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      I am giving up on real proffessionalizm and support on anything that  you can purchase.

We were terribly under-informed and somehow missled, which caussed horrible sytuation. This is what happened: travertine tiled floor has been wet grinded and  polished. we did not waited for the moisture to escape from the stone and sealed with mortal overdose of water based sealer - stonetech-bulletproof, that we could not clean from the surface - 3500 sq feet area. WE WERE GETTING STICKY FLOOR AND white DUST. One of professionals recommended stripping the floor and sealing over again just with one coat. we did that hoping for dust to dissapear. But after a day or so it came back this time without sticky effect. we stripped entire floor again and told that tiles are soaked with sealers and should be left alone. We did that using commercial cleaning machine that sucked and cleaned entire floor again and happily after two days we saw white dust again. what is happening? How can we get rid of white dust...I thought efflorescence would be sort of solid substance...not dust???

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nikonf5 Newbie Joined: 28 May 2008 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Topic: white dust reapearing on travertine Posted: 28 May 2008 at 6:35am
	I am giving up on real proffessionalizm and support on anything that you can purchase. We were terribly under-informed and somehow missled, which caussed horrible sytuation. This is what happened: travertine tiled floor has been wet grinded and polished. we did not waited for the moisture to escape from the stone and sealed with mortal overdose of water based sealer - stonetech-bulletproof, that we could not clean from the surface - 3500 sq feet area. WE WERE GETTING STICKY FLOOR AND white DUST. One of professionals recommended stripping the floor and sealing over again just with one coat. we did that hoping for dust to dissapear. But after a day or so it came back this time without sticky effect. we stripped entire floor again and told that tiles are soaked with sealers and should be left alone. We did that using commercial cleaning machine that sucked and cleaned entire floor again and happily after two days we saw white dust again. what is happening? How can we get rid of white dust...I thought efflorescence would be sort of solid substance...not dust???

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Maurizio Senior Member Joined: 13 Jan 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1037	Posted: 28 May 2008 at 7:58pm
	Niko: I really don't know. What I do know is that polished travertine should not be sealed - ever. But hey, maybe it's only me... I have this thing that I believe in science instead of believing some sales pitch. Now, what's the reason of your white powdering? With all the chemical mess you made on your floor only a wizard could tell. Sorry. I truly wish I could help you, even by suggesting some of my products' but I wouldn't know where to start from. But hey, I'm sure that the good folks that sold the stone to you and highly recommended to seal it to death will have an answer for you. Maybe the experts at the company making the impregnator will be able to help you, too. (Just don't hold you breath for too long a time...)
	Ciao and good luck, Maurizio Bertoli Trainer-in-chief for the International Training Centers for the Stoneindustry (ITCS) MB Stone Care - "education before any sale!"
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jphillips Newbie Joined: 15 Jun 2008 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 20	Posted: 16 Jun 2008 at 12:25am
	Is this a Turkey Travertine? Makes a differnce. Assuming it is here is what I have found to be a great solution. This will bring tears to some Pro's eyes, but the results cannot be denied. Have that floor honed. Start with a 8o grit and work upto 400grit. Scrub and clean with Hillyards SuperShineall and be sure to follow thier directions. You will need a wet vac to pick dirt and water. Mopping will not get it clean enough. Apply 4-5 coats Hillyards # 341 per their instructions. You will have a beautiful shiney floor that will need no maintenance for years. This the same finish put on most Terrazzo floors.
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Maurizio Senior Member Joined: 13 Jan 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1037	Posted: 16 Jun 2008 at 5:33pm
	This the same finish put on most Terrazzo floors. And that makes terrazzo floors look like plastic. Good advice: use a hig-speed floor finish in a residentail floor, make it look like plastic, probably not solving the problem of the white powdering anyway, and then have the homeowner buy a high-speed burnisher to mantain their floor... I don't know... Oh, and I almost forgot: seal that sucker over and over again and don't forget the goat!!
	Ciao and good luck, Maurizio Bertoli Trainer-in-chief for the International Training Centers for the Stoneindustry (ITCS) MB Stone Care - "education before any sale!"
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jphillips Newbie Joined: 15 Jun 2008 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 20	Posted: 17 Jun 2008 at 1:12am
	How are Terrazzo floors finished? I'm willing to learn jphillips
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Maurizio Senior Member Joined: 13 Jan 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1037	Posted: 17 Jun 2008 at 1:18am
	They can be finished like a marble floor. You can leave them honed (they way they are delivered by the terrazzo folks) or you can go on and actually polish them the same way you polish a marble floor. After all, a terrazzo floor is a marble floor.
	Ciao and good luck, Maurizio Bertoli Trainer-in-chief for the International Training Centers for the Stoneindustry (ITCS) MB Stone Care - "education before any sale!"
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Maurizio Senior Member Joined: 13 Jan 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1037	Posted: 19 Aug 2008 at 2:20am
	Dear findstone customer and Friend I regret to inform you that Mr. Maurizio Bertoli passed away this last week due to a traffic car accident. As you can imagine everyone here at findstone has been extremely affected by this tragedy and we cannot answer detailed questions at this time. Please allow us a few weeks to mourn our loss and resume providing the outstanding service you have grown so accustomed to. Sincerely findstone & family
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valsarth Newbie Joined: 19 Oct 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Posted: 19 Oct 2009 at 8:44pm
	You will need a wet vac to pick dirt and water. Mopping will not get it clean enough. Apply 4-5 coats Hillyards # 341 per their instructions. You will have a beautiful shiney floor that will need no maintenance for years. Edited by findstone - 22 Oct 2009 at 1:20pm
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