Marble Etching. A BIG PROBLEM WHEN MARBLE IS USED IN TOILETS AND KITCHENS

Acid Etched Marble

Marble After OzShine Restoration

I will now explain why so many people are left wondering if marble was the correct choice for their home or project.
Too many times I hear that this  beautiful stone quickly deteriorates and becomes an eye sore. You can try to clean, and remove the "spots, marks" caused by acid etching and really all that happens is that the situation is made worse by the use of incorrect cleaning products and methods as you try to restore the gleam or shine that is damaged by such things as vinegar, orange juice, red wine tooth paste and bolognese sauce! In fact anything acidic including cleaning fluids, soaps and hair products will damage marble on contact. It does not matter how quickly you clean or mop up the spill if it touches your bench top or marble floor it will damage your marble and you will need professional resurfacing to rectify, and restore your marble to as new.

Etched Emperador Marble

Brown, Green and darker marble tiles show this problem as a white blemish, as the calcium in the marble reacts with acids and permanently causes a "white like appearance" that is unable to be removed without professional resurfacing. Lighter shades such as carrara white or creme marble will show these marks by removing the gloss or glass like appearance.
At Ozshine Stone & Tile Care we train and practice the art of re polishing marble using a combination of diamonds and polishing powders to remove these marks, like sanding wood, but using diamonds instead of sandpaper.

Same Floor After OzShine Resurfacing

As you can see this floor was restored to as new, the process does not involve any dust, and we take great care in protecting carpets, walls and adjoining surfaces. It is a tricky process, however it is easy when you know what you are doing and we make sure that your marble will not only be rejuvenated, we will then protect your marble with our " Stone Shield " a topical sealer specifically formulated to form a protective barrier to give you an invisible layer. Penetrating sealers will stop the red wine stain, or the orange colour from orange juice from staining the marble, however they will not stop the contact of such fluids with the marble surface. " Stone Shield " will stop not only the staining but will form a topical layer that will stop the fluids from contacting the marble.

Wee Wee on a marble toilet  floor

Can you see the OzShine Restoration?
This family was saved by our re polishing treatment.

Take a look at our marble gallery,  click also on kitchen and bathroom to see before and after shots of work that our technicians have worked their magic on, and as always we encourage you to join us if you are looking for a career and a life changing business looking after restoring and working in the most beautiful homes in Australia.

Have a wonderful Easter break,

Claudio Droguett
www.ozshine.com.au