Start with 800#marble polishing discs: Install the 800# marble polish pad to the grinder. This disc will help to further refine the surface and remove scratches or imperfections from previous grinding steps. Allocate 35% of the total grinding time to fine grinding: Determine the total grinding ...
The high-gloss finish works to your disadvantage as you polish. The higher the gloss, the more light reflects off at a different angle from imperfections. This is why you now see the scratches in your marble floor as light that hits the scratches bounces away from you at a different angle...
Prepare the polish: Once the surface is smooth, it’s time for the final polish. Use a polishing cloth and soak it in a suitable marble polish. Make sure the polish is evenly distributed on the cloth. Polish in the same direction: Apply the polish evenly to the marble surface, using th...
How to clean marble surfaces Marble is soft and porous so should always be cleaned with extra care and attention to detail. The key to keeping a marble floor or surface clean, without having to spend an inordinate amount of time scrubbing away, is not allowing dirt to build up over time....
How to Polish a Damaged Marble Countertop: When we bought our condo, the marble countertops in the bathrooms were already badly damaged by inappropriate cleansers. In one bathroom, there were drip marks and the imprint of a spritzer-bottle from something
Create marble mugs using nail polish with these simple tips. You can easily make your white coffee cups look like they have been painted with watercolors.
Strangstad, Lynette. "How to Clean and Polish Marble." The Old-House Journal, October 1982, pp. 208-211 Tudor, Phoebe B., Frank G. Matero, and Robert J. Koestler. "A case study of the compatibility of biocidal cleaning and consolidation in the restoration of a marble statue." In Biod...
How to clean and polish marbleStrangstad, Lynette
Polishing a marble floor can make a very slippery surface when wet, so take precaution when other people may walk on those floors shortly after you’ve polished them. Marble is so gorgeous, with luxurious beauty, that it is well worth the time it takes to learn and apply these few marble...
You'll find further discussion of etching on the Marble Polishing & Etch Repair page along with helpful information about how a marble surface is "finished" and techniques to polish marble.Best use of marble is for powder baths, table tops, tub surrounds, a marble shower, floor tile and ...