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Marble, granite, grout, limestone, travertine, other natural stones, are all extremely porous and their surface chemistry varies from species to species and many times can be quite problematic. Many of our competitors products are either too high in alkaline or acidic, and customers rely too heavily on their labels advertising, not realizing the inherent danger in using these products.

Protecting and maintaining your investment in marble, granite, grout, limestone, and other natural stones is most vital. Your time and labor is so important to you, that making the right choice in purchasing the proper products and tools for your marble, granite, grout, limestone, travertine, and other natural stone projects is crucial.

We are a marble, granite, and grout restoration company, serving thousands of customers all over New England, for over 50 years, with a rock solid reputation for tackling the most challenging jobs and producing complete restorative showroom quality results.

Here is a partial list of some of our customers: Ritz Carlton, Four Seasons, Westin, Marriott, Hyatt, Le Meridien, Harvard University, (MIT) Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Northeastern University, Bloomingdale's, Chanel, Giorgio Armani, Polaroid, Fidelity Investments, Andersen Consulting, Converse Sneaker, U.S. Government GSA, American Red Cross, VA Medical Center, New England Medical Center, Boston Symphony Hall, Boston Museum Of Science, Danforth Museum.

The marble, granite, grout, and stone cleaning products that we sell, combined with our other proprietary stone care products that clean, polish, restore, maintain, seal, and protect marble, granite, grout, limestone, travertine, slate, bluestone, terrazzo, brick, ceramic tile, porcelain tile, Corian, Sile Stone, and Caesar Stone, are state of the art, will out perform any and all of our competitors products, because we have tried and tested them, over several years, in commercial and residential applications. All of our marble, granite, grout, stone, and tile cleaning, polishing, and sealing products are specifically formulated, user friendly, and safe to use.

Take advantage of our 50 years of experience in the field: cleaning, polishing, restoring, maintaining, sealing, and protecting floors, walls, counter tops, vanity tops, bar tops, showers, stairways, statues; in hotels, office buildings, museums, colleges, hospitals, and especially in homes like yours.

Our quality control and research staff are constantly working on refining marble, granite, grout, stone, and tile cleaning, polishing, and sealing products, developing new products and techniques to better serve our field technicians and our end user customers.

The marble, granite, grout, stone, and tile cleaning, polishing, and sealing products we sell today, are unsurpassed for ease of use, effectiveness, and economy.

Marble questions and answers for vanity tops, countertops, tabletops, and bar tops.

(How to Clean Marble and How to Polish Marble)

Answer: All marbles are soft and porous except for the dark green species which behave like granite. What typically stains marble are the harsh chemicals contained in soap, shampoo, perfume, and cosmetics, the minerals in hard water, household cleaning agents which are highly acidic or alkaline in nature; all foods and beverages are not neutral when measured on the PH scale, many of which contain citric acid as a preservative.

Our Marble Refinishing Kit contains everything you will need to restore your dull, etch stained and scratched marble to a brand new, highly polished surface. The first step prior to refinishing your marble, is to watch our Instructional How To Do It DVD. After watching the DVD, you want to analyze the condition of the marble surface, using a lamp or the overhead ceiling lights, focus your vision over the dull areas, and try to see the outline of the light bulb, to determine the depth of the etching. Mark a border with duct tape around areas that are completely dull and not scratched, this border should be one and a half inches away from the dull areas, to allow for overlapping of the machine with the finer sanding discs. Start your honing process (sanding) with the 220 grit disc, followed by 400 grit, then 600 grit, and finish with 800 grit. Remember to overlap your work area by a half inch, each time you change a sanding disc grit. Remember to stop the machine every twenty seconds and clean the sanding disc with a wet sponge, check the sanding discs' surface with your fingertips, it works best when you feel the abrasiveness of the disc.

Please note: do not over use the sanding disc, when the face becomes smooth to the touch (it has lost its abrasiveness) it should be discarded and replaced with a new disc. For estimating purposes: one sanding disc should hone up to seven square feet of marble. Additional sanding discs can be purchased on our Website in the Supplies And Accessories category; we sell packages of (15) and (25) sanding discs; three (3) each of 150, 220, 400, 600, and 800 grit sizes and five (5) each of 150, 220, 400, 600, and 800 grit sizes, respectively.

