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Q. How do I protect and maintain my calcutta gold stone? A. I am going to recommend that you read our Stone and Tile Care Guide. It is a comprehensive guide that you will want to read and keep on hand. It covers everything from routine cleaning to... Read More

Q. Hello, I have a 2'x3' piece of white marble and some black marbling in it along with what looks like shiny glistening stuff in it. It is not shiny for it's in its natural state. It has been out in the weather for a long time. It... Read More

The chair legs need to have plastic or cloth felt protectors attached to them. These protectors are small square or round tabs that are designed to prevent scratching. They are available at most hardware and home supply centers. TIP If you cannot... Read More

The tack strips can be removed by cutting the nails flush with the terrazzo. A hack saw blade can be wedged under the wooden strip and the nail can be cut. A faster method would be to use a diamond saw blade mounted on a rightangle grinder. The shaft... Read More

Unfortunately granite doesn’t react like marble. It will be necessary to proceed all the way to the last grit before polishing.Marble can be polished from the 400 grit due to the fact that it reacts with oxalic acid. Granite does not react with... Read More

There are several tricks you can use to hone and polish the marble without touching the granite. The best method is to cover the granite insets with duct tape. If you use resin bond diamonds starting at a 120, the diamonds should glide over the duct... Read More

First let me say, there are no stupid questions and the one you just asked is actually a good question. I am assuming you mean by age, how old the installation is and not how old the stone is. The stone itself is millions of years old. There are... Read More

The best way to remove carpet tack strips is to cut the nails off flush with the terrazzo. Use an angle grinder and a dry diamond saw blade. If you do not have an angle grinder and the job is small you can take a hack saw blade and cut the nails off... Read More

You can use what is called a magnetic broom. This is a long magnetic with two wheels on each side that are attached to a broom handle. Since steel wool is a magnetic metal the magnetic will effectively pick up the steel wool fibers. These brooms can... Read More

The addition of weight will depend on a number of factors. The type of machine you have, how many diamonds you are using, the size of your drive plate, etc, etc. This is the reason you are getting so many different answers. As a general rule of thumb... Read More