Very hard to see in the picture, actually the bottom looks lighter than the top.

 

Personally, I would have cleaned the shower with a powerful soap scum remover

 

Then I would have honed the whole shower with a honing powder and a black or red pad if need be, then sealed

 

I the tiles are darker naturally, there is nothing you can really do to lighten them , the moment you bring them back to the same grit it will darken again. What you could have also done is tried to seal the lighter ones with an enhancer, but the first thing that would be needed to really correct the issue is to know why they are different in shade.  Could it also be the holes  that are filled making it look a different shade, From your picture again it seems that the filling is a problem but like you said it might just be wet!

 

Antonio

Marble Maestro

Montreal

 

 

I’m working on a travertine shower. The issue is that the tiles below the marble border are darker the tiles above the border. I cut it with 120 sand papers and it did lighten the stone, but it still does not match the upper section. I’m hesitant to keep cutting due to concern that I will open up a lot of holes. My other thoughts are to poultice the lower section with hydrogen peroxide, but that could possible involve number of trips to the job. Any suggestions appreciated! Please see attached pictures. I took the picture will the stone is wet so they are darker than when dry.

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