> Ron,
>
> I regards to keeping the mess to a minimum the question I have for you is
> what type of hand machine are you using and how many what is lowest
> setting
> for the RPM on this machine.
> The other question I have is how are you applying the water to these tops,
> my experience over the years has been everyone tries to use too much water
> and therefore they end up with a mess. Over the years I have worked in
> these
> setting and found it very easy to control the water flow and the mess. How
> and what are you using to protect with?
> If you have trouble with water running off the edge you can use a red
> vinyl
> tape 2 inch and place the tape on the edge of the counter or table top.
> This
> will act as a dam and catch the water before it falls off the edges.
> I use a spray bottle to apply the water I need on the surface. Remember
> the
> water is only needed to keep down the dust and keep the diamond cool
> during
> the honing process. The big miss here too many times too much water is
> used
> and this is what causes the mess. For a floor protection I recommend using
> the painters tarps youi can purchase from your favorite home improvement
> store. These usually come in 4foot and 8 foot widths.
> Unless you are next to a wall you should not have to protect the walls,
> however if you are working next to a wall I recommend using the plastic
> clinging materials or Butcher paper.
>
> Most of all the proper equipment and the proper control of water are the
> issues, you need to address. If you have additional questions please call
> me
> at The Stone and Tile School. My number is 407-567-7652.
> Ron we also need to talk about the opportunity to turn these service into
> maintenance contract with re- occurring income for you.
> Regards
>
> John E. Freitag
> The Stone and Tile School
>

John,

That is what I needed. We are doing just that. Maybe a little to much
water.  Our hand machines, 3 Flex variable speed which we use the spray
bottles. 1 makita variable speed with auto-water feed. The flex we can
slow way down. The makita, not so much. Again our main target is to
complete a restoration and or service and secure a maintenance contract.
With marble we push for quarterly cleaning and re-polishing the high
traffic areas.  Granite, we do semi-annual clean and polish. Terrazzo
either or depending on what the client has to spend.  Thanks for your
input and have a happy easter.

Ron
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rmoore@americanstonecare.com [mailto:rmoore@americanstonecare.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 2:18 PM
> To: Restoration and Maintenance
> Subject: [sccpartners] counters
>
> Friends,
>
> We are picking up more and more service contracts in downtown DC. that
> have lots of stone counters, conference tables, etc.  We would appreciate
> feed-back as to different approaches to polishing, cleaning, removing
> etching from limestone tops and re-polishing. (the more info. the better.)
> We have tried several different things with mixed results. We hope to find
> something that we haven't tried. Remember, most of these buildings are
> major law firms and as such the decor, carpets, walls, everything needs to
> be protected. Try using water on a limestone conference table to grind out
> etches in the stone and re-polish while keeping your mess to a minimum?
> Look forward to hearing from you. (Dr. Fred, give me some love!)
>
> Ron Moore
> American Stone Care, Inc.
>
>
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