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How to care for stone

- Mar 22, 2018-

When decorating, many people will choose stones to decorate their homes. They look more magnificent and color will be better. The grade of stone selection can often improve the quality of home. With the improvement of our living standard, more and more people are aware of the maintenance of stone materials. Next, Xiaobian will share with you how to care for stones.


How to care for stone


1, renovation of the ground lost light polished stone, the method to a certain extent, can improve the surface smoothness and gloss of stone (gloss reading is generally less than 70), but can not solve the problem of anti fouling and anti slip stone, but also very time-consuming, the cost is also high.


2, on the stone surface of the hard grain processing, the method on the surface of intact marble high degree can be obtained near ideal mirror effect (naked eye can still be seen throwing marks) on the wear degree is high; prior to polishing, the surface gloss reached 60 degrees, the hard grain processing have good treatment effect. There is no obvious treatment effect on granite. The hard grain processing agent has a strong acid, the maintenance is to burn a careless marble, is the main reason for the calcium carbonate of strong acid and marble chemical reaction, resulting in the destruction of the marble crystal structure; crystal hardening treatment agent also contains toxic fluorosilicic acid salt; and the hard grain processing brightener agent supporting the use of containing harmful organic solvents; in addition, the hard grain processing and poor wear resistance and water resistance.


3. Antiskid treatment with hydrofluoric acid or resin type antiskid agent. Hydrofluoric solution (high toxicity) can expand the hole of the capillary pipe on the stone surface, form the sucker effect, achieve the anti-skid effect, but hydrofluoric acid will destroy the integrity and reduce the luster of the treated surface, and increase the chance and speed of the contaminated surface. The resin type antiskid agent adhered to the pollutants and formed a complex dirt that was difficult to remove with the contaminants. The surface viscosity affected the sense of road.


4, fluorine silicon organic compounds pollution treatment, such as permeability fluorine silicon organic compound wall stone, water and oil is not easy to enter the interior of the stone by capillary stone, but the stone surface fluorine silicon organic compounds with rain will gradually lose the loss or weakening of antifouling effect, namely silicon fluoride organic compounds are difficult to achieve long-term pollution, will also affect the transparency of the stone, and the cost is also high. If using osmotic fluorosilicone organic compounds to treat ground stone, dirt may still be squeezed into the holes still existing on the treated surface, and the skid resistance of the treated surface will be reduced. For example, if we use the fluorosilicone resin to treat the ground stone, there will be some problems such as abrasion resistance, skid resistance and shedding. If the fluorosilicone resin is used for wall stone care, there will be a problem of falling and discoloring.


5, using permeable silicone to treat stone has good waterproof effect, but its oil proof ability is not good. Its protective effect on stone is not as good as that of osmotic fluorosilicone organic compound.


6, using resin to protect stone material will not only make stone not airtight, but also wear resistance, discoloration and even discoloration of resin itself, and peel and peel off. It is also very difficult to remove resin itself. The damage of stone coated resin to stone may be greater than that of nursing.


7, waxing, waxing is a kind of nursing method that can damage the stone and has been phased out. The wax contains UV sensitive unsaturated chemical bonds and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, in the light of the role, will the hair color and color, is often darker, the light colored stone look hurt; in addition the wear resistance of the wax itself, often waxing, the increase in labor costs, this is not necessarily comprehensive will lower than other nursing methods; wax will absorb all kinds of life form composite dirt dirt, dirt such as hiding in these capillaries in the stone is difficult to remove; friction coefficient after waxing will significantly reduce ground stone, increase the risk of slipping; solvent type wax emulsion wax is not environmental protection, poor water resistance.


8, dyeing and finishing of stones, whether they are waxed or fixed with resin, are all temporary solutions. Wax itself has poor wear resistance and poor fixation effect, and its wear resistance is not good. And wax and resin fixation, as mentioned above, will also damage stone.


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