To Restore
Floor from Scratches and Cracks
For Example; Scratches are
Deep on Surface. (High Traffic Area)
Recommendation;
Hone and Polish for Scratches. Grinding and Polish for
Cracks. Sealing optional.
Overview:
Hone: Scratch removing by wet
grinding with diamond pads. (A satin finish with little or no gloss). Must be
further processed for a brilliant shine.
General
Direction for Grinding Instructions (always use a
professional)
To achieve a good
result in grinding and polishing marble, Terrazzo, Limestone, Travertine etc.
A 15" to 20" floor
machine should be used.
The grinding
should begin near the walls, proceeding then gradually towards the center.
The machine must
work Parallel to the wall. This way the borders can be level much
easily, and the machine can absorb the shocks caused by the roughness of the
floor without knocking against the wall.
It is very
important that the borders near the wall be leveled carefully, to prevent
damaging of finer grits against a lippage in the floor, and to avoid the long
and never-quite-perfect work of smoothing them by a hand grinder.
It is very
important to choose the right diamond, bond and shape to match the
requirements of the work to be done.
The machine
must never stand stationary in one spot when the motor is running. Use a
medium swinging motion.
Do not grind
stone without water (dry). you can burn the stone (If this happens the
damage is non - reversible).
Always be sure to
apply water before starting the machine. Do not use to much water. In tests
for the optimal amount of water verses time, It has been determined that it is
better to pour small amount of water on the low grits, and increase the water
supply when using higher grits.
When getting to
low point (dips) in the floor, it is important to grind with a round movement
to level a bigger portion of the floor to hide the wave. The waves will
be more noticeable after polish.
When grinding a
high lippage floor it is better to grind from the high point towards the
low point to protect your diamond and to protect the high corner stone
(from chipping or collapsing).
Grinding:
30 to 50 grit *(120 Grit)
Cut (Lippage) to
level the surface.
Tools:
-Lippage removal
diamond.
-Resin bond
diamond.
-Metal bond
diamond.
-Classic Carbide
stones.
Install the first
cutting tools 1/2" from the edge (inside).
(Cutting tools or
lippage removal should be tapered at the edge.)
* Use 120 grit
cutting tools for very delicate or vain Materials.
When cutting a
high lippage, work from the high level to the low (to protect your cutting
tools).
Work the machine
all the way to the walls.
Water: start the
cutting with a very wet past like.
Honing:
120 to 220 grit.
Erase the cutting
scratches.
Tools:
-Resin bond
diamond.
-Metal bond
diamond.
-Classic Carbide
stones.
This time we will
put the diamond only 1/4" from the edge, to make shore we remove all the
cutting scratches.
P.S. It is very
important to rinse the surface between every grit, to remove all the last grit
remains.
Water: every
higher grit add more water.
Polish:
400 to 600-800 grit.
Depending on the
materials finish with low (600) grit on hard & high (800) grit on soft.
Tools:
-Resin bond
diamond
-Classic carbide
stones.
This time we put
the diamond all the way to the edge, to erase all remain honing scratches.
Please contact
us for a free inspection and professional quotation.
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Restored, to expertly upgrade your Home.
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