Cleaning and Polishing a Terrazzo Tiled Floor
Terrazzo is a very hard surface so we used a set of 17” diamond encrusted burnishing pads to cut the surface back to its original appearance. There are four pads in the set which fit a rotary machine, the first pad is red and is used together with a little water to remove sealers. You then move onto the white pad which is the first polishing pad and designed to remove ingrained dirt, next you use the yellow pad which polishes the surface further and can smooth rough surfaces. Before applying the final polishing pad it’s necessary to tackle the grout with Tile Doctor Pro-Clean which is a powerful alkaline cleaner specially designed for use on Tile and Grout where acidic products can harm the tile. Unfortunately machinery struggles in this area and so it’s necessary to tackle this problem by hand using a stiff brush.
The final polishing of the Terrazzo Tile floor was done using a Green 17" Twister Pad and a small amount of water to give a deep high shine finish. The floor was rinsed down to remove any soil and particles from the polishing and allowed to dry before sealing the Tile Doctor Ultra-Seal which is a penetrating sealer recommended for both Terrazzo and Grout formulated to provide maximum stain protection.
