You can indeed polish it.

The 60x30 tiles we bought from the quarry....they still had some saw marks on them and we ordered them to be polished and what we got was nice and smooth....in general.....sandstone tiles.

Some were so smooth you run your fingers across it and it feels like marble....almost....with some imagination...and eyes closed.....anyway, it can be done.

Sandstone is a wonderful material if used correctly and i shall prove it by putting up the pics when completed next week......if not fucked up in the meantime.

I have plans for s asuperb sandstone house one day and already priced the blocks for it.

In Oz there a some old spectacular homesteads made from sandstone that have been around for a hundred years.

In Sydney, there are buildings in the business centre completely constructed of snadstone and look spectacular.

Thanks Dubai for that info, will come in handy.

The waterproof/stain treatment we put on the stone was one recommended by the stone company, it is one they always use.....cannot remember name, but a US import job.

I have run a couple of experiments on scrap stone pieces, first was using a stone sealant called 'topcote'....I used this with both normal spirit thinners and a natural Gum/citrus thinners......second was using Tung oil with the citrus/gum thinners and have various results from both.

the Tung I have this time around is a little dark and makes the stone finish darker than the other finishes, but getting a very light Tung oil is possible and might be the go.

Tung and Citrus has a very nice effect and the smell is glorious.