For areas that are completely dull and scratched, start the honing process (sanding) with 150 grit, and continue as specified in the aforementioned text. Areas which are not dull or damaged should be protected with plastic sheeting applied with duct tape, prior to the honing process.

Please Note: Adhesive residue from duct tape is easily removed by using a paper towel and a small amount of lacquer thinner, or acetone (also contained in nail polish remover). Do not use lacquer thinner, or acetone on painted areas or on polyurethane which is typically on hardwood floors; use instead, a small amount of our Marble Polish and Protector or our Granite Polish and Protector, applied with a paper towel; both of these products will remove adhesive residue from duct tape without damaging paint or polyurethane.

After the honing process is completed, you can begin the polishing process using our Marble Gloss Restorer with our Ultimate Polishing Pad, remember to polish the entire surface including areas that were not honed, it is necessary to polish two and sometimes three times to achieve a brand new, highly polished look. Additional Marble Gloss Restorer can be purchased on our Website in the Marble Gloss Restorer category.

Please note: While analyzing the depth of etch marks, if you determine the etch marks are slight and not deep, some light is still reflective; then, no honing is necessary, just polish with our Marble Gloss Restorer with Ultimate Polishing Pad two to three times. Our Marble Gloss Restorer contains a fine gritty component which will remove minor scratches and water spots. Please note: our Marble Gloss Restorer out performs any and all of our competitors polishing products; our Marble Gloss Restorer is safe and easy to use, when used with our Ultimate Polishing Pad it produces a deep, durable, high gloss finish.

When polishing the following marble species: pure white (Thassos), dark brown (Breccia Nouvella), dark green (Verde Antique), and absolute black (Belgium Black) please call our professional sales staff at (800)-617-1779, to special order Marble Gloss Restorer SF (special formula); the mineral makeup of these marbles require a different chemistry to produce a high gloss finish, which is found in our Marble Gloss Restorer SF.

Please Note: when polishing marble with our Marble Gloss Restorer SF, you first make a slurry by mixing Marble Gloss Restorer SF with water, distribute the slurry over the area of marble to be polished, during the polishing process, it is normal for the slurry to dry quickly and you will notice a grabbing sensation from the machine which is caused by the friction created from using the Marble Gloss Restorer SF; do not add more water, polish this area dry for another minute or two; then, repeat this identical polishing process by adding more Marble Gloss Restorer SF mixed with water and polish the same area of marble one or two more times, before you start polishing your next section of marble.

After refinishing your marble to a brand new highly polished surface, be sure to protect your marble by sealing it with our Marble Guard Protector SB (a clear, deep penetrating, impregnating) sealant, followed by an application of our Marble Polish and Protector. Our Instructional How To Do It DVD, shows you how to do these two preventative maintenance steps as follows: apply a generous amount of Marble Guard Protector SB, over the entire marble surface, let it penetrate for at least one hour; next, apply a light coating of Marble Polish and Protector to an area no larger than three square feet, immediately, remove all residue of Marble Polish and Protector from the marble surface with paper towels, use a circular buffing motion to accomplish this task; next, buff this area with our Micro Fiber Mesh Hand Polishing Bonnet which you can find on our website when you click on the Supplies And Accessories category link. Our Micro Fiber Mesh Hand Polishing Bonnet can be used manually or by machine, it has a built in pouch your hand fits into and it also attaches to machines that have a velcro pad holder such as the machines contained in our marble and granite refinishing kits. After you finish polishing this first section of marble with our Marble Polish and Protector, you're ready to repeat this same process on the next section of marble, and continue, section by section until completely finished.

Answer: it is essential that a proper cleanser be used to keep the marble surface clean and sanitary. Our NeutraClean For Marble is specifically formulated to safely clean and not harm the marbles' surface color, clarity, or gloss. Our NeutraClean For Marble can be purchased either premixed or concentrated; our concentrated NeutraClean For Marble is recommended for marble floor maintenance. Our Stand-Up Floor Cleaning System is extremely popular with our customers, because it is quick, easy, and efficient to use.

