Faber Star Shine | Porcelain Polishing Cream

A Look At The Faber Star Shine 5Kg

Natural stone surfaces, be they indoors or outdoors, are durable installations that can last for ages if properly taken care of. This involves routine cleaning to get rid of the gunk that piles up on them, aspects like using sealants, all through to polishing to maintain that appealing lustre. The barrage of abuse that the floors receive on a daily basis especially in high-traffic establishments, stains on the countertops in your busy kitchen, intense scrubbing to remove the scale deposits on the bathroom walls- these take a toll on the affected surfaces. The Faber Star Shine 5Kg, a water-based polishing cream, comes in to take away that dull look, and revitalise the surface.

Protects and shines

The Faber Star Shine 5Kg enables you to achieve a deeper and longer lasting shine, combining both chemical and mechanical aspects of the process. It acts directly on the surface itself, and even enhances the natural tone and colouration of the material. Its formulation enables you to achieve a result that surpasses traditional mechanical polishing, and it even saves on your time since you won’t need to rely on end-stage polishing grains. In addition to the vitreous shine, the product seals the pores of the material, in effect increasing its dirt resistance. This makes the cleaning programs that will follow a breeze. Non-slip properties on dry floor conditions are also improved, and the resultant shine itself gets to last floor long. In fact, this makes it effective for polishing surfaces that handle intense levels of foot traffic. The Faber Star Shine 5Kg also maintains the surface hardness of the structure.

This water-based polishing cream is versatile. It can be directly used on granite, porcelain stoneware, quartz and quartz-resin agglomerates, plus siliceous materials. Do you have green marble or onyx marble installations- or basically any other marble surface, where polishing powders simply don’t give you the desired polishing results? Turn to the Faber Star Shine 5Kg. it even works on the resin part of the marble-resin agglomerates, working together with the recommended marble powder polish. In cases of sandstone, slates, or the filled basaltina surface, you can polish them with the Star Shine, but only after they have undergone polishing with an ultra-fine grain treatment, clocking a rating above 3000. Treating with a water-repellent may also be required here depending on the type of the material. The Faber Star Shine 5Kg can also be used to bring the gloss to dark materials. In this case, simply mix the product with the recommended dark pigments to get that desired deep and uniform result for the black-coloured surfaces. What’s more, by turning to the Star Shine cream, you will be using one of Faber quality products, trusted by builders, homeowners, business executives and surface care specialists. The brand itself has been providing solutions for over three decades now, and have built a solid reputation in European, Middle East, all through to Asian markets. Core to this success is the heavy investments that go into the research and development of cutting edge solutions for both natural stone and man-made materials, and a strict adherence to industry quality standards.

How To Use The Faber Star Shine 5Kg

Follow these steps:

1. Clean the surface. Any dirt and dust present should first be removed. Ensure that the area is dry before you proceed. Remember to cover the adjacent sections that are not to be worked on.
2. Shake the container. The product comes as a white solid compound, but the shaking will easily revert it back to its creamy state. Don’t worry- even though the consistency may be different as it varies in between the creamy and solid state, it won’t affect the quality of the results. In fact, you can go right ahead and apply it in its solid state if you’re using polishing machines, as their rotary action will bring out a creamy consistency.
3. Pour some of the Faber Star Shine onto the surface. Generally, you can use 2/3 spoonfuls of the product on every 1 m2 of surface.
4. Immediately after pouring the product onto the target area, distribute it with the single disc machine onto which a white pad has been fitted. Note that it should be set to 150-200 rpm.
5. Dry buff the area, continuing with the polishing until all of the product has dried.
6. Proceed onto the next area, using the same pour-and-polish steps, until the entire surface has been covered.
7. Vacuum the area, or use a broom, to get rid of any residue that has been left behind. You can also use a dry or damp cloth in case you were working on a small section.

You can now allow traffic back onto the area.

If you want to increase the shine level, repeat the steps above. Usually, one needs around 2-3 applications. This also applies for those cases where you’re revitalising really worn out surfaces, or buffing after the initial polishing. Maintenance polishing usually just requires 1-2 applications. Since there won’t be overlaps, you achieve the desired surface shine, and it will be consistent over the areas that were treated separately. You won’t have to worry about any defects popping up.

Tips For Using The Faber Star Shine 5Kg

• It’s recommended that you work in stages. Divide up the area into sections of 1 m2 that will be easier to manage. There won’t be any overlapping defects. The end result will be an even, smooth shine.
• The temperature of the surface to be worked on should be between 5°C and 40°C
• When working with the single disc machine, use concentric movements, in order to ensure that the product has been evenly distributed over the area.
• Are you not certain of whether the product is compatible with your particular surface? Carry out a spot test on a small, hidden area.
• When it comes to maintaining surfaces treated with the Faber Star Shine 5Kg, use Neugel or AlgaFloor for the routine cleaning; Faber 30 when you want to get rid of really stubborn soiling; to maintain that shine use K400 for granite surfaces, K500 for porcelain stoneware and quartz or even GQ 500 which works on all surfaces; and Faber Protex WB or Hidro 150 for the surface protection.

Faber Star Shine 5Kg