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Help with stone floor

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Trethew · 09/08/2017 15:23

The whole of my downstairs is stone with underfloor heating. The stones are very rough hewn, and are sealed with a water based sealant.
They now look tired and grubby. Pic shows dry floor after being mopped this morning. Can anyone advise how to get a soft sheen that brings up the colour? And does anyone know where you can get one of those floor polishers with rotating brushes that I remember from childhood?

Help with stone floor
Help with stone floor
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GreenTulips · 09/08/2017 15:27

You can hire the cleaning brushes - and buy sequent with a shine

Ridingthegravytrain · 11/08/2017 20:08

I use a bona product you can get in b&q it's a stone/slate tile polish you squirt it on and mop it over. Leave to dry and do a few more coats. Brings our riven slate up beautifully with little hassle or maintenance. I re do every few months

I tried a very expensive (and toxic smelling!) varnish product that had to be painted on and to be honest the wear and finish was no better

Trethew · 12/08/2017 10:15

Thank you.
gravy did you strip the old polish/sealant off first, or put it straight over?

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Blodplod · 12/08/2017 10:23

Regards the cleaning machines.. I hired one for the weekend and it was awful. Heavy, cumbersome and there's a real knack to using them.. you need to sort of balance it so it hovers rather than shooting across the floor maniacally with you still attached! I switched it on, it flew across the kitchen heading for my glass doors, i shit myself and switched it off.. that was the end of that til DH came home and gave it a go! What we then did is buy a floor brush attachment for a drill off Amazon. Much much easier to control! So it's a flat hard brush and you attach it to the drill, instead of the drill bit, switch on drill and the brush rotates.. best way to describe it, it was like a large electric toothbrush. We use that now and the brush was about 7.99 from memory..

Trethew · 12/08/2017 12:24

Thanks again. I checked out the link above and really not suitable for my house, and also nearly 20 miles to nearest outlet. Will investigate drill attachments

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Ridingthegravytrain · 12/08/2017 14:13

first time I did, spent ages scrubbing with a brush then used slate oil. Then for future applications couldn't be bothered and just slapped it on top. It looks great, gives a really nice sheen and shows up the dirt way less

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