John, I’m not sure if it is a true marble. I think it might be engineered for a couple of reasons:

1) The manufacture referees to the stone as cream.

2) The stone has a fiber glass mesh glued to the underside.

3) The stone has a finish similar to Corian.

4) The finish looks like it was sanded and then finished with a buffing compound.

5) The finish has very little clarity or reflection.

6) The etch marks are isolated to areas approximately 1/4 “ in diameter all over the surface, If it was a true marble and was sprayed wouldn’t the etch marks be much larger especially with a wiping motion.

7) Vanity, marble top, sink, faucets and free shipping for less than $1,200.

I called the manufacture and left a message, but they have not returned my call. I’m not familiar with engineered stone and I don’t want to get over my head.

Thanks,

Joe

From: John Freitag [mailto:jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 7:39 AM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Polishing Marble Vanity Top

Joe,

Are you sure this is a marble surface??? I looked at the countertop on the attached link and this looks very similar to an engineered stone. if this is an engineered stone it may not be an etch mark but marks left from other products that attacked the resins in the engineered stone.

If this is a marble you can probably achieve the finish using a honing powder to blend the finishes.

JOHN

From: Stone & Grout Meister [mailto:mail@stoneandgroutmeister.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 2:06 AM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: [sccpartners] Polishing Marble Vanity Top

I looked at a vanity purchased from Max Furniture http://www.maxfurniture.com/Quick+Ship+Vanities+Click+Here/3340/147-114-5221.asp . About a week after installing the vanity one of the family cleaned the vanity top with an unknown product that left multiple etch marks on the surface. I’ve polished marble floors but not a vanity top. The top doesn’t have a marble like finish, the finish is similar to polished Corian. How do you polish the joint where the back-splash and vanity top joins ? Will a felt pad work ?

Thanks,

Joe

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