CJ,

When doing terrazzo floors first determine the damage you need to remove. If
the floor has already been polished before you can probably start with a 220
then 400 and polish unless it is a dark color terrazzo then go to 800. This
will remove the light scratches and traffic patterns.

If the stone has never been polished and always waxed or coated then I would
recommend starting at 50 or 120 resin based upon the floor. it the floor
feel rough the marble chips bring higher than the cement base then you will
probably need to start with a 50 grit. If the damage from stripping and
waxing has not damage the cement base then you could probably start with a
120. My recommendation is always first TEST.

You are new to the business and testing is always best when your new. If the
customer ask why you want to demo and based upon the work needed to be
completed and you want the customer to see the results they can expect.
There is nothing wrong with asking to do a demo. This does 2 things , first
you can test the areas second it give the customer a look at what the
results will be and makes selling the job easier.

John E Freitag
Director
The Stone & Tile School
Office 407-567-7652
Cell 407-615-0134
jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com

www.thestoneandtileschool.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Randy Frye [mailto:rfrye@comcast.net]
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 5:14 AM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Terrazzo restoration

I treat the terrazzo you described like natural stone, I use the same
process. I know some contract use a densifier at a certain point.
On Apr 20, 2012, at 2:39 AM, CJ Crow wrote:

> I have been working on marble and travertine a lot, but I'm running into
my first few terrazzo jobs. I was hoping someone would have time to remind
me of the best process for honing and polishing terrazzo that has been honed
before. I know at least one of these jobs was installed prior to1992 so prob
concrete based, but I would appreciate both methods if they differ.
>
> Sorry for the obvious fairly new guy question. Thanks and I hope business
is going well for everyone!
>
> C.J. Crow
> Stone Maintenance Inc.
> In HIS grip
> Sent form my iPhone
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