Tile Nerd
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- Feb 23, 2007
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You can take a honed travertine and put a ridiculous shine on it with one step with a polishing powder. A 3 pound jar of it costs around $40 and will polish around 800 to 1200 feet. I like TOG's Jazz. It doesn't need to be neutralized so there is minimal risk to the contractor. TOG's Outshine is a little hotter (hotter meaning the oxalic acid content is higher) but needs to be neutralized. Some risk for the contractor. Jazz takes 6 passes with a hog hair pad and Outshine takes 3 passes with a white pad. The Outshine also has a little more depth and clarity.
Cobb also has a polishing powder that I haven't personally used but the sample in his store looks a lot like Outshine's performance. Great depth and clarity. I've got some of his stuff but haven't had the right situation to test it on a job.
The guys that work with me like the Jazz because of it's ease of use. I like hotter powders because they polish with less steps and work on just about any polishable stone. The Jazz isn't hot enough for some marbles.
I used the Monkey Pads on a terrazo job but they were just to slow. They did produce a nice shine but they can't touch the polishing powders.
Cobb also has a polishing powder that I haven't personally used but the sample in his store looks a lot like Outshine's performance. Great depth and clarity. I've got some of his stuff but haven't had the right situation to test it on a job.
The guys that work with me like the Jazz because of it's ease of use. I like hotter powders because they polish with less steps and work on just about any polishable stone. The Jazz isn't hot enough for some marbles.
I used the Monkey Pads on a terrazo job but they were just to slow. They did produce a nice shine but they can't touch the polishing powders.