What is the best way to polish marble.?

Question

I am installing marble countertops in my home and I want to know what the best way to polish them before installation.

Answer 1

The glossy look of polished marble is due to the reflection of light on the millions of microscopic crystals that make up marble. If the surface is perfectly smooth, then the light will reflect in straight angles thus providing that high-gloss, mirror-like look. As the surface wears with age & use, the once smooth, flat facets of the crystals cease to be so and the light striking the surface scatters instead of reflecting at sharp angles.

This is a matter of optics more than a flaw in the material. Most highly-valued marble found on antique furniture or hundreds of years old estate floors typically will not show a high-gloss reflection, but rather the soft, gentle glow of light's scattering on it's tastefully-aged, graceful surface. Large commercial floors, like Vegas casinos for example, will actually apply a coating over the stone that is repeatedly stripped and replaced in order to provide a false, polished aesthetic but also helps protect the surface from casual abrasion with foot traffic.

To re-polish marble, the best way is to hire a natural stone countertop fabricator or qualified stone installer to polish the surface with a grinding machine; they will start with lower grit polishing pads and work their way up to progressively higher grit pads until the surface becomes polished - that is, until the facets of the crystals are perfectly flat across and thus reflect light at sharp angles again. Be careful that they take care to keep dust to a minimum because grinding stone is dusty work.

Hope that helps!

Answer 2

Best Way To Polish Marble

Answer 3

You can use floor wax, or min wax furniture wax, but I would think that carnuba would be the best. It is a hard wax and difficult to apply and polish.

My question would be "why in the devil did you select marble?"

There are so many things that you use all the time in the kitchen that react with marble. Vinegar would be one, it is acid and will make cause bubbling on the marble as the acetic acid reacts with the carbonate in the marble.

Answer 4

Although typical application of marble is for the bathroom vanity tops, Jacuzzi tops and fireplaces, it is possible to use it in the kitchen. However, due to the fact that it is easy to scratch and is affected by acidic substances, such as vinegars, ketchups etc, most companies usually don't recommend it. Moreover the high-gloss of the marble countertop can be partially lost as many chemicals etch its surface. Granite in turn is considered the second hardest stone, its polish is not subject to etching by household acids, or scratching by knives and pots and pans under normal use. It is also not affected by typical kitchen heat such as hot pans.

However, as far as cleaning/polishing goes, the old rule of thumb is never to use anything you wouldn't use on your hands. Never use powdered cleansers or abrasive pads to clean your stone. Even "soft scrub" type cleaners contain pumice, which is powdered volcanic stone, and might damage your stone countertops or floors. Never use any product which is acidic; this includes substances like ammonia or many common liquid cleaners such as Windex. You should always use sealers and cleaning products designed specifically for natural stone.

Answer 5

tray to cover it by new paper and some coller or ather tape of paper can be use to take off .
and be carefule when you want to installing marble just litle touch you will need new marble.
here in Morocco we make also fossils marble who is rich by fossils .
http://www.geocities.com/moroccofossils/

Answer 6

Wear something slightly abrasive on your b(%^. Sit on the counter and go for it and then...oh never mind.

Answer 7

i would use a fine fine still whool then see how it shines or plane care wax the dry time then buff

Answer 8

by licking it :)