How to Polish Kota Stone (and Re-Polish Old Floors)
Updated 2026-11-15
How Kota stone floors are polished and re-polished, and what you can and cannot do at home.
Professional polishing
Kota is ground and polished with a floor-polishing machine using progressively finer abrasives, then buffed.
At home
You can maintain shine with regular cleaning and suitable stone sealers, but restoring a dull floor needs machine polishing.
When to re-polish
When traffic paths look dull or after scratches and stains build up.
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