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Comments (1)Honing can be done with different techniques or to different degrees of polish or "unpolish". There are also places where the different minerals and crystalline structures within the slab will appear differently -- so it could be a different mineral content too. I would ask that yard how that display piece was treated and how it was different from the samples....See MoreI'm a marble lover looking for granite
Comments (12)htracey, I could have written your original post! *I* could live with the normal patina of marble. But knowing how my husband is, there's no way it will end up with a normal patina in our particular house. Too many times, on our current dark (antique brown) granite, do I find dried on food or spills, whether it be from boiled shrimp or crawfish (we're in Louisiana) or drippings from a messy sandwich from him or apple juice, gatorade, soup, etc. from one of our kids that he or they didn't wipe up. Not only that, but my daughter loves to draw and color at our island. I can't stop our everyday lives because of our countertop choice. If I was there to wipe things up EVERY TIME everyone ate, it'd be fine. But that's not real life. So, I'm now looking at granite and quartzite and even quartz. I'm changing my focus. But I'm not going to get something that's pretending to be something it's not. In other words, I can't get something that is trying to be marble but isn't really marble. So I'm looking at other white stones with gray in them (and maybe other shades as well) but that have a slightly different look to them. Maybe you should look at it that way also? Having said that, Bianco Romano is a lovely granite. White Macaubus is a gorgeous quartzite. I've never seen the Madre Perla (above) locally but it looks lovely too!...See MoreHas anyone heard of Clearstone to protect marble - 15 yr warranty
Comments (40)I have white carrara marble dining table. High polish. When it came from the dealer it stained and etched. Small stains could be reduced at home by using rotary tool with jewelry paste to polish those off. I used Mellerud made in Germany. I cleaned top with warm water and dishwashing liquid. Polished off all small water stains and then sealed with this liquid several times. I use just a regular clean sponge and cover surface with Mellerud spread it around evenly let it soak and then apply more to remove the surface remains or move them around to create even coverage. Every time you add more liquid it will reactivate and move the excess liquid that has dried on top that will allow you to remove the unneeded excess of sealant. I repeated this about 4 times. Let it dry overnight and then repeated the same process in a few days. After about 7-8 coats the table become unstainable. Water just wipes off without leaving marks , same with oils or wine. Of course you don't let any spills sit on the surface for hours but 10-15 minutes of exposure will not harm my marble top anymore. I am sure I would have to repeat the sealing in a few years , but so far it has been liquid-proof. Do not ever assume that the marble you get from the store comes properly sealed- lesson I have learned the hard way. BTW, this sealant does not affect the color of my top at all, I have not noticed any shade or haze of different color....See MoreMARBLE FABRICATION HELP: POLISH/RE-POLISH
Comments (50)Vicostone is typically less expensive because of cheaper labor in Vietnam. I have Vicostone under the name of Pentalquartz in my kitchen. An 8' long vanity with two sink cutouts will be an expensive top. It will be hard to find an 8' remnant but it wouldn't hurt to call around. Can you downsize the vanity to save money? You do need at least 60" for double sinks but a 48" single sink vanity is adequate for a guest bath. You'd save on sink, faucet, counter and cabinet. You'd have plenty of room on the sides for cleaning the floor even with a 60" vanity....See Morefinestra
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