My experience with these tables are there is a reason they are coated. usually junk marble. Once you try to remove the finish then you need to re-apply the coating. Removing the coating is not fun , usually paint stripper will remove the coating then start re-applying. It will take several coats of finish usually a urethane or an epoxy finish.
Personally I would walk away from this one in most cases the customer is not willing to pay the cost to do this work.
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From: Fred Hueston [mailto:fhueston@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 9:33 AM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Marble Table Top Coating?
Oh in that case the only solution would be to recoat....or just remove the coating . Otherwise I wouldnt touch it.
On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 9:24 AM, James Billeaudeau <james@diamondmarblepolishing.com> wrote:
Sorry Fred if my post was not clear, but the cracks are not in the stone, as all of them are in the topical coating. I'm attempting to find suggestions to supply the client on how to get her topcoat repaired. Thanks.
On Jul 23, 2011 7:22 AM, "Fred Hueston" <fhueston@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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?****
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>> Mike, do you remember if that one was in maui meadows?****
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>> *From:* Mike Marsoun <nulifesc@bigpond.com> ****
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>> *To:* Restoration and Maintenance <sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com> ****
>>
>> *Sent:* Friday, July 22, 2011 3:24 PM****
>>
>> *Subject:* RE: [sccpartners] Marble Table Top Coating?****
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>> ** **
>>
>> 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?****
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>> ** **
>>
>> 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 ****
>>
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>> "...begin with the end in mind"****
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>>
>> 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)
>> ****
>>
>> ****
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>>
>> Diamond Marble Polishing****
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>> Lafayette, Louisiana****
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