How to Grind Marble
Both polishing compounds and diamond abrasive discs will successfully grind marble down – removing scratches that occur over time and restoring the original polish and shine. If marble has uneven tiles, deep cracks or holes, or hairline fractures, you should have a professional examine the marble before diving in to do it yourself. If the damage is too great, you could inadvertently make it worse and need to hire a pro anyway. Clean the Surface Before sanding or grinding any marble surface, you want to clean the area thoroughly. Any...
read moreHow to Seal Grout
Is it really necessary to go through all the time and effort required to seal up grout? The answer is yes, absolutely. What’s nice is that it is a relatively simple process. In sealing up grout, you will stop dirt from getting into the grout lines. Even if your grout has additives that are supposed to stop mildew, it won’t keep itself white. And sealing up grout will literally prolong its natural life. Grout not only fills voids, it also makes your floor, countertop, or wall stronger by bonding the tiles together. This prevents the edges...
read moreHow to Restore Granite Floors
Granite floors are installed as tiles with a mortar below to attach them to the surface. A hollow place below the tile due to a lack or cement makes the surface susceptible to cracking. If heavy objects are slid over the surface, there is a risk of scratching it. In many cases these damages are repairable, while in others you will need to replace the tile. Prepare the floor for flattening This part of restoration is the most powerful and dynamic. It’s lippage removal or flattening. It step consist of grinding and leveling floor. Even new...
read moreFloor Scrubbers
The best floor scrubber will help keep floors clean without damaging them, yet should also be easy to use. The type of floor you have and the amount of space you are cleaning can largely determine the right model. You may need additional features if you plan on scrubbing floors commercially; for example, you may want a scrubber that can handle heavy degreasers if you are doing industrial cleaning. A floor scrubber can clean wood, tile, or concrete floors; however, machines made for cleaning concrete are often too abrasive for other types. Ones...
read moreCentaur Commercial Vacuum Cleaners
In a commercial setting, a vacuum cleaner is often the hardest used equipment. There are many choices from different manufactures as well as types and sizes. When considering a new commercial vacuum cleaner for your business, look no further than the vacuum cleaners offered by Centaur Floor Machines. The motor housing, casters, intake nozzle, latches and canister on each Centaur vacuum cleaner are made of sturdy metal. Having a mostly metal vacuum cleaner will ensure that it will lasts a long time even with rigorous, industrial use. Another...
read moreBenefits of Using an Automatic Floor Scrubber
Large floor area requires lots of time to clean, especially in many buildings such as schools, hospitals, warehouses, department and grocery stores, and other large office buildings. In many cases, it is not feasible to use mop and bucket to clean the floors and the time it takes to dry as well as making countless trips to change the cleaning solutions to ensure the water is cleaned every time. Some places such as hospitals and department stores need to have floors cleaned and dried quickly for the safety of everyone who walks on the...
read moreWhat Does a Floor Grinder Do?
Floor grinders are serious equipment and you need to know what type and model you need for your floors. You need to ask yourself if you need wet or dry or both in your machine.
read moreSwallow’s colour and the Romans
Although the vacuum cleaner is a recent invention, cheating is not. Now let's look at things on the lighter side and I’ll tell you a story.
read moreBetween the Devil and the deep blue sea
How did our proverbial janitor with the Rabbit-3 floor machine painted himself between the devil and the deep blue sea?
read moreIs redwine dangerous to your health ?
If, on the way home from the liquor store, you stumble and break the bottle in the foyer and spill it on your brand new 60 million worth of new Condo marble floor, then you might as well head for the Guillotine. What to do? How to remove stain from the marble? That is where I come in.
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Restore & Polish Marble, Terrazzo and Granite floors the green way, using water & diamonds.
