Marble Getting Dull

When once shiny marble turns dull the culprit is often etched damage from acids.

Marble getting dull.

Marble flooring is beautiful but can become dull or scratched just from daily wear and tear. 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. For most organic food stains the marble institute. So we paid visits to every marble topped bar and marble furnished ice cream parlor we could find cocking our heads to the side peering down long polished surfaces to examine the damage left by countless drippy.

Follow this guide on how to polish marble. You can polish the flooring either by dry sanding or wet sanding. Getting out pesky stains. 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.

Never use harsh cleaners on your marble or even natural products such as vinegar as these can ruin your marble. Here s how to restore the color and shine to your marble countertop or vanity sink cultured marble vs solid marble. Take care of your marble on a weekly basis to make sure it s clean and kept shining. Yes dull spots can show up on this polished stone but the occasional imperfection is easy enough to fix.

Cultured marble is made of a mixture of polyester resin limestone dust fillers and pigments with a clear gel coat finish on top. Marble floor polishing can remove small scratches. Use special silicone carbide sandpaper in range of grits to slowly work out those imperfections. If you don t catch a spill quickly hello red wine spilled at a lasts until 2am dinner party there s hope.

The result is usually a dull finish rather than the sparkle and shine that used to be evident. Most homeowners have at some point scratched their marble countertops or cleaned them with the wrong products.