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Why Colonial terrazzo restoration is the best

In Colonial Floor Care, we pride ourselves on providing not only the best finished product when it is the restoration of terrazzo floor, but also more environmentally sound methods. We do not use chemicals when you restore your terrazzo floor! We polish your terrazzo floor, high-quality diamond metal pads and then the diamonds in resin, finished with a non-toxic, high quality 5x polishing powder. The result is a free maintenance (no waxing or stripping), non-toxic and high gloss. The brightness of Colonial restored terrazzo lasts 7-14 years. There is nothing better than that.

Why is it important.?

Most terrazzo restoration companies use a product called "terrazzo and marble crystallizer". This is a highly toxic chemical compound. There are many, many problems associated with using this product.

I went to a conference several years ago, and found with the following information. It is an article titled "The Truth About crystallisation", Dr. Ing Yannis Pomakis. It was published in December 1999 building Stone Institute Newsletter.

Dr. Pomakis writes "The call of crystallization or re-crystallization process is a chemical process often promoted to use in the field of restoration, although it is totally unacceptable. This method, which is sold as a new process for refinishfloors, presumably to produce a surface more durable and shiny. According to their suppliers, processing of stone with this chemical produces a glossy surface, hard and durable.

Actually, this method has only a temporary effect and as I will demonstrate, at will, in the long run, destroys the structure of the stone ... Depending on the type of acid used in agent as calciumphosphate salt crystallization, etc. formduring the new surface is reaction.The is, however, only a few microns thick, and consists of a large amount of calcium fluoride. In fact, it is harder and more brittle than the original surface.

Power Can you imagine what a high heel makes this surface? The question is do we really want change something softer and fracture resistanrt Surfacet a thin and fragile?

The surface brightness is due to the wax and acrylic resin contained in the formula. This is where the Polish really comes.

Because the chemical reaction between calcium carbonate and acids form salts. These salts are only partially soluble and therefore impossible to eliminate completely. These salts are mostly harmful to the stone structure. They form new crystals that need room to expand, and since the new surface does not allow enough space, the tension starts to build up under the crustand eventually cause pitting and flaking on the surface of the floors.

Afeto such refinishing, it is clear that these floor surfaces are doomed and soon other treatment requires refinishing.

This is what the sellers of this system have been called upon to do every six months, then monthly, weekly and finally daily. The truth about the crystallization of stone floors is not an acceptable method of restoration.

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