Our Performance Diamond Tool Products are cost-effective and
easy to use.
They maintain the stone's durability and natural look,
while providing quality shine, high gloss finish.
Surface
Preparation -
Marble is a soft stone and can be damaged by dirt and other
materials that scratch its surface. It
can also be damaged by wax
buildup or by using the wrong cleaning chemicals. Foot traffic, acidic
cleaners, cola, coffee, fruit juice and wine dull and etch the stone.
The depth and richness of a high
gloss polish finish is achieved by
mechanically re-polishing the stone using diamond abrasives.
Before you begin - make sure you know the type of stone you are dealing with. Prepare the surface
for polishing by stripping any layers
of finish, crystallizers or wax if any has been previously applied.
Grinding, Honing and Polishing
-
Once the initial preparation of the floor
has been done, the surface
can be honed and polished to the
desired gloss finish. You begin the
process with the lowest grit/mesh
(diamond per sq. inch) available.
If there
is a lippage present (installations with lipps among the tiles
with a height of up to 1mm are acceptable and in compliance with the
standards of the Marble, Tile and Terrazzo Association) it will be
wise
to use more aggressive diamond tools such as our Sintered
Metal
Bond
Diamond Superabrasive Tools or the VTS Metal Bond Diamond Discs.
VTS stands for Vacuum Technology Solutions.
It is a diverse,
revolutionary new technology that we have developed
in response to the growing demand for more efficient and cost-effective
diamond tooling. Briefly, the brazing process consists of mixing different
grits of pre-sintered diamonds with various types of metal
alloys, which
when placed under high temperature and 'attacked' with certain levels
air pressure in
a vacuum environment, creates enhanced metal bond
diamond matrix.
The newly developed Vacuum
Brazed Diamond Metal Bond is stronger
than any other metal bonding agent known to the entire stone
industry.
It reduces significantly the End-user cost by allowing efficient and rapid
grinding & polishing
in less time.
The Vacuum
Brazed Diamond Tools substitute the Electroplated Diamond
Tools in all means of grinding and polishing.
For your convenience the VTS BullCat & Turbocat
Diamond Discs are
available in
3" ( 76mm) and 4" (100mm) diameter. Rigid, velcro backed.
Grits: 50, 100, 200 and 325 mesh.
Dry and wet use.
Designated for
light lippage removal and fast leveling.
Next ...
You continue through the honing & the polishing process using
the Resin Bond Diamond Abrasives in 6 to 8 easy steps, depending
on the current condition of the outstanding application.
Marble, Limestone and Travertine should be maintained with a
pH
neutral cleaner.
Granite stones
are much denser and abrasive. Once a granite floor
has been polished and sealed with impregnating
sealer - the surface
should be maintained (cleaned) on a daily/weekly basis using neutral
stone cleaner.
All natural stone flooring will need to be re-honed
and re-polished at
some point and a
maintenance schedule should be established in order
to prevent further damage.
Resin Bond Diamond Discs -
Standard, to be used in conjunction with Marble and/or Terrazzo
polishing compound!
Approximate cost per
1 sq.f. / 1 m2 -
0,06 USD to 0,11 USD / Per m2 - 0,64 USD to 1,12 USD
If used 6pcs per grit size
(3"/76mm diameter) at an average weight
of 20lb-24lb (9kg-10,5kg) per
disc at 145 - 320 RPM. Depending on
the particular floor application and type of diamond discs used.
Average working
life -
6700 sq.f. to 12500 sq.f. / 650 m2 - 1200 m2
Evaluation
tests performed on Carrara Bianco and Terrazzo.
Right After
-
You continue by buffing the floor with a polishing paste/powder or
by applying a spray-buffing
technique using a wax-free crystallizer and
a steel wool pad. Non-woven white floor pad may be used as well. The
non-woven pads eliminate the rust stains that may occur with a
steel
wool pad. However you may use steel wool to speed-up the process.
Furthermore
the floor should be sealed with good penetrating sealer.
That will reduce the maintenance
costs, eliminate the stripping need
and provide a stain & slip-resistant, durable high gloss finish.
For
Granite applications we recommend the
advanced FGS and RRD
Resinoid Floor Refinishing Diamond Discs (click to enter).
(FGS
and RRD Diamond Floor Restoration System)
We guarantee the performance and the results - deep mirror
finish,
a Gloss height of over 90
units gloss reading.
On Granite
you should go to the highest and the finest diamond grit
steps due to the dense nature of these type of stone.
Detailed
information on Granite Works is available at the Tech-Notes &
End-user Manuals Section
(click to
enter).
Your Satisfaction as a Valuable Customer is our corporate goal.
We
are constantly improving sales, service and support to better suit your
needs.
If you need an additional information, wish to purchase samples
for evaluation purposes or if you
have any other inquires, please find
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