John, are you running 2 machines (or more) on the 15000sf job?  Also
do you regularly use metals when you do terrazzo?  We just finished
2000 sf including metals working around painters etc. In 3 days so I'm
just comparing notes. B

On Friday, September 30, 2011, John Freitag
<jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com> wrote:
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> Hector Regarding the terrazzo floors  your process needs to be 1.       Strip wax from floors   do not grind off, grinding off finishes only remove the finish form the top of the stone but will not remove from within the pores of the stone or within the cement and when you go to polish you could have are that will not polish as well as other due to waxes still being in the pores of the material.2.       If this is the first time the terrazzo floor has been finished with a natural polish you will need to start with at least a 50 grit diamond and then run up through the grits up to 400 or 800 depending upon the diamond you use and the polish you use and the time you spend on each process.3.       Once you have honed the floor then you can start the polishing process I would recommend using StoneCare Central 5X polishing powders to polish with. 4.       If you want to add additional shine to the floor allow the floor to dry at least over night and then you can crystallize the  floor using StoneCare Central Crystallizer with a #1 steel wool pad. Depending upon the process you want to do you could hone the floor up to 220 then apply a concrete densflier then hone 400, 800 for more shine then crystallize . this process will allow you to actually polish the concrete and actually harden the concrete.  Having a two man crew is ok for this job the question is how much time are they allowing you to have to complete the job?  My service company is currently on a 15,000 sq.ft job and we are working  5 ½ days per week with 3 man and we will finish the job in 3 weeks  Hope this information helps   John E. Freitag President/DirectorThe Stone and Tile SchoolOffice 407-567-7652Cell 407-615-0134jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com </mail/s/?view=att&th=132baeba78ec40b2&attid=0.1&disp=emb&zw> www.thestoneandtileschool.com     From: Hector Castillo [mailto:Hectorcastillo@comcast.net]
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> Subject: [sccpartners] 7200 sq. ft. of waxed terrazzo flooring inside needs polishing 1100 sq. outside needs honing    Hello Guys Got a HTC 500  Got  a flat head older werkmaster 8 head machine1.5 floor buffer with the blue klindex head for the buffer.Got 24” propane floor buffer with a injector spraying jet in the center of the 24” pad.    Do I strip the wax or just cut off the wax with a starting  grit of let’s say ? 200 metal  for cement type terrazzo floor about 60 years old and has  not been care for. only waxing the floor?They want the floor polished to a high polish. Do I grind   Wet or dry? How high do need to go grit wise? How many days will it take do 7200 sq. ft. of terrazzo floor.Remove the wax and polish the floor? Also have 1100 sq. ft. of terrazzo floor that needs to be honed. Outside flooring showing signs of ageing look old and wearing down a bit.Do I need more machines?May be my  1 st terrazzo floor.  And what are the going rates for this type of flooring?   Small crew of 2   Hector Castillo805-739-0169    Never polished terrazzo  Powered by http://DiscussThis.com <http://www.discussthis.com>
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