Stone Care Guides

Basic Guidelines for Three-step Restoration Procedure for Polished Stone Floors (Part 2)

Read Part 1Read Part 3 2nd Step: Honing Resin-Bond Diamond Pads You can mainly use a 100/120 grit resin-bond honing diamond pad. But it depends on what scratch patterns the de-lippage tools have left behind. Sometimes 100 Grit may still leave heavy scratch patterns, and you may need a further de-lippage cut with 200 Grit before resin bond honing. Several factors will influence the outcome of honing. They include the type of machine used and its weight, work patterns of the grinding phase, and of course, the stone type. Hence, we suggest testing a small area before honing the whole...

Machines and Equipment for Stone Restoration Contractors (Part 2)

READ PART 1 The machinery choice depends upon factors like the company size, type of work the company does, and financial status. For Beginners The beginners may start with a mono-rotary floor device that is engineered to perform stonework. It could be a good quality 110V 17-18 inch machine. However, you may prefer a more powerful motor. Such a fundamental piece of equipment will never become obsolete and can become your pervasive everyday work-horse irrespective of your company's size and growth. Is Planetary Accessory worth it?                Some specific machines also provide the possibility of attaching a planetary accessory. You may...

Machines & Equipment for Stone Restoration Contractors (Part 1)

READ PART 2 Stone restoration contractors can choose from several types of devices as well as equipment. First of all, the choice depends on whether you are dealing with floors, walls, or countertops. This blog will focus on machines and equipment for grinding, honing, and polishing stone floors. Different Types of Equipment for Stone Floors We can classify the available equipment for grinding, honing, and polishing stone floors into distinct groups as follows: Mono Rotary Floor Machine: They are also known as Swing Floor Machines. E.g., Mastercraft Inc. Conventional Italian Floor-Grinding Machine: They have at least one rotating head, e.g.,...

Cultured Marble ~ The Facts

What is cultured marble? Cultured marble is a synthetic product made by mixing marble dust with resins and pigments. The resulting product looks like natural marble and can be molded into whatever shape is needed.The process uses marble dust that might otherwise be dumped, so it is a form of recycling. As a synthetic product, cultured marble is more versatile than natural marble as it can be molded easily. The product surface can be either shiny or matt. It can be used wherever natural marble might be found.How is cultured marble made? The manufacturing process involves combining marble dust with a catalyst,...

Professional Stone Care Solutions for the Busy Stone Pro

When you are a busy stone professional, you know that you are often limited to the amount of time you have. With this being the case, it is highly understandable that you do not want to be bogged down with methods and processes that are long and tedious in order to provide good care for stone to make it look its best at all times when you are involved in a stone restoration project. That is why you most assuredly need good quality stone care solutions that will be beneficial, that are quick to apply, that are easy to use,...