Help!! :-/

[beanz]

What's the best (read cheapest) option for removing a scratch from marble? Doing a re-grout, and just slipped with the Stanley... :mad2:



Pretty please....?

 

[Gazzer]

How deep is the scratch ?

 

[Concrete guy]

Do you have or can you borrow a variable speed grinder or polisher?

 

[beanz]

It's not hugely deep, just a glancing scratch.. A little deeper at the start of the scratch..
no grinder, but will buy one, if that's the only option. :-/

 

[Concrete guy]

It's an expensive set up cost to solve one problem. If it's something you'll use again then I guess that's less of an issue. See the following:-

http://www.tilersforums.com/tile-news/70920-sait-silicone-carbide-discs-makita-polisher.html

If you can beg or borrow a polisher or variable speed grinder we can do an inexpensive set of wet diamond pads.

 

[beanz]

Thanks for the link..
my mate's got a variable speed polisher, for polishing cars... Probably a stupid question, but would that be the same type of polisher!?!

 

[Concrete guy]

That would work (as long as it's angle grinder shaped and not one of those two handled orbital jobs), just check what thread size the spindle is. M14 or 5/8-11.

We can organise a backer pad and polishing pads if it's M14. If it's 5/8-11 you'll need an American spec backer to fit.

Cost will be circa £40 to solve your problem which is more palatable.

 

[beanz]

Nice one, thanks! I'll make a call, and see what polisher he has

 

[beanz]

Typically he has the wrong type of polisher.. I'll have a good phone around tonight, but if I can't find one, where abouts in Surrey are you based?

 

[Concrete guy]

Typically he has the wrong type of polisher.. I'll have a good phone around tonight, but if I can't find one, where abouts in Surrey are you based?

Near J6 M25 - Godstone.

 

[beanz]

Okay, might be easier to get it delivered haha! I always avoid the M25 if I can

 

[Concrete guy]

Actually, whilst looking to see if you can rent a machine I came across this:-

Diamond Polisher - Tool Hire, Equipment Hire, Lifting Hire, Plumbing & Pipe Hire - Brandon Tool Hire

There's your solution in a ready made package.

 

[beanz]

Wow! Good find!! I think I'd still like to buy one, but hiring might well be the way to go for this job. Hmmm... Decision decisions. I didn't even think of hiring!?! Thanks for that mate, and for all your help

 

[jonnyc]

be very careful if you are goin to polish out a scratch.
it can be very difficult to get the factory finish after taking out the scratch and you should try not overlap the pad on toan adjacent tile.
it really depends on the tile but you might need to be vey experienced to do this or you could be opening a can of worms.
ther are marble creams which i have used very sucessfully where tiles have etch marks but have not tried to take out a scratch with this method

 

[Concrete guy]

What jonny says is important.

I'd usually recommend masking off the surrounding tiles and work on the single damaged tile as a whole.

 

[beanz]

Probably another daft question, but how do you get into the corners!?! Or do you just feather it? I'm assuming you need to keep the pad flat on the tile..?

can you pm me your number? I might well order that Makita kit in the morning

cheers
scott