Chemical etched travertine floor
The honing process repeated several times from 100-grit to 3000-grit.
This is a diamond-embedded honing pad, a very effective tool in our arsenal.
After the travertine floor was restored it looked as good as new!
Etched Travertine Floor
Santa Fe Floor Care recently took on a job where the home owner had spilled an acidic cleaning liquid all over there travertine tile floor. The a big dull splatter mark stock out like a sour thumb and there was no wiping it away. The stone had become etched from the low PH and the surface was rough and in bad shape. Luckily we were called to the seen and promptly got to work.
Step 1: Travertine Honing
We began by resurfacing the travertine floor by using a low grit diamond embedded honing pad to remove the top layer of travertine and removing the damaged etched stone. Next we had to blend the newly resurfaced area into the existing adjacent tile. We Started by using progresivly higher grit pads while feathering out of the damaged area. After completing five passes we ended on a 1500 grit pass which gave the tile a nice semi-gloss reflective sheen.
Step 2: Travertine Cleaning
It’s important to always do a proper cleaning pass of the tile and grout after any resurfacing job so that you can be sure there is no left over residue on the floor. We used an alkaline stone cleaning solution along with our truck mounted hot water extraction tools to thoroughly rinse and extract the stone surface leaving it free of residue.
Step 3: Natural Stone Sealing
Finally We sealed the Travertine Tiles using a impregnating stone sealer. This helps slow down future spills from damaging the tile, but is not guaranteed.
Stone Restoration.
The travertine floor look like new again. Make sure to check out our other success stories by clicking the link.
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“Highly recommend Santa Fe Floors. Great work (our travertine floors look like new!) but also professional and timely communication.”
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