We did a job removing etching from a white marble countertop. My results seem to vary from job to job on surfaces like this - sometimes I will get a beautiful glass-like polish and other times it will appear like a fine “orange peel” effect when you do a close inspection, and usually the reflection off the veining seems to be more apparent. Granted, I've never had a client be unhappy with the results, but I feel I should be able to more consistently get a more crisp reflection with a factory finish. Typically I will work on individual etch spots (if they are deep) with sandpaper or flex-diamond pads, hone things up to 800-1500, and polish with either 5x or MB12. In this case, I pretty much had to hone the entire surface because the whole surface was pretty beat up.
Any suggestions?
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