Limestone detiorating ?

[Lithofin BOB]

Test a simple ligh cleaner first that the client would use if they had to deep clean their floor, could this be a simple maintenance issue, you do not supply self cleaning floors, if you start padding this floor you will have to match the machine finish, if you even strip it you are completing works that your client may think there was an issue with your install,

 

[Concrete guy]

On limestone or other sedimentary/metamorphic stone (marble, travertine) then silicon carbide discs are probably more appropriate for cleaning and re honing or re polishing.

However if the surface is textured and you want to retain the texture then you need silicon carbide brushes otherwise discs will simply remove the texture and smooth out the tiles worked, creating another problem.

Don't do localised areas, think of it like car bodywork where repairs have to be blended into other panels. Refinish an area of tiles and try to blend into the surrounding ones if you're not doing the whole floor.

Always try a chemical solution to the problem first, mechanical cleaning/polishing is the next step if chemicals don't work.

 

[Ttt1601]

im going to pick up a left over stone from the customer this weekend, dirty it up a bit and have a play round, customer is not trying to hold this as my fault, i he has made that very clear just as i have made it very clear i am taking no responabilty for this issue, just trying to offer a bit of free after care as part of the service, anything more than a quick clean will be being charged for. cheers again gents will see how the cleaning goes and see

 

[Spud]

I was always under the impression that flash was acidic and shouldn't be used on natural stone , I guess it is what it is now but hopefully you can rectify it for them