First of all I have been cleaning this floor for many years. It's Jura Marble and it had become scuffed and dull and lost it's original appearance.
Jura Marble or Jura Limestone are the trademarks of a beige, grey (grey-blue) limestone which is found in the Franconian region, just north of upper Bavaria in the south of Germany.
Jura limestone is a sedimentary stone and has a very fine graininess and contains many fossils and shell intrusions. Jura Limestone was formed approximately 175 million years ago. This time is described as the upper Malm, which is also described as the earth's middle age. Economically, it is the most important stone in Germany.
The Wife considered it Limestone although husband says it's Marble derived from the Jurassic period. I would tend to agree with husband as it is grey in appearance and defiantly from Germany with fossils evident. There is some conflict here.
Regardless of the above, I cleaned it and then used a Klindex no 3 pad and then finished with a brown buffer pad whilst the diamond residue was still wet on the surface which restored the original sheen.....it looked pretty good (not high polish).
I noticed that even before and after, the surface of the stone would not absorb water.
This is the problem. I used stone soap to seal the floor which I recommended to the customer and to follow on with cleaning. It seems to be sitting on the floor and causing blemishing and streaking. (in other words, it's not absorbing). My thoughts are that in all probability that this floor does not need any kind of seal or treatment post cleaning or honing due to the Bielby Layer. I may have to remove the stone soap residue or the customer may have to live with it to keep a protective layer and live with it if she wants.
Therefore, can anyone recommend how to maintain these floors once they have been cleaned?