Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

We have travertine floors all over our house. After 8 years of quite a few house parties and two dogs our floors completely lost their shine and were always dirty looking. I looked into hiring someone for a restoration process and was blown away by the cost. I decided to try out this Oreck Orbiter. I also purchased the "natural stone kit" which included the correct brush, a cleaner, and a white terry cloth pad. I scrubbed the floors with the brush and cleaner. Then went back over with a clean mop to get off the film and buffed dried with the terry cloth pad. It took off an awesome amount of grime and the grout started to look cleaner. The floors were still dull and it didn't take much time with two dogs for it to start going back to what it was before. I did some research, watched a couple of YouTube videos, and decided I was going to restore my own floors with diamond pads. I ordered the 800, 1500, and 3000 grit Gorilla Diamond Pads. I have never done any type of floor restoration and was nervous. I did a side bathroom that no one ever uses to test how to use these polishing pads. It wasn't hard and my floors had the wet look back. I did the entire kitchen over the weekend. With clean water, my diamond pads, terry cloth pad, and the Oreck orbiter, I restored my floors. They now have this beautiful, wet look back. This machine has already paid for itself considering the quote another company was trying to give me. I then sealed my floors with Aqua Mix and buffed out the residue with the Orbiter. My grout and travertine look amazing. Yes the honing process does take time but after 8 years of no real maintenance, I knew this would be a project. Now that I have this machine, I will be able to maintain the polished look every 6 to 12 months in high traffic area. Maintenance will now take no time at all. If anyone has a lot of high quality flooring, this should be a staple in your home. It is as necessary as a vacuum. Flooring companies will not tell you to buy this equipment because they want you to call them back after two years so they can do the work of honing, restoring, and resealing for an ENORMOUS price. This was the best purchase I have made in a long time. As soon as I am done with the travertine in the rest of the rooms, I am going to start investing in pads for the wood floors in my bedroom. This is a deep cleaning machine and perfect to use for spring cleaning a house. Oh by the way, I am 31 year old female and I restored my kitchen floors all by myself. If I can do it, anyone can do it. Just get the diamond polishing pads and this awesome machine!