by Mark on December 15, 2009
Awhile ago quoted a job, ensuite walls and floors, bathroom floor and toilet floor. This was a reversal from the normal work. The difference being that the floors were highly polished and the architect wanted honed (Flat unpolished) surface for the floors.
Firstly hand sanded the floors with a 120 grit wet and dry sanding disc. This removed the scratches and flattened the marble floor tiles. Then 320 grit sanded the marble floors. Looking good but not finished, we then scrubbed the floors with a good quality marble cleaner. We used S4S marble cleaning product. This is a top quality stone cleaner that cleans and neutralises the marble. After wet vac drying the waste from marble it is ready to seal once a drying period has elapsed (about 1 to 1.5 hrs)
Applied two coats of a good quality sealant. looked great and the client was very happy. Left them with a maintenance schedule and some S4S marble cleaner.
by Mark on December 14, 2009
Had to do a sample clean today.128 units, all 4 bedroom with ensuites lounge dining kitchen veranda and stairs.Did 1 unit.This is how its done.Scrub tiles with a heavy duty cleaner and use a grout cleaning tool for cleaning grout joints. We used a blue pad on the polyvac machine. We then neutralised with S4S a marble cleaning product. S4S works great on porcelain as well as being a marble cleaner.Wet all mess. Simple but effective. The doodle bug scrubs the edges where the machine won’t reach.
If you don’t neutralise, the residue of the heavy duty cleaner remains and attracts dirt.
by Mark on December 13, 2009
Marble cleaner and marble cleaning products are many and varied. Marble cleaning tools are many but a few can be used all the time. A doodle bug and grout cleaning tool to me are necessities but only to be used when necessary, probably every 3 to 6 months. We use them every day as part [...]
by Mark on December 12, 2009
More of the same, but it seems every time I always seem to find something different to add. As usual, mix up the marble cleaner. We always use S4S marble cleaning product. We know it works The feedback is fantastic. Always use the doodle bug to scrub the walls with the S4S applied. There [...]
by Mark on December 9, 2009
A few small jobs tile and grout cleaning. Use a alkaline clean first up to clean the tiles and grout. We used the grout cleaning tool to scrub the joints. It does a fantastic job.
Wet vac waste, then neutralize with S4S marble cleaning product.This marble cleaner works great to neutralize any stone.
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by Mark on December 8, 2009
Just a small job today. Etch marks in a travertine table.
Firstly sanded at etch (burn) marks with 320, 600, 800, 1200 Grit
wet and dry sandpaper. Then using hand buffer and marble polish powder buffed
to a high shine. Then neutralized with S4S marble cleaner.
I also sealed the top. The results where fantastic.
Note the before [...]
