Crystallization is a process in which a chemical called fluorosilicate is sprayed onto the stone and buffed in with steel wool pads causing new glassy like crystals to be formed on the surface.
Buffing stone floors.
Renewing stone flooring through polish can be accomplished by do it yourselfers through commercial kits.
Refinish area with hand buffer or weighted 175 rpm floor machine at 130 140 lbs fitted with a natural hair pad.
Buffing removes the scratches and leaves the floor with a renewed shine.
But just like standard buffing pads diamond pads come in various grit sizes for removing more or less material per rotation.
Polishing floor with diamond powder.
The most effective type of buffing pad for stone floors is one with diamond.
1 50 per square foot this is the most budget friendly method of stone floor cleaning and includes a dust mop and sweep prior to cleaning.
To polish a floor use commercially available polishing powder and an automatic scrubber or.
Add shining powder as needed.
Using special polishing pads with a buffing machine is like sanding down all the blemishes and resurfacing the tiles.
Apply approximately 1 2 cup shining powder plus 1 cup clean water to stone surface.
Keep shining powder wet with water while refinishing.
2 10 per square foot including floor wash to prep grout line application of powder solution polishing.