Obsia's Permeators

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marblewonder plusMakes your stones incapable of staining, yellowing and weathering while maintaining colour and magnifying natural texture.

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thassoswonderMakes your stones incapable of staining, yellowing and weathering while magnifying natural whiteness and brightness.

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FOR NATURAL STONES & CEMENT BASED TILES

A Product for complete protection and zero restoration. Protection from defects and deficiencies in natural stones

and cement based surfaces

U.S.A.PERMEATORS


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When it comes to using Stone and Concrete, hard problems come from – as

you would know – stains, etching, cracking, pinholes, efflorescence, dullness,

unevenness in color & finish and the list goes on. Most of these troubles

arise from three causes: porosity, weak binding of stone’s components and

minerals and impurities that became part of stone during its’ formation or after

installation.

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These 3 factors cause a lot of limitations in stone and similarly for concrete and

cement tiles. Porosity, high or low, is responsible for stain and absorption; weak

binding is responsible for flaking, cracking. etc.; and sometimes mineral and

impurities such as iron, salt content and mica present in a lot of stones lead

to brown spots, efflorescence and pinholes. All these add more weak spots

rapidly increases deterioration. Mineral content and binding can also determine

the quality of final finish you can get.

Why Permeators

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Like... the presence of silica results in uneven and low

floor polish & final finish; coarse grain and ash based

stones like sandstones and Mexican Cantera cannot

achieve polished look. Limestones too cannot get a

highly polished finish because it’s naturally occurring

binder is weak.

Overcome

These are just few examples of how porosity, weak

binder and mineral composition can affect how your

stones will perform. So, we realized that we need to

overcome these three limitations and upgrade the

natural quality of stone and concrete. It is all about

making it easy and simple for you to maintain and

clean. We attacked sources and causes of these

limitations and resulting problems rather than creating

another product that just resists. We wanted you to

have a solution that proofs those problems for you.

So, we took inspiration from how stones and concrete

would behave if they were naturally perfect and

mimicked it. We designed Permeators – to make life

simple & easy for you.

Why Permeators

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PROTECTION : WHY DO TOP-COAT SEALERS & IMPREGNATORS ONLY RESIST?

A top-coat is a surface treatment after final

finish. So this is equivalent to you putting a

clear plastic sheet over your floor. It is a barrier

that will keep anything from going in, protecting

the surface. Okay so far but, here are your three

problems:

1. It does not improve the quality of the stone or

overcomes natural defects. It will also prevent

any moisture trapped in the stone or below the

stone from escaping. This will deteriorate the

stone and everything underneath it.

2. They are usually resin based and high in

VOC’s - so it releases toxins which are harmful

to us and the environment.

3. It will gradually turn yellow. It will also require

stripping and re-applying frequently by a

professional. If you choose to do this without

stripping it, each new layer will

be like another “plastic like”

sheet over your stone masking

it. This does increases static

attraction of dust to the surface,

builds pressure and leads to

cracking.

All this means, it creates a

barrier and provides basic protection from

stains at the cost speeding up deterioration and

masking it. It cannot prevent other problems like

weak spots in the stone that lead to cracking;

cannot avoid efflorescence due to presence

of salt and many such problems. It does not

match the natural characteristics of stone and is

harmful. It turns out to be an expensive option

without any major benefits.

TOP COAT SEALERS

Why Can’t I Get The Same Results : Top-Coat Sealers

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An Impregnating sealer or Impregnator on

the other hand is available in both water and

solvent bases. Water based

is non-toxic and solvent-

base gives out toxic fumes.

Impregnator’s philosophy is

to go just below the surface

of the stone and block as

many pores as it can. Good,

that’s what we want. Here is the catch - they

penetrate unevenly and they are only meant to

provide stain-resistance. Because of that, five

things happen when you treat your stone with

impregnators:

1. You get weak protection against penetration

and marks from spilling wine, oil etc.

2. Stone floors and surfaces will need to be

cleaned and maintained with special cleaners

frequently because it is only a stain-resistant

product.

3. They do not protect the surface of the stone

because it sits in the pore below the surface.

So you will see wear and tear on the surface,

yellowing and darkening.

4. You do not get protection against the original

finish and joints.

5. It does not match the natural characteristics

of the stone nor does it harden and strengthen

the stone.

Not to mention, like topcoats, impregnators do

not even address issues like efflorescence and

stones that are prone to cracking or have begun

to crack. Most of these problems result from

mineral composition, external weathering and

structural deformities. So, while it provides mild

stain-resistance, top-coats and impregnators

cannot protect from all the problems that occur

due things other than mild stains. There is

significant maintenance & restoration involved

with such treatments and no all of them can be

gotten rid of.

IMPREGNATING SEALERS

Why Can’t I Get The Same Results : Impregnating Sealers

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Stones treated with Permeators make

cleaning & maintenance easy. All you need

is water & neutral cleaner - it’s that simple.

