Marble Getting Dull

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Marble getting dull.

You can polish the flooring either by dry sanding or wet sanding. When once shiny marble turns dull the culprit is often etched damage from acids. Marble polishing and etching are commonly misunderstood those dull water spots and glass rings etch marks are baffling. Take care of your marble on a weekly basis to make sure it s clean and kept shining.

Marble floor polishing can remove small scratches. Glassy marble gets its shine from vigorous abrasion similar to the way wood becomes smooth when it s sanded. Yes dull spots can show up on this polished stone but the occasional imperfection is easy enough to fix. Getting out pesky stains.

If you don t catch a spill quickly hello red wine spilled at a lasts until 2am dinner party there s hope. Marble flooring is beautiful but can become dull or scratched just from daily wear and tear. While you can t remove deep scratches that go all the way through the gel coat it is possible to restore the surface and shine using extremely fine sandpaper and polishing compounds. Cultured marble is made of a mixture of polyester resin limestone dust fillers and pigments with a clear gel coat finish on top.

Here s how to restore the color and shine to your marble countertop or vanity sink cultured marble vs solid marble. When my husband and i were researching our kitchen renovation a couple years ago marble countertops were the clear frontrunner but we were nervous about the inevitable etching. And often people hold false assumptions and have incorrect ideas about how to polish marble or how marble polishing is actually performed to create a shiny surface finish. Most homeowners have at some point scratched their marble countertops or cleaned them with the wrong products.

Use special silicone carbide sandpaper in range of grits to slowly work out those imperfections. The result is usually a dull finish rather than the sparkle and shine that used to be evident.