisture in the tiles. If the tile John E. Freitag President/Director The Stone and Tile School Office 407-567-7652 Cell 407-615-0134 jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com www.thestoneandtileschool.com has an acrylic finish the $4 price range would be ok, but if you need to use the paint stripper of epoxy stripper you need to be higher. -----Original Message----- From: Paul [mailto:paulmaclin1@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 6:20 PM To: Restoration and Maintenance Subject: [sccpartners] Techstone Hi all! Was wondering what products you would use to strip and reseal a Saltillo floor. How much dry time is needed in between.The floor is about 370 sq feet. And really beat up. How much would you charge? I was thinking maybe $4.50 a sq ft... Is that price about right? It's an entry way, front room and a kitchen. Thank you in advance for your input. Paul Techstone 831.372.2220 Sent from my iPhone -- Powered by http://DiscussThis.com Visit list archives, subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription preferences: http://www.discussthis.com/members/sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com Start a new conversation (thread): sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com -- Powered by http://DiscussThis.com Visit list archives, subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription preferences: http://www.discussthis.com/members/sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com Start a new conversation (thread): sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com