orange juice spilt on unsealed cream marble - HELP

[Mofo1886]

Girlfriend has spilt OJ on unsealed cream marble tiles in kitchen.
This has etched the surface and take shine off tiles in area where spillage has happened.

What is best way to remove this? I have been looking at Fila Marble restoration kit but struggle to find anyone stocking in Dartford/KENT area.

Someone please help and give advise on best way to fix this.

 

[Mofo1886]

The tiles are from Tilegiant - Cappucino light polished marble...
Cappucino Light Polished Marble 30.5x45.7 - Marble - Natural Stone - Tiles

 

[Gazzer]

Why were they not sealed ????

 

[Mofo1886]

Because I am lazy and foolish - it was on the list of to-do's...
Anyway to get this out ? its over about 4 tiles in a smallish kitchen and was cleaned up immediatly.
I have underfloor heating so am very reluctant to replace tiles.

 

[Gazzer]

This would be my first port of call LTP Online | Cleaning Products

 

[Mofo1886]

Thanks - is there any product in particular that you would suggest ?
i am a real novice as you can tell...

 

[Gazzer]

Having never actually had to do this exact thing, I would hesitate in giving any first hand advice myself and would call LTP and see what they recommend.

 

[Gazzer]

Just a thought though that if it has etched the surface some form of mechanical polishing would be needed. If its just a stain then you should be ok with a suitable cleaning product.

 

[DHTiling]

Hi, can you post a pic please... then we can advise from that.. we need to see what you do..

 

[Topshop]

Sealer would not have prevented the marble from etching anyway. There is no sealer to date that keeps marble from being etched that really works.

If you can feel the etch the surface has to be re-polished with diamonds and polishing powder but if you cannot feel the etch with your finger (only see it) you could use some 5x power or some diaglo on a wet rag to hand buff it out. I am not sure where in your area to get these products.

 

[Yorkshire Tiling Services]

Mechanical polishing with acid polish and a floor buffer may remove the etching, however you may neeed to polish the whole floor to acheive a consistent finish.. You may be better off paying a specialist stone restorer.

 

[UniverSeal]

Hi Guys

This is my first post, I hope its helpful.

Like Topshop has mentioned, a sealer would not have prevented the orange juice etching from damaging the marbles surface, no penetrating sealer will protect any calcite stones from acid etching.

To resolve this problem there are the two options available, these are using a marble polishing cream or powder which will create a chemical reaction to repolish the stones surface, this process is generally known as crystalization. The other option would be to mechanically polish the marble using dry diamond flooor pads, this process has been made easier with the availabilty of Twister or Rhino Diamond Pads which can be used with a standard polisher scrubbing machine.

 

[DHTiling]

Hi Guys

This is my first post, I hope its helpful.

Like Topshop has mentioned, a sealer would not have prevented the orange juice etching from damaging the marbles surface, no penetrating sealer will protect any calcite stones from acid etching.

To resolve this problem there are the two options available, these are using a marble polishing cream or powder which will create a chemical reaction to repolish the stones surface, this process is generally known as crystalization. The other option would be to mechanically polish the marble using dry diamond flooor pads, this process has been made easier with the availabilty of Twister or Rhino Diamond Pads which can be used with a standard polisher scrubbing machine.

Hi Jason..

Your input is appreciated ...... deffo agree on no sealer will prevent acidic etching..

 

[Topshop]

crystalization.....Twister or Rhino Diamond Pads

Someone has been to cheater school.

Sorry to differ with you but Diamonds do not need to be done dry either. You need to run these on a 175 rpm machine not a standard scrubber.

 

[UniverSeal]

I haven't been on the Cheater course but I do know off them, we are more familiar with Twister, KGS & Rhino these diamond pads are the non woven type which can be used wet or dry from 150 - 2500 rpm.

I wasn't talking about non-resin pads, but I'm sure like you we know a lot about doamond pads so I don't want to get involved in different processes.

Someone has been to cheater school.

Sorry to differ with you but Diamonds do not need to be done dry either. You need to run these on a 175 rpm machine not a standard scrubber.

 

[Topshop]

Twister pads are not the proper way to restore a floor either. They will save you some time on a periodic tune up but you will find mixed/inconsistant results with pads like these. This is the type of product that a carpet guy who knows little about stone will try when expanding his business - before he goes to get proper stone restoration training.

Don't get me wrong, I am not totally opposed to these products like twister and crystalization - they are another tool in your toolbox that can help in certain situations. The problem is when people use them all the time without a proper resurfacing of the stone and damaging the stone in the long term.