Mikey P
Administrator
So you want to get into stone cleaning?
First things first, learn what’s what.
You will want to spend plenty of time in Tile and Countertop stores, both high end and Big Box, studying all the offerings. Visit a few and often enough until you can (almost) instantly ID Granite, Marble, Travertine, Limestone, Slate, Onyx, Flagstone, Soap Stone, Basalt and of course, the many man made look a likes such as Porcelain, Quartz, Silestone, Formica etc
Proper and accurate stone ID is a must for a few reasons.:
-The client will expect you, the “stone cleaning professional” to know what you are working on
-Stone is chemical sensitive as well as sealer specific, you need to know what to use when and where
-Stone is also method specific, meaning you can’t clean all stone with that same methods and machinery.
You Tube is loaded with videos on the subject as well
Once you feel comfortable with identification then its time to understand chemistry and it’s effects
More later…
First things first, learn what’s what.
You will want to spend plenty of time in Tile and Countertop stores, both high end and Big Box, studying all the offerings. Visit a few and often enough until you can (almost) instantly ID Granite, Marble, Travertine, Limestone, Slate, Onyx, Flagstone, Soap Stone, Basalt and of course, the many man made look a likes such as Porcelain, Quartz, Silestone, Formica etc
Proper and accurate stone ID is a must for a few reasons.:
-The client will expect you, the “stone cleaning professional” to know what you are working on
-Stone is chemical sensitive as well as sealer specific, you need to know what to use when and where
-Stone is also method specific, meaning you can’t clean all stone with that same methods and machinery.
You Tube is loaded with videos on the subject as well
Once you feel comfortable with identification then its time to understand chemistry and it’s effects
More later…