Marble is a popular option for countertops tabletops flooring and fireplace mantles.
Marble countertop polishing compound.
With a little time and elbow grease you can polish your natural or cultured marble and make it look new again.
While it brings natural beauty to your home it requires special care to prevent damage and stains which occur easily due to marble s porous surface.
If the cultured marble surface still isn t smooth and shiny try wet sanding with 1 000 grit wet dry sandpaper also available at auto supply stores followed by buffing with rubbing.
If polishing compound doesn t do the trick buff with rubbing compound followed by polishing compound to remove any scratches left by the rubbing compound.
Still polished marble is the more common choice for the kitchen countertops or table inlays the less porous option this finish won t stain as easily as honed marble might and does not demand.
While polishing is more involved than cleaning it s not complicated difficult or particularly time consuming.
Sealing polished marble countertops.
In addition to cleaning regularly or whenever your marble gets spilled on polishing every couple weeks or at least monthly will do wonders for the long term durability and quality of your marble countertops.
This is a good method for countertop edges too.
Once the polishing is complete use a vacuum or dry cloth to gently remove the polishing compound.
Instead use compound and a cloth.