Matt Wood's slate shower project

[BIG WOOD]

I’m gonna go attack it on the 16th.

 

[Mikey P]

A blonde teenager, wanting to earn some extra money for the summer, decided to hire herself out as a "handy-woman"
She started canvassing a nearby well-to-do neighborhood. She went to the front door of the first house, and asked the owner if he had any odd jobs for her to do.
"Well, I guess I could use somebody to paint my porch," he said, "How much will you charge me?"
Delighted, the girl quickly responded, "How about $50?"
The man agreed and told her that the paint brushes and everything she would need was in the garage.
The man's wife, hearing the conversation said to her husband, "Does she realize that our porch goes ALL the way around the house?"
He responded, "That's a bit cynical, isn't it?"
The wife replied, "You're right. I guess I'm starting to believe all those dumb blonde jokes we've been getting by email lately."
Later that day, the blonde teenager came to the door to collect her money.
"You're finished already?" the startled husband asked.
"Yes, she replied, and I even had paint left over, so I gave it two coats."
Impressed, the man reached into his pocket for the $50.00 and handed it to her along with a $10.00 tip.
“And, by the way," the teenager added, "it's not a Porch, it's a Lexus."

 

[Todd Slamen]

I suggested Prochem Professional acid..

forgot to mention a resporator and a tetanus shot.

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I suggested Prochem Professional acid..

forgot to mention a resporator and a tetanus shot.

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[Todd Slamen]

mb3 spray heavy dwell 15 minutes, 220 antiquing brush, repeat if necessary.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Bosch jack hammer.

Will remove most of it in a few minutes.

 

[Kenny Hayes]

More than likely.

 

[Kenny Hayes]

I've yet to see a Enhancer that was a topical.
Typically they are a penetrate live with a wood stain like additive, which make them oily. They need to to be wiped or buffed off after a few minutes of saturation.

Looks like this owner didn't do that properly

Diana and I repaired 5k of new quarry tile that a construction company burned with muriatic acid. We toothbrushed all the grout with an enhancer. We were probably 45 then This was for our largest account we had and still have after 30 yrs.

 

[BIG WOOD]

mb3 spray heavy dwell 15 minutes, 220 antiquing brush, repeat if necessary.

What is mb3?

 

[BIG WOOD]

I started with 12ph tile spray/floor stripper, scrubbed, rinsed, another 12ph, scrubbed, rinsed, prochem acid, scrubbed , rinsed, acid again scrubbed rinse, back to alkaline scrubbed and rinse and it came out like this. As it’s drying it looks more and more like crap. I almost wanted to get some oil based black paint and roll it all over this crap

 

[BIG WOOD]

I’ll get another pic of it completely dry this afternoon.

Would a coating of enhancer help keep it looking black?

 

[Mikey P]

Enhancers are not coatings... it'll look good for about two showers and will go down the drain and they'll never know you did it

 

[BIG WOOD]

Is it possible to put sealer on top of the enhancer?

 

[Acp]

Looks like it came out good at least when its still wet lol

I prefer this over any regular acid cleaner if you ever want to try it in the future

REVIVE | GROUT ETCHER | 866-868-0810 | Modern Stone Technologies

Revive is an acid replacement cleaner designed to etch grout, remove grout and mortar smears, mineral deposits and rust stains. 866-868-0810

modernstonecare.com

 

[BIG WOOD]

This is how it looked after it dried.

 

[Nomad74]

Don’t you just love being married to a job.

 

[BIG WOOD]

I've learned exactly what to say the next time a customer thinks they need my service on a tile like this. And I now know what I don't want to clean also

 

[Hack Attack]

still a massive improvement

 

[Acp]

looks much better. Ive fixed some issues on slate in the past by wet sanding with 100-120 grit sandpaper.

in my case it was a floor covered in scratches

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Learn to say NO with a big smile!

That skill will serve you well for many things.

 

[Mikey P]

Is it possible to put sealer on top of the enhancer?

I'm sure Rob Allen has a video on this very subject

 

[Mikey P]

This is how it looked after it dried.

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It's not dried yet.. go back in 3 days

 

[BIG WOOD]

They applied enhancer and sealed it after the enhancer dried and sent me this pic. So this is the finishing product. I'll see if she can send me another pic in a couple weeks

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Cash the check...quick!

 

[clean image]

Should of used AM enrich and seal. 100 solid enhancing penatrant.

 

[BIG WOOD]

Update. This is after the impregnator sealer that they used on it. The last pic was just after the enhancer

 

[Acp]

looks like they got their moneys worth.

after all the stone showers Ive seen and worked on I can say for sure I will never ever install a stone shower in my house.

 

[Mikey P]

My shower dries so quick I think I could pull off a stone shower if I use triple distilled RO water..

 

[BIG WOOD]

My shower dries so quick I think I could pull off a stone shower if I use triple distilled RO water..

That’s why I told her to send me another pic 2weeks from now. We’ll see. It’s been a good learning job for me

 

[Kenny Hayes]

Back when I had my truckmount in my van, I did a shower like that in a rich rich neighborhood. They let me in through the gate. I worked hours and hours on that sog. I came out to my van and it had leaked oil all over their driveway After I cleaned it off, I did the right thing and refused payment. I haven’t done another slate shower since.

 

[Hack Attack]

That’s why I told her to send me another pic 2weeks from now. We’ll see. It’s been a good learning job for me

so start to finish how long did the job take?