Ryan,

If there is a coating on it then that’s why it did not react. Have you tried to strip the surface with and alkaline based stripper or a stripper to remove urethane or epoxy coating? if there is no coating on the surface then you have another something other than marble. Unless the marble has a factory coating baked into and onto the stone surface. if this is on the stone then you will need to hone it with a 50 grit then 120. Leaving the surface at a 120 will make the surface less slippery. However you may lose some of the color of the stone from the stone.

John E Freitag

John E Freitag

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John,

We were under the same impression. The builder and the homeowner were VERY insistent that it is marble… Could there be something on it, like Tuff-Skin or something similar? We saw no sign of a topical coating, but the lack of reaction is leaving us scratching our heads…

If you used Muriatic acid and there was no reaction you are not dealing with a marble product. Marble is a calcium carbonite product and acids will react with all marble.

Are you sure you are not dealing with a porcelain tiles that looks like marble? If it is a porcelain tile then you probably need to diamond hone it or try some other acid based anti slip products.

John E Freitag

John E Freitag

Owner/Director

The Stone & Tile School

Office 407-567-7680

Cell 407-615-0134

www.thestoneandtileschool.com

Hey everyone!

We have a homeowner with a Manhattan marble shower that the floor pan is slippery. They want it to be as slip resistant as possible. We have tried invisi-tread with no result at all as well as a 50/50 mix of muriatic acid/water and it didn’t etch the surface or even show any signs of a reaction.  Any ideas?

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