Hi
>
>After a long period of being distracted by other things, like
>redecorating and doors, I'm now back onto the stone flags on the
>kitchen floor, and wondering what the dickens I'm going to do with them
>to smarten them up and make them generally more maintainable.
>
>The stone is like slate (Edinburgh New Town), and in slabs approx 30cm
>wide and varying in length from 45-90 cm.
>
>We think they are a wonderful kitchen floor surface, so made the effort
>to remove all sorts of lino, self-leveling compound and other miseries
>from the surface.
>
>In additon, the last time the stone was uncovered, painters didn't
>bother covering it up so there are rings from paint cans and paint
>splotches pretty much all over the place. On one section, I've
>successfully removed the paint with Nitromors but this has done such an
>excellent job that the thin patina of oil/grease/whatever that has
>built up over a long time has been stripped back to the (lovely) stone,
>leaving very noticable blotches.
>
>The stone surface is grey, darker in some areas than others mainly due
>to the amount of oil/covering, and varies in texture from relatively
>smooth to gritty (almost sandy) feel.
>
>What we would like to do is:
>
>1. Somehow treat it to give it a roughly similar appearance all over, >and ...
>
>2. Give it some sort of protection against spillages of anything from
>vinegar to bleach.
>
>Ideas include some sort of varnish (test patch looks good) and slate
>sealer (too light in appearance, leaves sandy feel to surface).
>
>If anybody has any suggestions/ideas regarding
>products/techniques/etc., we'd be really grateful to hear them!! >
>Many thanks
>
>Robin
Have a look on Google Groups for some of my previous postings.
If the surface has been prepared well, a good quality silicone slate sealer such as Lithofin
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will do an excellent job.You can also use a colour enhancer to bring up the colours without creating an appalling looking gloss which is completely inappropriate to slate.
.andy
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