Ray,
A couple of things for the future,
1.
To tell the difference between real stone and cultured marble ,
touch the surface, if it’s cool to the touch it’s real stone. if
you touch it and it warm or is not cool to the touch is probably not real.
2.
If the counter top and the sink I s all one in most cases it not
real.
To get a shine back on the cultured marble you can do the
following.
1. If there
are some scratches use a 3000 grit rubbing compound that they use on cars this
can be purchased from automotive stores or automotive paint suppliers.
2. Use the
rubbing compound in the same manner as if you were rubbing out a spot on your
car.
3. The next
step is to get a good car paste wax and apply and buff off.
Your now done!!!
CAUTION DO NOT GET OVER AGGRESSIVE WHEN USING THE RUBBING
COMPOPUND, WHAT YOU ARE ACTUALLY DOING IS RUBBING THE SCRATCHES OUT A GEL
COAT FINISH AND IF IT A CHEAP TOP THE GEL COAT WILL BE THIN.
Hope this helps
John E. Freitag
President/Director
The Stone and Tile School
Office 407-567-7652
Cell 407-615-0134
jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com
From: Majestic Stoneworks
[mailto:ray@majesticstoneworksaz.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 6:22 PM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: [sccpartners] cultured green marble
Thank
you everyone for providing feedback and advice on how to handle green
marble.
After
applying the advice I received, we have determined that even though the
homeowner insisted it was real marble, the counters do not react like genuine
marble and we have determined it is cultured marble (looks just like
serpentine). Can anyone offer advice on how to get a shine on serpentine
looking cultured marble.
Thank
you again for your help and feedback.
Ray
Ray
Jones
Majestic
Stoneworks
623-580-8895
offc
602-570-9821
cell
623-580-8897
fax
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