Permeators correct all structural

blemishes and gives stones a

homogeneous and clear finish.

Permeators act like natural binder that

permanently prevents crumbling and

flaking.

Permeators drop stone’s porosity to

ZERO up to a depth of 5mm to 6mm

making absorption impossible.

This means original look will remain

& no more problems like stains, dust,

efflorescence & permanent etching.

Permeators go deep into the stone

matching stone’s natural characteristics. It

is not a top coat that will wear or peel.

Permeator treated stones are weather-

proof & protects from fungal growth due to

zero porosity after the treatment.

TOP 10 : WHY PERMEATORS PROVIDE BETTER PROTECTION THAN SEALERS?

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9 Stones like limestone, sandstone, ash

based Cantera can now achieve super

glossy look - never been done before.

10 Permeators boosts hardness & strength

of any stone to discontinue problems like

cracking, pinholes and many others.

It can restore stones that have any

signs of deterioration. Once treated it

will also becomes restoration-free.

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Top 10 Reasons : Permeators Better Than Sealers

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Permeators have a strong self-penetrating power that allows uniform descent up to

5mm to 6mm deep. It replicates the natural structure of the stone. It also drops the

absorption rate to ZERO up to the depth of penetration and makes the structure of

the stone dense and compact. This still keeps the stone breathable and protects both

the surface and the structural integrity of the stone up to the depth of 5mm - 6mm.

During Permeator’s curing process, it develops a solid integration and bonding with the

molecular structure. This gets rid of porosity & micro-pores. Zero absorption means, stones

and the joints, do not absorb stains, don’t etch permanently and do not allow dust & dirt

to penetrate. Stones look cleaner and continue looking the same without discolouration.

Same protection is extended to joints as well, which sealers cannot provide.

After curing and binding, the stone is structurally hardened and strengthened. So they are

strongly protected from harmful agents such as heavy foot traffic, extreme temperature and

bacteria/fungus. It hardens weak spots & veins to prevent splits and cracks. Stones bound

strongly can withstand exposure to harsh environments and still be cleaned easily without

re-application. Of course increase in hardness & strength stops problems like flaking and

crumbling.

UNDERSTAND : HOW PERMEATORS GIVE YOU A 360º PROTECTION?STAIN-PROOFING

DUST-PROOFING

WEATHER-PROOFING

Permeators: 360º Protection

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COMPARISON : HOW MUCH RELIEF CAN YOU GET?

PROBLEMS SEALERS & IMPREGNATORS PERMEATORS

WATER SPOTS

WEATHERING

DARK & OPEN JOINTS

YELLOW & DULL LOOK

EXTREME TEMP CHANGES

INCONVENIENT RE-APPLICATION

LONG-LASTING FINAL FINISH

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Mild Protection with Reapplication Full Protection. Never Reapply

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Stops Permanently

STAINS Only Stain Resistant Total Stain-Proofing✓

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CRACKS, PITTING & PINHOLES x Stops Permanently✓

STRUCTURAL BLEMISHES Has No Effect Remove completely✓

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Longest-Lasting Final Finish

No Re-Sealing Required Again

Safe Extreme Temp. Changes

SHADE & POLISH VARIATION ✓x Minimized Between Tiles

Revives Original Color & Finish

FLAKING & CRUMBLING ✓x Stops Permanently Due To

Retains Original Appearance

EFFLORESCENCE ✓x

POST-CARE & MAINTENANCE ✓ Just Water or Neutral CleanerRequires Special Cleaners

Stops it Permanently

Comparison: Differences in Performance

ETCHING ✓ Temporary EtchingPermanent & Unprotected

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THASSOS WONDER for White Stones

A premium product that magnifies natural

whiteness and brightness with a flawless

finish. Eliminates mild colour variations, minute

water marks and pinholes. With hardening and

strengthening you also get complete stain-prooing,

dust-proofing and weather-proofing.

MARBLE WONDER+ for All Stones

As with Permeators, stones become stain-proof,

dust-proof and weather-proof. Color remains

same and magnifies natural texture and finish

to look clean and clear. All products harden and

strengthen the stone structurally while curbing

structural deficiencies and deformities.

TWO : PERMEATORS

Two Types of Permeators

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CASE STUDY : HOW LONDON HUIS CUT THE COST OF REPLACING ENTIRE WHITE MARBLE FLOOR?

London Huis is a villa in the prestigious community of Dubai’s Emilrate Hills. Their 10,000 sq.ft. of white marble floor had been less than 6 months old when it started showing signs of deterioration. Mr. Nalinda, London Huis’ House Manger, got in touch with Obsia on a friend’s recommendation. When we inspected the marble floor in June 2010, grey water spots, wood polish stains and yellow stains had spread all across their floor. They also had cracking in some of the slabs and expanding joints that collected dust and dirt daily along with few other problems.

