Thanks for the advice.  I put in the order and will try it out.
Baird

On 28 Sep 2008 at 12:23, Grout Meister, LLC wrote:

From:           	"Grout Meister, LLC" <info@groutmeister.com>
To:             	"Restoration and Maintenance" <sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com>
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Subject:        	RE: [sccpartners] Polishing around seams
Date sent:      	Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:23:24 -0600

> Hello Baird, I had a Travertine slab countertop similar to what your
> describing. The installer used fine grit sandpaper to cleanup a couple areas
> along a seam. I used Aqua Mix Mable polish (Reviver) to blend the areas. I
> used a angle grinder, 3" flexible pad driver and a natural fiber pad. Stone
> Care Central has Marble polish called Stone Pro Signature for about $18 a
> pound. Good luck .....
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Baird Standish [mailto:bairdstandish@comcast.net]
> Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2008 10:42 AM
> To: Restoration and Maintenance
> Subject: [sccpartners] Polishing around seams
>
> Hi everyone. I'm looking for some advice on a little polishing
> conundrum.     We have a church client for whom we restored their
> terrazzo sanctuary floor this summer.  As part of the job we hand
> cleaned (but did not polish) a vertical 30' long by 15' high highly
> polished marble "screen" behind the alter. The cleaning worked fine,
> but in some areas where the marble partitions come together, the
> polish is gone leaving a dull butterfly effect typically extending
> about 2-3 inches on one or both sides of the seam and running along
> the seam for between 5 and 12 inches (sorry, no photos).  There are
> about 5 or 6 areas like this. I suspect that, in the past, volunteers
> cleaned the screen with some sort of cleaner that etched around the
> seams when not sufficiently dried after cleaning.
>
> I am looking for something of a quick fix, perhaps a topical
> application like mb-8 or carnuba wax. Haven't experimented yet.  I
> want to avoid powder polishing the seams and  creating a situation
> that requires extensive powder polishing of areas beyond the seams in
> order to properly blend the polish and, in the process, adding time
> and expense that we don't have.  Thanks for any suggestions.
> Baird
>
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> Baird Standish
> Managing partner
> Facility Specialists,LLC
> 215-732-7505
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1616 Walnut Street, Suite 1122
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