Marble Sealers--Recommendations?

13 years ago

Hi All, this is my second attempt with posting this question. My first post appears to be in the Kitchen Forum's Never Land.

I'm asking for advice/recommendations for a sealer/impregnator with honed marble countertops.

Any information is appreciated! TIA!

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rookie_2010
13 years ago
Hi Poppy,
I answered your last post and also noticed that it disappeared......
I can't attest to long term results or performance under heavy use just yet but I sealed mine with Miracle brand 511 Porous Plus Impregnator/Sealer. It seems to be the most recommended among the pros. There are several threads on the subject with more details, if you use the search function on the bottom of forum page and use Marble Sealer as the search term, you'll get some serious results. If you're in need of more reading material after that, repeat the search in the bathroom forum.
Bill Vincent's posts are very informative and he is a reputable professional so I went with his recommendation. If you search on sealers, pay special attention to his advice, he's a great source of reliable information here.
Good luck to you and congrats on getting some marble!!!
poppy09
Original Author
13 years ago
Hi Rookie,

Thanks for responding again. I think after all the reading I've been doing, I'll make a decision between the 511 PP and STT's SB product...but I thought I would try for a couple of more recommendations until I couldn't find my post! :)

I found one post where Bill V. and Kevin (az consulting) both recommend 511, but yesterday someone mentioned the 511 clouding on their marble (?). I hadn't heard of that before--

I'm excited about the marble! I took a very long time going back and forth on it. I decided to follow my heart! What's a little etching, eh?! :D
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cat_mom
13 years ago
STT's SB was easy to use. Marble only installed a couple of weeks or so, so hard to tell how well it works at preventing stains but I had problems applying it myself if that helps!
niffy
13 years ago
We have STT SB throughout the whole house, with the $$FE on our honed statuary island. Works great- would do it again in a heartbeat.
poppy09
Original Author
13 years ago
Cat Mom and Niffy, thank you for your votes with STT's product.

Niffy, you aren't joking about $$FE! But I'm sure your statuary is gorgeous and worth a decent beauty product!
poppy09
Original Author
13 years ago
bump, anyone else?
cat_mom
13 years ago
I meant, had NO problems applying it myself.

This is what I get for being a typo-queen and not proof-reading!
kitchendetective
13 years ago
Must be a bad keyboard. . . ;)
flseadog
13 years ago
We will have a professional install our marble tile but will seal it ourselves with 511 before the installation. The installer said to make sure to wipe off any excess immediately with a soft white cotton towel or rag because it would get cloudy otherwise. We haven't done the sealing yet so I can't report on the results. HTH.

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