The couple who owned London Huis were deeply troubled with grey spots, gradual

yellowing and rough spots attracting dirt on the marble floor. To make matters

worse for Mr. Nalinda, House Manager at London Huis, the floors became inundated

with dull patches and poor final polish. Joints also were expanding and taking in

dirt/dust making them dark and dirty. Each stone issue combined to deteriorate

and age a beautiful white marble floor. Mr. Nalinda’s homeowners believed that

all the issues with their stone were particular to the quality of the stone. So they

concluded they would have to move to a temporary residence and replace the floor.

When Mr. Nalinda invited Obsia’s Technical Director, Mr. Kishore Govani, to assess

the flooring in the Villa he immediately recognised the issues with the white marble

floor. These problems were narrowed down to factors such as: high porosity, weak

spots in the structure, softness, unsealed back surface to stop penetration of water

released during initial setting of cement. Variation in shade between the stone slabs

was also visible due difference in mineral compositions.

• Yellowing

• Grey Water Spots due to unsealed back surface

• Open and Expanding Joints

• Cracking due softness & weak spots

• Uneven & Dull Polish

• Shade Variation between slabs

• Complex Maintenance & Cleaning Procedures

THE PROBLEMS

Case Study : London Huis

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THE SOLUTION

Yellowing of Marble was caused by presence of

iron within the stone. Since porosity had never been

eliminated, moisture and water were reacting with

iron in the stone producing rust. Similarly, dust & dirt

too were gradually penetrating into the stone. With

ThassosWonder, porosity has been brought down to

zero. So, now dust does not penetrate and iron does

not react with moisture/water to form rust and yellow

the stone.

Grey Water Spots, as Mr. Nalinda found out was caused

by moisture and water released from underneath the

stone. ThassosWonder (white Permeator) covered

existing grey spots. Any recurrence of these spots is

also stopped completely due to zero porosity.

Cracking in slabs occurred

due to multiple reasons

- weak spots and air

gaps underneath the

slabs. ThassosWonder

strengthened and hardened

the stone up to 5-6mm

depth. In spite of the air gaps, in two years, only one of

the existing cracks opened up instead of floor being

split into numerous pieces with new cracking. This

saved them the cost of re-fixing the slabs. Hardening

and strengthening also prevented disintegration and

pitting due to rust already present in the slabs.

Expanding Joints left

wide & open gaps that

were attracting lots of dirt

and dust. Our Permeator

process strengthened

the joints and made them

non-porous. The joints no

longer open up, darken or

look dirty.

Original Finish Had Been Hard To Maintain due to

foot traffic and is normally impossible to revive outside

of the factory setting. This can sometimes lead, as it

did for Mr. Nalinda, to dull and rough patches in high

traffic areas. We even made the entire floor even in

color, texture and finish.

Final gloss was boosted

to much higher standard

than the original polish.


Before Obsia’s treatment, you had open joints. How big a difference do you when compared to before the treatment.

The joints are sealed and we don’t see expansion as the chemical you use to bond them is hard.

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What do you see in the final finish?

Whiteness & brightness“

What delighted you the most about our treatment?

The strength of the marble developed and the resilience of the stone.

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OTHER BENEFITS

Their cleaning and

maintenance procedures

became tremendously simple.

Now, the only thing they

do is normal cleaning by

sweeping and mopping with

a household cleaner - they do

not need any special chemical

for maintenance. They also

do require any professional

maintenance or restoration

services. They didn’t have any

more staining and problems like yellowing also did not

reappear.

Sealers/Impregnators should

only be used if you need

mild stain-resistance. For

things like etching, restoration

and renovation, a fool-proof

solution like Permeators

is what is needed to solve

tough problems, end recurring

deterioration and stop weathering. There are many

other problems Permeators have been used to solve

too. Use my personal contact info, to get your custom

questions answered.

AFTER TREATMENT

Mr. Nalinda walked across

a smooth glass-like finish

that surpassed his and the

homeowners expectations.

With the Permeators, Mr.

Nalinda said they had

reduced maintenance and cleaning to keep their floor in

pristine condition. Obsia’s solution not only saved floor

replacement costs but also removed maintenance and

future restoration costs.

Grishma GovaniDirectorT: (+001) 832.798.9401 E: [email protected]

If you have trouble reviving your stone to match when

you first got it - find out by how much you can reverse

the weathering process

including etching & restoring

original appearance.

Our approach to cleaning has changed after the treatment.

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What delighted you the most about our treatment?

The strength of the marble developed and the resilience of the stone.

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What is your opinion of the final results?

We are very happy with the results and we have no hesitation to recommend Obsia anytime.

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Q&A : HOW DID ROYAL GROUP HQ CHANGE THEIR CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE WITH PERMEATORS?

