Stone polishing

[Ron Lippold]

I will be getting after 1200 foot of a real good travertine tomorrow with the new stuff from rob at mickeys fest, this will pay for my trip. Strip some wax fill some holes and polish with the magic powder. I will post lots of pictures.
I can't wait.

 

[dealtimeman]

Get some detailed before and during and after pics. Please.

 

[trojancarpetcare]

sweet cant wait to see the pics.

 

[BLewis]

I can't wait either! Make sure and post lots of pics and details please!

 

[Ron Lippold]

Well I spent half the day stripping the finish off the floor, it had been down for ten years, lots more than I thought. Seems like that's always the case.

I used their traverfill to fill a bunch of small to medium holes and that stuff worked, nice. I have a bunch of pictures, I will post when I'm done polishing, I can't wait.

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[KevinL]

I almost had to strip some Vermont slate last week. The pastor figured it had 90 coats of wax on it. I was too high. They did it themselves. This guy has rental property that I clean and he does a lot of work himself.

 

[alazo1]

I like that traverfill. You can use unsanded grout with an additive that works well but the traverfill dries harder.

Are you using the Diamond Renew?. If yes and you see some swirls after polishing, the 11k monkey will remove them.


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[Ron Lippold]

Thanks for the tip Albert. I just can't wait, it feels like Christmas.

 

[Lance Golden]

Any "swirls" from Diamond renew... from my experience, means use a little more water.
There is a fine line of using too much water... You will do fine, Ron.

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[Mikey P]

Busy Ron is so much funner than waiting for the phone to ring Ron, way to go bud!

 

[Ron Lippold]

before

stripping

polishing

 

[Ron Lippold]

polishing

after

not done yet im going to hit a few more areas and seal in the morning, i will take a few more pictures.

 

[Lance Golden]

Awesome job, Ron!!!

You did this 1 by yourself?

 

[Ron Lippold]

just me 30-40 sq ft at a time, my back is sore, she loves it, just like christmas..

 

[Mikey P]

shop vac or Vortex rinse?



looks great Ron!!!

 

[Lance Golden]

Did you have any trouble with "swirl" marks?
What did you use to extract the slurry?

 

[Ron Lippold]

vortex on idle two days so far 1/2 tank not to bad, i sure like that polish.

 

[Ron Lippold]

I had a little issue with swirls but I figured if I reversed my pattern it went away, rinsed about 500 psi.

 

[SamIam]

Awesome job

 

[alazo1]

Looks good. Good to see some are catching on to powder polishing.

 

[BLewis]

What did you seal it with? Great job!

polishing

after

not done yet im going to hit a few more areas and seal in the morning, i will take a few more pictures.

 

[BLewis]

Sorry everyone didn't mean to reply with quote and repost all the pics

 

[Lance Golden]

Ron
Check the surface tension, before and after sealing... and I think you will see for yourself why sealing, may or may not be needed.
Since that job already had a topical, the pores may already be "loaded up" to a certain extent, but the seal you use will "fill" any voids that may not be protected.
And more importantly the grout.

 

[Rob Fairfield]

Awesome job Ron. Bye Bye monkey pads. I can't wait to hear all about your experience. Again, job well done.

 

[Ron Lippold]

after a 11000 monkey and sealer

 

[Cameron DeMille]

The grout is still filthy. Next time, try Stone Pro 5x, it will clean the grout as you polish.

 

[Mikey P]

The grout is still filthy. Next time, try Stone Pro 5x, it will clean the grout as you polish.

I dont know, looking at the grout on the walls, it may be that color...Ron?

 

[Lance Golden]

I didnt want to copy that post, but didnt Ron write "after 11000 MONKEY pads?"

 

[Bruce Humphrey]

after a 11000 monkey and sealer

Yes he did.

 

[Ron Lippold]

O yes I did. My skills are not top notch with the squeegee. I used to remove the haze from the sealer. The 11000 did nothing to the floor except get the haze off. And the grout line are black all over, go figure.