The Truth About Polishing Marble

When designing your home, you chose marble for its beauty and elegance, but you didn't know how careful you had to be when cleaning it. Though it may look scratch proof and maintainable, marble is actually quite sensitive to cleaning products and scuffs. Read the tips listed below and learn about how to polish the marble in your home.

Marble is a soft, porous stone, causing it to be prone to staining.You should polish marble every couple of weeks or monthly to keep it sparklingly clear and shining. After cleaning, polishing will remove any residue and restore the marble to mint condition.

Marble Maintenance Tips 

l  Clean up spills immediately, especially from vinegar, tomato products, lemon and coffee

l  Never use abrasives, like steel wool

l  Never use cleaners with acidic ingredients or bleach

l  Never use cleaners that are not specially designed for use on marble. See our Recommendation for Marble Cleaners.

Rough Marble Slab prior to Polishing

Let's start by talking about how marble gets it's shiny polished surface. Polished marble is achieved by physically polishing the marble's surface from its natural shape and texture (which is usually very rough) to a very beautiful smooth and shiny surface.

Tools Required to Polish Marble

Clean towels

Polishing powder

Stone sealer

Masking tape

Protective mask and gloves

Solvent-resistant paint brushes

Wet polisher/grinder/sanding machine

diamond polishing pads

White polish pad

White driver pad

Marble paste

Step 1: Protect Surrounding Surfaces

Step 2: Strip Wax and Sealant from Marble

Begin the process of removing existing wax or sealant from marble by thoroughly shaking a can of stripper

Step 3: Sanding Marble

To begin the sanding process, attach the coarsest grit of the recommended diamond polishing pads to the sanding machine and cover the project surface with clean, cold water. With this grit, make two to four passes using a side-to-side motion

Step 4: Final Touches of Marble Polishing Process

To begin the final stage of the marble polishing process, add a buffer pad to the machine and dispense the manufacturer-recommended amount of polishing powder onto the marble surface.

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Conclusion     

Caring for marble can be a difficult process, but the final results are often well worth the effort.