Adam,

There is no real FAST way to polish inserts. You are going to polish each
insert and then clean up the areas around the insert.

I would suggest taping around the insert so the polishing pad does not touch
any of the surrounding areas. If the grout lighten, then color seal it.

The customer needs to be told this is all done by hand and will take time.
This will help the customer understand the cost associated with the job.

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: info@restoreyourtiles.com [mailto:info@restoreyourtiles.com]
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 11:32 PM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] polishing travertine inserts with black grout

No I don't, its been 3 weeks ago when we diamond honed the floor and
finished with 600 grit powder honing. We cleaned the grout with our turbo
back then  but now there are only inserts that customer wants to polish, not
entire floor so I am looking for fast and easy way to do that without
spending too much time cleaning.
Adam Bartos
BiO Tile.
Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

-----Original Message-----
From: "J. Palacio" <flooramor@aim.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 21:56:40
To: Restoration and Maintenance<sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com>
Reply-To:"Restoration and Maintenance" <sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com>
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] polishing travertine inserts with black grout

Hey,

What I am talking about is Grout Perfect color sealing. Since it is
sanded grout, it should be a perfect candidate. You would be color
sealing the grout. John Freitag is the trainer on this now. He should
be able to chime in tomorrow and offer more tips or insight.

How big is the area? When you say that you cleaned it very well was
this after polishing?

You don't happen to have a picture of this floor do you?

Joy,

J. Palacio
www.flooramor.com
954-347-8545

On Nov 8, 2010, at 9:43 PM, info@restoreyourtiles.com wrote:

> This is sanded grout and  I cleaned very well but it became gray
> when dried.
> What do you think about color enhancer sealer?
> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "J. Palacio" <flooramor@aim.com>
> Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 19:00:39
> To: Restoration and Maintenance<sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com>
> Reply-To:"Restoration and Maintenance" <sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com
> >
> Subject: RE: [sccpartners] polishing travertine inserts with black
> grout
>
> Hey Adam,
>
> Just some suggestions;
> 1. Don't let the polishing powder dry on the grout.
> 2. May have to color seal the grout in the end. Is it sanded or
> unsanded grout?
>
> Respectfully,
>
> J. Palacio
> www.flooramor.com
> 954-347-8545
>
> On Nov 7, 2010, at 3:34 PM, Info Info wrote:
>
>> Partners,
>> One of my customers asked me to polish honed, thumbled travertine
>> mosaic inserts. We powder honed her floor 3 weeks ago and now she
>> wants to
>> add a little accent to the floor. The problem is with the black grout
>> between those 1"x1" tiles that make up those inserts - it takes so
>> much time
>> to get them looking good and match grout with the rest of the floor.
>>
>> Is there a way to polish them with out messing the grout?
>> Adam Bartos
>> BiO Tile
>> 773-575-5515
>>
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