TuffSkin Stone Protector for marble kitchens

2 years ago

Hi, has anyone used TuffSkin to protect their marble countertops? I would love to hear your experiences with the product, thanks. Photo credit goes to the TuffSkin website.

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Joseph Corlett, LLC

2 years ago

There's nothing wrong with protecting your marble from its natural shortcomings.

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Celadon
2 years ago
Love marble for what it is. Leave the plastic shrink wrap for the fruit basket for your mom on Mother’s Day.
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MaryAliceB
2 years ago
Who wants to spend more on the plastic than the stone under it?
Juli H
Original Author
2 years ago
I love marble and have five kids so it would be worthwhile to protect it if that is a possibility.
MaryAliceB
2 years ago
$200 a square foot buys a whole lot of quartz. Or a lot of replacement Cararra. You can buy it for $50 a foot. Honed lives so much better than polished.
Katie Glaser
last year
It's $30 a square foot not $200 as mentioned . I'm thinking of getting it as I hate to see etching in my new countertops. Anyone know how it holds up to pets? I have a cat that likes to jump up to the kitchen faucet to get some fresh tap water.
stars26
last year
This reminds me of many homes in my childhood that covered their furniture with plastic.
ram123
last year
Can anyone answer the question, does it work?
Wildcat Blue
last year
Arvin Orlano on YouTube and Instagram has it on his marble counters. He loves it. Reach out to him on Instagram for further questions.
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Joseph Corlett, LLC
last year
It works.
Erin lutz
last year
Joseph Corlett, do you have any recommendations on tuff skin vs more anti etch vs stoneguard? Like which holds up the best, looks most natural, has the best warranty, etc? thank you =)
Erin lutz
last year
Thanks for your perspective! Yes, Ive looked at all the alternatives and unfortunately I always gravitate toward marble. But no I dont like the plasticy look. Do you have any experience with more anti etch?
Erin lutz
last year
Hmm I saw it on marble at a show room today and it didn’t look it to me, but it was on honed not polished marble, maybe that makes a difference
loobab
last year
On a thread here a while ago someone wrote about a product called Professional Impregnator 413S for natural stone which protected it even from staining spices like turmeric.
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Joseph Corlett, LLC
last year
looobab:

It may protect calcite based stones from staining, but only MORE Anit Etch protects against etching without a plastic coating.
lanikaicoconut
last year
You should try to find a place where somebody has Tuffskin on their marble. I was considering something like that until I saw it at an appliance store. I hated it. The luminescence of the marble was gone. It looked and felt plastic-like. FYI, I also dislike quartz because of it's plastic-like quality. Some people may not be bothered by it but I'd see it for yourself rather than listening to other people's opinions.
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Ouroboros Design
last year
last modified: last year
It’s ugly. Really ugly. It turns a beautiful translucent stone into something flat and lifeless. I have seen laminate ”marble” that looks better than the real thing after coating it. Just start with the fake stone if you can’t live with marble being marble.
M F
last year
I have Tuffskin installed on my bathroom vanity and my wet bar on polished marble. I haven't had any issues with it in the year that I've had it. There are a few minor scratches on it from when the plumber installed the fixtures.

Some people are perfectly fine with letting it "patina" over time. After spending what we did, I just couldn't watch that happen. For those of you saying it's ugly, no one asked your personal opinion. Juli H asked about people's experience with the product.

I went with Tuffskin because I could remove it later if I wanted to. I couldn't do that with some of the other products. I can't remember the exact amount, but it was about $20 per sq ft here in CO. Does it change the feel of the marble? Yes. Will it scratch if you drag something like a cast iron pot on it? Yes, but so will marble. No one has noticed it; I've had to point it out. I don't have any stains or etching, so I'm happy.

Tuffskin will send you samples of the product installed on pieces of stone so you can feel it for yourself.
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Rockstar Sealing Systems
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Alexandra Lamontagne
11 months ago
I went and visited a TuffSkin finished counter at a hotel in New York today and it looks and feels really great. I was concerned it might feel like plastic or weak but it felt great and I’m going to use it!
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jenniferdeco
7 months ago
I have had it on my marble island for 4 years. It's great. No stains. i will replace if it gets scratched. That's the only downside. I have a busy home and mine still looks great!! So nice to not worry about my marble.
jenniferdeco
7 months ago
Also marble is still stunning. I have honed statuaria white. They have a honed film. It still glows. Doens't look like quartz.