Thank you very much guys. You guys are life... Job savers! Hope I have some valuable insight to contribute soon.

C.J. Crow
Stone Maintenance Inc.
In HIS grip
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On Apr 21, 2012, at 1:34 PM, "John Freitag" <jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com> wrote:

> 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
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> The Stone & Tile School
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> -----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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