Quartzite & Porcelain polishing
Tony Deluna
(11 Jan 2023 18:29 EST)
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Re: Quartzite & Porcelain polishing
Bob Murrell
(11 Jan 2023 19:45 EST)
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Re: Quartzite & Porcelain polishing
Tony Deluna
(11 Jan 2023 20:16 EST)
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Re: Quartzite & Porcelain polishing
Bob Murrell
(11 Jan 2023 20:21 EST)
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Re: Quartzite & Porcelain polishing Tony Deluna (12 Jan 2023 04:21 EST)
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Bob, I will try everything you suggested. thank you! Tony DeLuna Cell 925-437-1559 Biz 925-625-9625 www.PatriotStoneRestoration.com > On Jan 11, 2023, at 5:21 PM, Bob Murrell - bmurrell at m3techinc.com <sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.simplelists.com> wrote: > > If you are using Alpha Ceramica diamonds, they should work fine. > Try using your granite powder with Crystallizer (no water) and #0 steel wool. Wet to dry over and over until you get the desired pop. > Not sure how they managed to scratch porcelain but it will be the same roughly as above. It will take longer as a quality porcelain is actually harder than granite. > > > Sent from Bob Murrell's iPhone > M3 Technologies, Inc. > 865-607-0957 > Office 800-342-4533 > www.go2m3.com > > >> On Jan 11, 2023, at 8:16 PM, Tony Deluna <tndeluna@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Bob >> On the Quartzite The polish is really close, I would say 95% but I can still notice a very very slight difference. My tech used Ceramica diamond pads wet. >> My customer has a large island & counter top with a few grinder marks here & there that were originally left on the slab that they didn’t notice when they bought it. >> Because the Quartzite is so hard I don’t want to have to do the whole counter to blend it out if I don’t have to. >> >> The Porcelain countertop is a one piece slab. A brand new install. The installers put some long scratches here and there. >> >> I’ll probably do the test myself tomorrow. What type of diamond pads would you recommend? >> >> >> Tony DeLuna >> Cell 925-437-1559 >> Biz 925-625-9625 >> www.PatriotStoneRestoration.com >> >>>> On Jan 11, 2023, at 4:45 PM, Bob Murrell - bmurrell at m3techinc.com <sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.simplelists.com> wrote: >>> >>> Tony, >>> What type of diamonds did you use? >>> Treating the quartzite similar to granite normally works. >>> Not sure why you would want to repolish the porcelain but this also should respond similar to granite. I e done this successfully several times in the past. Should be no reason to use any low grit diamonds as I would just replace any damaged tiles, if possible. >>> Do a test to confirm the results and procedure. Call me to discuss if you need to. >>> Good luck >>> >>> Sent from Bob Murrell's iPhone >>> M3 Technologies, Inc. >>> 865-607-0957 >>> Office 800-342-4533 >>> www.go2m3.com >>> >>> >>>>> On Jan 11, 2023, at 6:30 PM, Tony Deluna <tndeluna@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hey Pro’s, happy new year! >>>> >>>> I’m preparing a couple of samples for a few customers… >>>> >>>> First test >>>> Tajmahall Quartzite Sample; I can’t seem to get the polished shine to 100%. >>>> After diamond honing up to 3,000 We used the MB 20 granite polish then MB 22 which worked better but still not good enough… >>>> Any ideas? >>>> >>>> Second test >>>> Level Marmi - Statuario Michelangelo Slab Polished Porcelain Sample; >>>> I can’t seem to get the polished shine to 100%. >>>> Diamond Hone finished at 1,500 then polished with Cerium Oxide glass polishing compound. Not good enough… >>>> When we diamond honed wet to 3000 with Ceramica pads it was leaving brown marks from the pad so we backed off and finished at 1500. >>>> >>>> Please advise. >>>> Thank you! >>>> >>>> Tony DeLuna >>>> Cell 925-437-1559 >>>> Biz 925-625-9625 >>>> www.PatriotStoneRestoration.com >>>> >>>> Visit list archives, subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription >>>> preferences: >>>> http://stoneandtilepros.simplelists.com/sccpartners >>>> >>>> Start a new conversation (thread): >>>> sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.simplelists.com >>>> >>> >>> Visit list archives, subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription >>> preferences: >>> http://stoneandtilepros.simplelists.com/sccpartners >>> >>> Start a new conversation (thread): >>> sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.simplelists.com >>> >> >> Visit list archives, subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription >> preferences: >> http://stoneandtilepros.simplelists.com/sccpartners >> >> Start a new conversation (thread): >> sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.simplelists.com >> > > Visit list archives, subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription > preferences: > http://stoneandtilepros.simplelists.com/sccpartners > > Start a new conversation (thread): > sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.simplelists.com >