Granite countertop need for conservation

    Granite countertops conservation, as the term suggests, is granite panels on the washing Stone, maintenance and protection. Cleaning and maintenance granite countertop is the pollution granite stone panels on the washing governance and day-to-day maintenance. Protection refers to the protective agent in smearing granite panels so as to protect the granite countertop Stone role.

    Many of those who deal with the Stones have such a view: Granite countertop is a need maintenance durability of materials. In fact, this view is wrong. Stone granite panels because itself has a natural prominent physical characteristics - absorbent (General granite water absorption in the 0.1-0.2%). This piling up because of unreasonable, packaging, shipping, as well as outside sources of pollution, such as water vapor, water, oil, etc. to contact, Stone easily produce cleaner. Users often encountered the problem of pollution are: Pan-alkali, rust spots, Tuha  yellow, oil spots, oil grouper, yellow and weathered rope, aging, faded, the luster wear. In addition, we Construction Engineering Construction personnel often encounter problems such as water grouper do not do it - Stone Construction wet stickers after the watermark phenomenon often encountered in the project are the issue, but also one of the main causes of the dispute.
 
    These light of these emerging issues, design and construction staff have thought about many ways to solve, we often used in the construction of the dry hanging Stone Technology is one way, but it can only be a means to a certain extent, prevent the emergence of pan-alkali, which can effectively prevent the formation of other pollution, because Stone still has absorbent, with the rain outside the erosion, water absorption after Stone still has emerged rust spots, macular, water spots and other issues, as Stone contains minerals and iron oxide, water absorption when it will emerge after rust. Other costs generally higher dry hanging Stone (200-300 yuan / m 2), to a certain extent, to the owners greatly increased its financial burden, this method is not the most effective way.

    So how is economical and effective in preventing pollution granite countertops of have? Then granite stone conservation on the panel came into being, granite stone conservation panels and overseas have 30 years of history, and some countries in Europe and the United States, granite countertops conservation is known, the main points cleansing stone conservation and protection are the main tenets of protection is in protective agent . With the infiltration of solvent material effect granite countertop, the question naturally volatile solvent, effective material and granite stone crystal panels in the granite stone surface panel formed under an effective protective barrier to prevent the external and internal contamination infiltration and thus to protect the granite surface plate stone, granite extend the life of panel Stone role. Because the protective panels after the granite stone, significantly reduce its water absorption, it can be said that virtually non-absorbent, then as long as the water seepage not enter the stone, it can not produce pollution.
    The protective panels Taiwan after the granite stone with the following six features:
    1. Waterproof
    2. Antifouling
    3. Anti - ultraviolet (delay Stone bleaching time)
    4. Antifreeze, anti-solubility
    5. Taiwan maintain granite panels Stone permeability
    6. Lower day-to-day maintenance difficulty

    Protective construction methods mainly of two, a granite countertops pre-construction units do Protection One is done after the construction of protective stone to establish pre-construction done protective viewpoint, start from scratch, start from the root. No staining was wide. Granite countertops conservation approach generally very simple, does not require special tools.

    So when some engineers might ask, now the hotel with wax, then what is it? Waxing is currently China's largest hotel industry in the use of a maintenance granite ground panel approach, it can be said that this is a wrong and maintenance methods. Why? Because the wax is a gas-tight sealing agent, when the kick down the wax, though the outside world can not enter the water and Humidity stone house, to a certain extent, prevent pollution, but the granite countertops internal and following Humidity sealing wax because of the influence of sporadic not come out, this long-term accumulation of water vapor in granite Stone internal panel , and will lead granite panels of stone disease; general and the wax will affect granite countertop's natural color, often waxing panel would undermine granite stone surface, the granite countertop stone shortened life expectancy. So now Europe and the United States has basically developed countries do not use waxing approach to maintenance granite countertop, but using granite stone conservation agent. (Specific see Table 1)

    Table 1 Granite countertop of the difference between wax and protective agent

    Timeliness of granite stone color panels to protect degree of permeability use
    Wax 2-6 months a greater impact on the indoor surface of the gas-tight protection
    Protection of 3-15 years less protection to maintain permeability deep indoor, outdoor

    Most of the current domestic and international use an advanced high-tech granite countertop stone conservation products - permeability protective agent. It mainly of two types, that is water-based and solvent-based, most of the solvent-protective agent are toxic flammable products, it belongs to the protective agent of primary products, it is now gradually be eliminated. Granite countertops conservation abroad has more than 30 years of development history, with the granite countertops’ conservation technology development, the l foreign granite countertop conservation products have gradually transition to waterborne ((EPPs) products. (Specific see table 2)

    Table 2 Granite countertops with the water-based protective agent difference solvent-protective agent

    Timeliness of granite countertop color toxic combustion of construction requirements
    Waterborne protective agent 5-15 years without prejudice to nontoxic Formulating Technology for Inflammable

    Solvent-protective agent 1-3, influential toxic flammable need ventilation equipment

    Also in clearing projects, such as construction of the future we encountered similar problems, please do not worry! Once they are contaminated after cleaning quite difficult with the use of adverse cleaning agent, and forcibly pollutes removed, it will only hurt granite countertops’ surface, accelerated deterioration, but are self-defeating. Then please use the granite countertop dedicated scavenger, it will effectively help you solve the problem.

    Stone conservation purpose is to provide a safe and effective maintenance of operating procedures and stone products, which can guide our consumers, architects, manufacturers, and so on the proper use of Stone installation, so as to protect the stone's natural characteristics, Stone extend life.

    Families rarely used granite countertop before, of course, encountered granite stone panels less pollution problem. But with social progress and the development of decorative, granite countertop dosage units multiplied growth, will inevitably bring about a wide range of granite countertop pollution problems. Therefore, we must establish a granite stone panels Prevention (that is, do Protection) concept, in order to reduce unnecessary troubles and economic losses. Currently granite countertops’ conservation issues has caused a national building materials and coatings industry associations, a high degree of attention, with the development of architectural decoration, the granite countertop conservation also the prospect of ever-changing. panels and granite countertop in stone conservation in the utilization rate now but 5%. Therefore we say that granite countertop conservation is a Chao yang industry,