How to Maintain Natural Marble? —”Polishing” is The Key


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1. Cleaning, varnishing, and repolishing
(1)After paving the stone, and during use, it needs cleaning and polishing frequently. Even polishing is required sometime.to make the bright color of the polished surface of the stone last for a long time.
Cleaning is a holistic means to remove impurities, encrustations and deposits from natural stone surfaces.
Varnishes that can be waxed to increase the finish, increase the natural color effect. Finally, the purpose of protecting the surface from natural deterioration and deterioration due to a long time is achieved. Waxing and glazing are the best protection for the polished marble floor indoors.
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(2)Never use acidic products on marble(such as alcohol or hydrochloric acid). As acidic products are corrosive, will cause the marble surface to lose its finish, darken and roughen.
Unless in special situations, would recommend the use of extremely weak acids. Such as citric acid or alcohol diluted with a very large amount of water. And wash with water immediately, to stop the corrosion reaction. In short, descaling agents cannot be used as detergents for daily use, use if the stain is very visible only.
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2. Protecting the polished surface and re-polishing
① Protect the polished surface

In normal, marble has a glue to protective treatment for the polished surface, even if slightly acidic liquids, such as lemon juice, drinks, or Coca-Cola, will cause stains on all light-colored or homogeneous materials.
Whatever marble or granite, due to the porosity is not waterproof, there is a risk of saline weathering. Salt is diluted in water, or of yellow and reddish spots due to oxidation of iron, these are all types of white marble.
If the ground has been used for a long time, Remove all-natural wax with one wax remover, synthetic wax-based, emulsified old wax traces, and possible traces of resin. And can also remove deep dirt without eroding the original finish of the stone. Periodic cleaning to remove old wax, use the special detergent for marble that is common in the market.
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② Re-polishing
If the ground is already very old, it can no longer be glazed with standard procedures. It is recommended to use special products – Special verifiers and the use of single-blade manual floor grinders.
These are the special products that harden the surface, durable finish after polishing.
Crystalline products are used for repolishing and hardening maintenance of marble and synthetic stone floors, instead of waxing and resin. It needs to use a single-disc manual floor sander with a steel fiber disc only. A single piece of ground polisher induces a “thermochemical” reaction called crystallization. Through this thermochemical reaction, the calcium carbonate (a natural component of marble) on the surface is dissolved by a weak acid.
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3. Preventive Maintenance Treatment
When laying natural stone floors or walls, in order to prevent deterioration during future use. precautionary protection should be done on the stone. Before preventive protection, the type of stone must be evaluated first, such as finishing conditions, environmental conditions, pavement conditions.
Use the venue: for road, inside, outside, floor, or wall.
If it is used indoors, it will mainly seep into liquid substances. The places where this problem occurs are mainly bathrooms and kitchens.
In order to prevent the special liquid from penetrating into the interior of the marble, the protective agent is used on the ground and wall in general. This is the easiest and quickest maintenance.
When used outdoors, water is the problem. In fact, water seepage is the most important factor causing the deterioration of most building materials. Water seepage, for example, can disrupt freeze-thaw cycles.
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At low temperature, water seeps into the interior of the stone, then freeze, thereby increasing the volume of the stone. Damage to the stone surface due to tremendous pressure from the inside.
In order to avoid damage to the interior of the stone, it is necessary to seal the pores, and must not stain, weather, freeze.
This way of handling, is a must for all polished natural stone, Especially all white and homogeneous stone or stone used in the kitchen or bathroom must do.


Post time: Apr-14-2023