1. What were the underlying problems you were aware of before

contacting Obsia?

Completely porous - we tried to clean it and the dirt & stains kept going

in. Flooring was one year old Limestone. Dust from shoe marks goes

inside along with the water when we tried to clean the floor.

2. Is absorption zero after Permeator treatment?

Yes, completely zero.

3. How has your maintenance and cleaning procedures before and

after the Permeator treatment changed?

We were just mopping with water before, but had to stop cleaning

since the floor was absorbing all the dirt along with water. Floors

looked dirtier after cleaning. Now we are just cleaning daily with water

to get shining & squeaky clean floors.

After

Before

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After

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4. Would you recommend our product? What reasons would you give?

We would definitely recommend your product & service as best value for money and most

effective. For about a year we were searching for a specialist to treat the floor to remedy

the faults when we came to know the issue. Then we met “Obsia” at Dubai Expo, who

solved the issue. We have left our small stationery room untreated. We show people the

difference.

5. What do you see in the final finish?

Before the treatment, flooring looked like limestone with natural look - now it’s looking like

granite.

6. How big a difference do you see in the appearance compared to what it was like

previously?

Huge difference.

7. How did you solve or try to solve your problems prior to our treatment?

We tried cleaning it with water before but stone would just absorb all the dust and dirt

along with it instead of cleaning. So we had to stop cleaning all together because it was

making the floor worse than it was before. All we wanted is a floor that requires cleaning

only with water. Simple maintenance.

8. How do you rate our knowledge and expertise?

I would give full marks for knowledge and expertise.

Minimize your maintenance and cleaning hassles. To try, you can e-mail Grishma Govani at [email protected] or call (+001) 832 798 9401

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DIY : TEST THE DIFFERENCE IN PERFORMANCE BETWEEN SEALERS & PERMEATORS?

Take two samples of the same

stone. Make sure one is treated

with the sealer of your choice

and the other with Permeator

(see how to get a Permeator

treated sample below). Immerse

both stone samples into blue

ink. Pull it out after 48 hours and

grind the surface of the edges

with Emory paper to observe

ink absorption. You will clearly

see that stones treated with

Permeators will not absorb ink

clearly up to a depth of 5mm-

6mm whereas a sealer treated

stone will have absorbed the ink.

This test is similar to blue ink

test. Take two samples of the

same stone - one is treated with

the sealer of your choice and

the other with Permeator (see

how to get a Permeator treated

sample below). Immerse both

stone samples into oil. Pull it

out after 48 hours and grind

the surface of the edges with

Emory paper to see the where

the oil has been absorbed. You

will see that stones treated with

Permeators will not absorb any

oil up to a depth of 5mm to

6mm whereas a sealer treated

stone will have absorbed the oil.

Just like the other two tests,

take two stone samples - one

treated with sealer and other

with Permeator. Next, make

some paste with by mixing mud

or soil and water. Then rub it on

the surface of the stone and let

it sit for 48 hours. Clean them.

You will notice that the surface

of sealer treated stone will

look yellow and dirty whereas

a Permeator treated stone is

clear. This will give you a good

indication of how the sealer

will perform when it faces dust,

dirt and many such weathering

factors mentioned earlier in the

real world.

BLUE INK TEST OIL TEST MUD TEST

DIY Testing

You can get Permeator treated stone to test for free by e-mailing Grishma Govani at [email protected] or by calling (+001) 832 798 9401.

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Innovative Permeators have enabled us to do things we have

never been able to do with surfaces, tiles and slabs that are

made of natural stones or are cement based. So here is quick

list of amazing things you can use Permeators to…

Stop permanent etching. Get complete protection from marks that sealers just cannot avoid.

Even strengthen limestones & other soft stones to use for previously unused applications such as exterior façades.

Even get the same protection for joints. Yes that means no changes to the appearance after treatment.

Make maintenance super easy. No weekly, monthly or annual special maintenance supplies.

Make tiles or slabs thinner & still get stronger protection against weathering due to boost in strength & hardness.

Choose to get longest lasting & super high gloss on any stone you like. Even on sandstones & cement-based tiles.

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Stop discolouration that comes few years or even months after installation. You now keep the original colour and brightness intact.

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Get simplified and cost-effective cleaning. One of our customer’s cleaning staff maintains the floors only with water.

Stop cracking & pitting that are caused due to structural deformities. You can do this even after it has begun to crack & pit.

Restore old floors to look like new & stop deterioration & reappearance by giving them Permeator Protection - all at once. Obsia

natural stone. perfected.

Prevent or stop efflorescence due to salt present within the stone or the in the surroundings.


STOP ALL YOUR PROBLEMS NOW. If you would like to try before you buy, we will treat your sample with Permeator for free.

Get in touch with us to find out how.

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