Answer: it is essential that a proper cleanser be used to keep the marble surface clean and sanitary. Our NeutraClean For Marble is specifically formulated to safely clean and not harm the marbles' surface color, clarity, or gloss. Our NeutraClean For Marble can be purchased either premixed or concentrated. Be sure to protect your marble by sealing it with our Marble Guard Protector SB (a clear, deep penetrating, impregnating) sealant, followed by an application of our Marble Polish and Protectors. Our Instructional How To Do It DVD, shows you how to do these two preventative maintenance steps as follows: apply a generous amount of Marble Guard Protector SB, over the entire marble surface, let it penetrate for at least one hour; next, apply a light coating of Marble Polish and Protector to an area no larger than three square feet, immediately, remove all residue of Marble Polish and Protector from the marble surface with paper towels, use a circular buffing motion to accomplish this task; next, buff this area with our Micro Fiber Mesh Hand Polishing Bonnet which you can find on our website when you click on the supplies and accessories category link. Our Micro Fiber Mesh Hand Polishing Bonnet can be used manually or by machine, it has a built in pouch your hand fits into and it also attaches to machines that have a velcro pad holder such as the machines contained in our marble and granite refinishing kits. After you finish polishing this first section of marble with our Marble Polish and Protector, you''re ready to repeat this same process on the next section of marble, and continue, section by section until completely finished.

Marble Cleaning products and Marble Polishing products

Answer: it is essential that a proper cleanser be used to keep the marble surface clean and sanitary. Our NeutraClean For Marble is specifically formulated to safely clean and not harm the marbles' surface color, clarity, or gloss. Our NeutraClean For Marble can be purchased either premixed or concentrated.

We recommend sealing and applying our paste polish twice a year for marble vanity tops, countertops, tabletops, and bar tops. Use our Marble Guard Protector SB, a clear, deep penetrating, solvent based, impregnating sealer for polished marble; and for unpolished, honed, or tumbled marble, use our Marble Guard Protector WB, a clear, deep penetrating, water based, impregnating sealer. After applying our sealer and allowing proper penetration time one (1) hour minimum, apply our Marble Polish and Protector which enhances the marbles' color, gloss, and repellency of water, oil, and dirt penetration.

Our Instructional How To Do It DVD, shows you how to do these two preventative maintenance steps on polished marble as follows: apply a generous amount of Marble Guard Protector SB, over the entire marble surface, let it penetrate for at least one hour; next, apply a light coating of Marble Polish and Protector to an area no larger than three square feet, immediately, remove all residue of Marble Polish and Protector from the marble surface with paper towels, use a circular buffing motion to accomplish this task; next, buff this area with our Micro Fiber Mesh Hand Polishing Bonnet which you can find on our website when you click on the Supplies And Accessories category link. Our Micro Fiber Mesh Hand Polishing Bonnet can be used manually or by machine, it has a built in pouch your hand fits into and it also attaches to machines that have a velcro pad holder such as the machines contained in our marble and granite refinishing kits. After you finish polishing this first section of marble with our Marble Polish and Protector, you''re ready to repeat this same process on the next section of marble, and continue, section by section until completely finished.

Answer: all marbles are soft and porous except for the dark green species which behave like granite. What typically stains marble are the harsh chemicals contained in soap, and shampoo, perfume, and cosmetics, the minerals in hard water, household cleaning agents which are highly acidic or alkaline in nature; all foods and beverages are not neutral when measured on the PH scale, many of which contain citric acid as a preservative. What typically scratches marble is the grit which is tracked in from outside, deposited on the floor from the soles of shoes and sneakers. Abrasive cleaners and cleaning pads tend to scratch and scuff marble floors and walls.

Our Marble Refinishing Kits contain everything you will need to restore your dull, etch stained and scratched marble to a brand new, highly polished surface. All of our Marble Refinishing Kits include our Instructional How To Do It DVD.

If you have your own six (6) inch random orbit sander/polisher machine, which is Velcro backed; then, you can order either our Standard or Deluxe Marble Refinishing Kit without buffer machine, to save money.

Please Note: during the honing process, remember to overlap your work area by a half inch, each time you change a sanding disc grit. Remember to stop the machine every twenty seconds and clean the sanding disc with a wet sponge, check the sanding discs'' surface with your fingertips, it works best when you feel the abrasiveness of the disc. Please note: do not over use the sanding disc, when the face becomes smooth to the touch (it has lost its abrasiveness) it should be discarded and replaced with a new disc. For estimating purposes: one sanding disc should hone up to seven square feet of marble. Additional sanding discs can be purchased on our Website in the Supplies and Accessories category; we sell packages of (15) and (25) sanding discs; three (3) each of 150, 220, 400, 600, and 800 grit sizes and five (5) each of 150, 220, 400, 600, and 800 grit sizes, respectively. Commercial customers should call our professional sales staff at (800) 617-1779, to special order our proprietary diamond pads which are designed to resurface thousands of square feet of marble before having to be replaced.

