Stone & Tile Restoration

What You Need to Know About Silicon Impregnator Removal When it comes to silicon impregnator removal, the results will vary depending on what type of surface the impregnator was applied to, how long it has been there, and what methods you are using... Read More

Customize Your Silicon Impregnator Application Methods Different types of natural stone have unique properties, so restoration and protection methods will vary from one stone to the next. When it comes to silicon impregnators, here’s what you... Read More

What Impregnator is Supposed to Do Ideally, when impregnator is applied to stone, it penetrates into the pores of the stone. However, this isn’t always the case.  What Causes Impregnator to Bead Fred Hueston, Chief Technical Director of... Read More

Why Applying Silicon Impregnator to Wet Marble is a Bad Idea Stone restoration contractors who are ready to pack up and call it a day may be tempted to apply silicon impregnator before stone dries out. This is a bad idea, for several reasons.  Fred... Read More

How to Speed Drying Time Before Applying a Silicon Impregnator To ensure that an application of silicon impregnator inhibits staining and offers protection, it should be applied to stone that is dry. The problem is that stone restoration contractors... Read More

Tips for Silicon Impregnator Application Proper silicon impregnator application is necessary for a variety of reasons. In this article, Fred Hueston, Chief Technical Director of Surface Care Pros and owner of Stone Forensics provides tips for silicon... Read More

Why Water-Based Impregnators Leave a Remove Rainbow-Colored Film If your idea of fun as a kid was going outside with a bottle of bubble solution and a wand, it probably wasn’t long before you noticed a weird phenomenon where a swirling rainbow... Read More

Restoring Stone Sealed With a Silicon Impregnator Every stone restoration contractor knows that when a stone floor or surface is polished, abrasive friction removes the uppermost layer of the stone, revealing the brand new stone underneath. Since the... Read More

How Stone Consolidants Work Exposure to wind, rain, and temperature fluctuations can take a toll on stone and masonry. Other environmental factors that can cause degradation include pollution, physical stresses like vibration, and exposure to acids,... Read More

Think Twice Before Using a Silicon-Based Impregnator on a Historic Limestone Building Limestone, a calcium-based sedimentary stone, is a building material that has been utilized for centuries. The Pentagon, the Lincoln Memorial, The Empire State... Read More