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Do I have to use diamonds to hone marble? Are there any alternative materials?

Wed, Jan 19, 2022 Marble honing, Marble polishing, use diamonds to hone marble, marble polishing 0 0 846 0/5 (0 Vote)

Diamonds are the most popular abrasive for honing marble but are not the only abrasive. Alternative abrasives are as follows:SCREENS screens are silicon carbide mesh that can be used dry or wet. The disadvantage with screens are that they wear very... Read More

I have these circular scratches in a large granite floor. The scratch pattern is in a row of three in each tile and is about ten inches in diameter. The tiles are 12 by 24 inches and the scratch pattern runs perpendicular to the longer edge of the ti

Thu, Jan 20, 2022 0 0 581 0/5 (0 Vote)

If these scratch patterns are what I think they are then they probably occurred during fabrication. Some polishing machines have ten inch diameter polishing heads. It is not unusual to have these patterns show up after the floor has been polished.... Read More

Verde Fuoco Installation

Tue, Oct 21, 2008 fissures, cracks in granite, cracks in granite countertops 0 0 346 0/5 (0 Vote)

Q. I have just had a large granite countertop installation done, including two large pieces of verde fuoco, which are riddled with fissures as well as several cracks, some but not all of which appear to have started out as fissures. I want to replace... Read More

Granite Edges Do Not Match Countertops

Tue, Dec 23, 2008 granite edges, darker, different color 0 0 315 5/5 (1 Vote)

[Fabrication Company] installed Kashmir Gold granite kitchen countertops in our home and the surface tops are yellowed and the bullnose edges are without yellow. We complained immediately during installation and they promised that their polish would... Read More

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