coating like this can be tricky..Its most likely a polyurethane. It can be removed mechanically or with strippers but you will never get the look that the coating will produce. This can be a problem if the customer is unaware. I would get a piece of travertine tile and show her what it would look like once you remove the coating.  Of course the other problem is the repair of the crack. It is risky but doable.

On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 3:32 AM, Mike Marsoun <nulifesc@bigpond.com> wrote:

Yep.  Round white carrara, or statuary vien

 

From: stephen@newlifemarblerestoration.com [mailto:stephen@newlifemarblerestoration.com]
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 4:47 PM
To: Restoration and Maintenance


Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Marble Table Top Coating?

 

Mike, do you remember if that one was in maui meadows?

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Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Marble Table Top Coating?

 

I did one of these once and just ended up using surfboard polishing products that Steve Webb set me up with.

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From: Paul Bunis <pbunis@aol.com>

Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:27:46 -0400

To: Restoration and Maintenance<sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com>

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Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Marble Table Top Coating?

 

JB

From what I have been told regarding this very situation....run away. The coating is miserable and may have been used to bind a lot of junky stone together. Move on baby.  

Paul Bunis

Boston Stone Restoration

Absolute Chem Dry

 

"...begin with the end in mind"


On Jul 22, 2011, at 4:02 PM, James Billeaudeau <james@diamondmarblepolishing.com> wrote:

Hi Partners,

 

Took a look at a potential clients "brand new" marble table top she said had what looked like scratches on the surface.  Upon seeing the piece, I noticed that what looked like scratches seemed to actually be cracks in a thick clear topcoat coating the entire table top.  I could take my fingernail and slightly pull up on the edges of coating at the cracks and they were all over the place.   She ordered the piece from some Internet site and when it was delivered in February of this year, the "cracks" were already there.  They have been giving her the run around for months and now suggested she contact someone to "repair" it.  I don't quite know what to do with it but told her I'd seek advice from others with more expertise.  Any advice on repairs, or re-coating?  Thanks in advance.  (Photos attached)

 

James Billeaudeau

Diamond Marble Polishing

Lafayette, Louisiana


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