If you determine your etch marks are slight and not deep, some light is still reflective; then, no honing is necessary, just polish by machine with our Marble Gloss Restorer and Ultimate Polishing Pad two to three times. Our Marble Gloss Restorer contains a fine gritty component which will remove minor scratches, etchings, and water spots. Please note: our Marble Gloss Restorer out performs any and all of our competitors polishing products; our Marble Gloss Restorer is safe and easy to use, when used with our Ultimate Polishing Pad it produces a deep, durable, high gloss finish. Our Marble Gloss Restorer has its own product category, and our Ultimate Polishing Pads can be found in the Supplies and Accessories category on our Website. Our Ultimate Polishing Pads can be purchased in the following diameter sizes (inches): 6, 7 ¾, 17, and 19.

Please Note: when polishing the following marble species: pure white (Thassos), dark brown (Breccia Nouvella), dark green (Verde Antique), and absolute black (Belgium Black) please call our professional sales staff at (800) 617-1779, to special order Marble Gloss Restorer SF (special formula); the mineral makeup of these marbles require a different chemistry to produce a high gloss finish, which is found in our Marble Gloss Restorer SF.

Frequently asked questions answered by our marble, granite, grout, ceramic, and porcelain, solid surface, and tech stone experts with over 50 years experience in the field.

Marble questions and answers for vanity tops, countertops, tabletops, and bar tops.

Answer: all marbles are soft and porous except for the dark green species which behave like granite. What typically stains marble are the harsh chemicals contained in soap, shampoo, perfume, and cosmetics, the minerals in hard water, household cleaning agents which are highly acidic or alkaline in nature; all foods and beverages are not neutral when measured on the PH scale, many of which contain citric acid as a preservative.

Our Marble Refinishing Kits contain everything you will need to restore your dull, etch stained and scratched marble to a brand new, highly polished surface. All of our Marble Refinishing Kits include our Instructional How To Do It DVD+.

If you have your own six (6) inch random orbit sander/polisher machine, which is Velcro backed; then, you can order either our Standard or Deluxe Marble Refinishing Kit without buffer machine, to save money.

Please Note: during the honing process, remember to overlap your work area by a half inch, each time you change a sanding disc grit. Remember to stop the machine every twenty seconds and clean the sanding disc with a wet sponge, check the sanding discs'' surface with your fingertips, it works best when you feel the abrasiveness of the disc. Please note: do not over use the sanding disc, when the face becomes smooth to the touch (it has lost its abrasiveness) it should be discarded and replaced with a new disc. For estimating purposes: one sanding disc should hone up to seven square feet of marble. Additional sanding discs can be purchased on our Website in the Supplies and Accessories category; we sell packages of (15) and (25) sanding discs; three (3) each of 150, 220, 400, 600, and 800 grit sizes and five (5) each of 150, 220, 400, 600, and 800 grit sizes, respectively.

If you determine your etch marks are slight and not deep, some light is still reflective; then, no honing is necessary, just polish by machine with our Marble Gloss Restorer and Ultimate Polishing Pad two to three times. Our Marble Gloss Restorer contains a fine gritty component which will remove minor scratches, etchings, and water spots. Please note: our Marble Gloss Restorer out performs any and all of our competitors polishing products; our Marble Gloss Restorer is safe and easy to use, when used with our Ultimate Polishing Pad it produces a deep, durable, high gloss finish. Our Marble Gloss Restorer has its own product category, and our Ultimate Polishing Pads can be found in the Supplies and Accessories category on our Website.

Please Note: when polishing the following marble species: pure white (Thassos), dark brown (Breccia Nouvella), dark green (Verde Antique), and absolute black (Belgium Black) please call our professional sales staff at (800)-617-1779, to special order Marble Gloss Restorer SF (special formula); the mineral makeup of these marbles require a different chemistry to produce a high gloss finish, which is found in our Marble Gloss Restorer SF.