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Our green marble floor has never looked very shiny in comparison with the black marble in our bathroom. Can it somehow be given a very deep shine like the other marble?

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It depends on what kind of green marble you have. I would guess that the green marble in your bathroom is an Asian green. If this is the case, you will never get a deep shine on this marble. These stones characteristically have a clouded shine. If,... Read More

My customer’s marble vanity top continually gets small chips along its edges. What is the best solution?

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You may want to recommend to your customer that having the edges rounded would help prevent further chipping. The edge can be rounded using a course diamond abrasive on a small electric hand machine. You can also put a profile on the edge using a... Read More

What about polishing edges on a granite floor. Do you have any suggestions?

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The same problems with edges on marble also apply to granite. See question #62. Try to avoid edges when polishing grnite, it can be very time consuming and very hard work. It may prove difficult to feather into the edge when polishing granite. If you... Read More

I have to polish a narrow strip of granite that runs as a border along side a strip of flamed granite. The polished granite strips are about six inches wide. How do I hone the polished granite without honing the flamed granite?

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The situation you describe is becoming increasingly popular. It seems designers and architects are mixing different finishes together making it very difficult to restore the polished portion. The only way to restore the polished granite without... Read More

How do you get the color back in a black absolute granite. I ground the tiles flat and used diamonds all the way to a 3000 grit as directed by the diamond manufacture. I have a good shine on the granite but it has a hazy white color and doesn’t

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Polishing black granite is very difficult and requires a lot of patience and is very time consuming. Here are several suggestions which should help: Make sure you are using a granite polishing compound.* Marble polishing powders will not work on... Read More

In the process of grinding a marble floor. I am getting a lot of the corners of the marble cracking. Why is this happening?

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The marble tile was most likely improperly installed. Before you grind a floor you should sound the floor by tapping on each tile with a broom handle. If you hear a hollow thud sound then there is a strong chance that the tile has no setting material... Read More

I am looking to purchase a single disc floor machine. Besides speed what else should I be looking for?

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Marble honing and polishing can be very hard on a floor machine. For this reason I would purchase a commercial heavy duty machine. A heavy duty machine would be at least a 1 ½ horsepower motor . Stay away from the cheap 3/4 horse buffers. While... Read More

I am having trouble grinding a marble tile floor flat. It seems that the tiles are cracking at the corners, why is this happening?

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Sounds like you are dealing with a tile floor that has not been installed properly. A poorly installed tile will sound hollow when you tap it with a broom handle . The hollow sound is an air pocket under the tile. The material that the tile is set in... Read More

is it true that all marble has veins and granites do not? Is this a good way to tell the difference between the two?

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No, it is not true. Many marbles do have veins, but there are some that appear to have no veins at all. On the other hand many granites have no veins but there are also those that do have veins. Determining if a stone is marble or granite should not... Read More

I have been told that darker marbles are softer than lighter colored marbles is this true?

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No, it is absolutely false. There are soft, dark marbles and there are hard dark marbles. For example, negro maquina is a very soft marble. On the other hand Vermont Green is a very hard dark marble. Do not rely on color alone to determine the... Read More

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