Stone Floor Sealer Remover
Sealers also known as surface coating come in various finishes including semi gloss and high gloss.
Stone floor sealer remover. How to strip a slate floor. Repeat the removal process if any sealer remains on the stone. You ll need to use an aggressive solvent based stripper to remove sealer that is in good condition and well adhered. If the water beads on the stone there s sealer left.
Scrub brush white nylon scrub pad aquascrub or scrub machine and white cotton towels or sponge coverage. Sealer coating remover notes a b c equipment. Rinse off the stone with clean water from a garden hose. Cover the poultice with plastic and tape the edges to seal it.
Approximately 75 200 sq. They are added to resilient natural stone and concrete. Is the sealer in good shape and adhering well to the concrete or is it loose flaking and coming off easily. Allow the poultice to dry thoroughly usually about 24 to 48 hours.
We supply full strength and effective products for natural stone block pavers bricks concrete ceramic tiles. After about 24 hours remove the plastic and allow the poultice to dry. Remove the poultice from the stain. To remove sealers on or in tile or stone surfaces coating or penetrating sealers product recommendation.
Rinse your floors with warm water and repeat the vacuuming until everything is gone. How to strip sealers from tile surfaces purpose. Once the removal of sealer is complete your tiles should look brighter or lighter in color. Wait one hour s drying time then test the stone for sealer by dripping water onto the surface.
Slate floors are well known for their beauty and durability but the sealers and waxes applied to them can darken their appearance or create dirty looking spots over time. 7 m2 20 m2 per gallon. Floorseal products are professional grade cleaners and sealers for both internal and external surfaces. For a sealer that is loose weak or failing you may be able to use a less aggressive biochemical stripper.
The drying process is what pulls the stain out of the stone and into the poultice material. If it s absorbed into the stone then you ve removed the sealer present. Once the removal is complete vacuum any remaining residue using a wet dry vac.