dull marble floor

[dannyboy1066]

Have a light marble floor that has been down about 4 years and it has gone really dull. you used to be able to see your reflection in them but i guess foot traffic has worn them down. Whats the best way to get them shiny again

 

[enduro]

I would use Twister pads on these, just need a rotary machine and a wet vac and water. Bring them up a. Real treat.

 

[dannyboy1066]

not used to stone work, what is a twister blade please

 

[dannyboy1066]

and the rotary machine

 

[dannyboy1066]

and what do i do with the wet vac and water

 

[Gazzer]

From your last 3 posts I would leave this to a professional.

 

[dannyboy1066]

ive been tiling 20 years but not so much stone work

 

[dannyboy1066]

im sure i can follow instructions

 

[dannyboy1066]

please

 

[Gazzer]

But by the time you have bought the pads, hired all machines needed and done the job yo may find it would have been easier to get someone in. I will leave it to the likes of Marble Tony or Enduro etc to give the full details.....as I dont know.

 

[dannyboy1066]

thanks mr ramic, but if marble tony or enduro could let me know i would like to learn how to do it

 

[MARBLE_TONY]

I have no problem talking you through it. But you need to unstand if you go down the twister route that they where only designed as a maintenance pad. First though I would need to know why the marble has gone "dull" in the first place! To rectify the problem you must first understand why the problem has occured.

Maintenance? (What Cleaner you have been using)
Spills Stains?
Scratches?

Lets start there and see how I can help you. But also understand what Sir Ramic is saying by the time you hired a Rotary machine no more than 175RPM and a wet vac and bought the stuff you need to do it is it going to be worth your time and money. Pictures of the floor will help as well BTW.

 

[bugs183]

I'm with Siramic on this one.
I'd seriously go with the Marble guys, they know their stuff!
I'd get him in to do the floor, and then you can 'see' how it's done and ask questions whilst on site. Marble is fickle stuff and you could easily make a floor worse by a poor product selection.
I've been tiling for years, and i'd much rather give this sort of job over to the experienced chaps.

 

[Topshop]

I fully agree with Sir Ramic too. Marble polishing is not for beginners and can get very expensive to try on a whim.

If you want to learn a skill/trade like marble polishing go to a proper school to learn marble polishing and you will find that products like twister pads give extremely inconsistant results depending on the marble and cause of the dullness.

 

[dannyboy1066]

ok thanks for the advice