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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2015 5:08 pm
by Camtt12
Hi, I am looking to seal my conservatory floor, which is imported sandstone. I would like to enhance the colour. I have tried a sample of a sealer and enhancer combined, but was not really happy with the results after two or three coats and read on the site that you can apply them separately to give more control of the colour. Any suggestions for which products I could use??
Thanks
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2015 7:10 am
by cookiewales
Camtt12 wrote:Hi, I am looking to seal my conservatory floor, which is imported sandstone. I would like to enhance the colour. I have tried a sample of a sealer and enhancer combined, but was not really happy with the results after two or three coats and read on the site that you can apply them separately to give more control of the colour. Any suggestions for which products I could use??
Thanks
Which one was you using .hope it's on a sample and not floor
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2015 1:22 pm
by Camtt12
I have tried "Liberon colour enhancer stone floor sealer" "LTP colour intensifier & stainblock" and "QEP porcelain & stone sealer" all were tried on off cuts and after two coats were completely sealed, but didn't enhance the colour enough.
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2015 6:51 pm
by RAPressureWashing
Camtt12 wrote:I have tried "Liberon colour enhancer stone floor sealer" "LTP colour intensifier & stainblock" and "QEP porcelain & stone sealer" all were tried on off cuts and after two coats were completely sealed, but didn't enhance the colour enough.
Sorry but those are crap products especially the Liberon?
Has the paving/flooring been sealed before ? if it has then you will need to strip-remove any previous sealer before going forward with this.
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2015 11:48 pm
by Camtt12
The floor hasn't been sealed before, it has been down about 10 months now, its quite dirty in the high traffic areas, so will need to be cleaned well before attempting to seal, again not sure what the best product is to clean it with? I managed to obtain the samples from various sources, so didn't cost me anything to try them out. Really not sure what to use, but I do like the sound of separate colour enhancer and sealer for more colour control.
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2015 7:06 am
by RAPressureWashing
Camtt12 wrote:The floor hasn't been sealed before, it has been down about 10 months now, its quite dirty in the high traffic areas, so will need to be cleaned well before attempting to seal, again not sure what the best product is to clean it with? I managed to obtain the samples from various sources, so didn't cost me anything to try them out. Really not sure what to use, but I do like the sound of separate colour enhancer and sealer for more colour control.
The thing with doing internal floors is you really need to know what you are doing or get a company that works on internal floors as the damage one can do could be expensive, but if you want to go for this yourself let me know and I can give you a list of equipment & products needed. Is there underfloor heating in the conservatory?
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2015 8:07 am
by ResiblockBoss
Hi Cam
Our company has a product called Indian Sandstone Colour enhancer which works well on many forms of unpolished natural stone and may impart the colour enhancement you require. If you wish to see what difference our product will make (aesthetically) simply put some water on the floor - this will deepen the colour (known as changing the Delta E value) of the flooring to the same degree that our product will. A note of caution – our product will enhance anything which is already there including any detritus/staining i.e. will make that more apparent. So effective cleaning is critical; and there are other people on this forum better qualified to help you in this regards (e.g. R&A ). If you would like a sample of ISS enhancer please PM me with your address and I will get some dispatched to you.
Craig
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2015 9:48 am
by Camtt12
I would like to tackle the job myself, so any advice on tools, methods and products would be much appreciated.
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2015 9:50 am
by Camtt12
Sorry forgot to add that there isn't any under floor heating in the conservatory.
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2015 12:49 pm
by RAPressureWashing
Can you confirm the flooring please? what type of natural stone you have. Once I know I'll put a list up of what you need, if you could post photo so I can see it's current condition as well that would be helpful.
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2015 2:16 pm
by Camtt12
It's imported sandstone here is the link to where we bought them from
http://www.blackmountainquarries.co.uk/product....gstones
I will try and post a picture of them when I have worked out how
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2015 3:01 pm
by RAPressureWashing
Okay it's an Indian Sandstone,
List of items/tools you will need to clean this and this is what we would use for Indian & Limestone types of paving
Low speed rotary cleaner fitted with a medium to soft brush, wet-vac, squeegees, polythene for masking the skating boards etc, a decent alkaline cleaner something like Aqua-Mix Heavy duty tile & grout cleaner, honing powder, ph Neutral cleaner for the after wash, access to water & 240-volt power. This is assuming that it is just ground in dirt, no stains of any type? or other products might be needed if you know what staining there is, if any.
For sealing you really have a choice of 2-3, Miracle 511 enhance & seal, Lithofin MN Stain Stop Plus, Resiblock Indian Sandstone Colour Enhancer all these are colour enhancing impregnating sealers, so for these you'll need paint pads to apply with and lint free cloths (White) to remove any excess sealer
Now I can talk you through the process if you want to cost up renting and buying in what is on the list, or you might be better getting someone in who has all the above and can seal the paving as well. Let me know if you need a number of a company that can help.
The other thing to bear in mind is, we are nearly into November, and though it is a conservatory so under cover and not open to the elements, temperatures are going to play a big part in this as you have to have the paving/floor dry with very little moisture in the air to seal, so does the conservatory get cold and damp over night?
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2015 6:10 pm
by lutonlagerlout
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LLL 
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2015 8:59 pm
by Camtt12
Forgot to mention that the conservatory has got a radiator with a thermostat fitted in it, so temperature can be kept constant, also have a good dehumidifier that can be used, so would like to get it done for Xmas
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 4:06 pm
by RAPressureWashing
Received the photos of the flooring, I have replied by email, let me know if you need anymore help.