cleaning marble and granite

$1,200 for the tool plus pads is not a bad deal.
as far as the stone class you can view the information here
I hope I do not get ban for that link.

This toy is a joke.
It will hurt you when it comes time to work close to the back splash and around the faucets, the amount of over spay will cause you to tape up most of the work area,  3 pads per step, and when it comes time for polishing you will use more compound than you need.

For the cost of this one tool, you could have taken a class plus get all the tools that you need to do this type of job.

Grinding:
Is the second stage in securing a flawless surface. This stage will remove all scratches from any delipped surface. 28x13= $364

Honing:
 Is the third and sometimes the last stage. At the honed stage, the surface is 65% scratch free. The surface will have a slight reflection and appear clean and aged. 28x10=$280

Polishing:
 Is the final stage which leaves the surface with reflective characteristics. 28x8 = $224

Impregnators:
 Commonly known as sealers. This is the first stage in preserving your investment (should occur every six to eight months). 28x5 = $140

Decorative seam:
a clever way to disguise a crack, chip, hole or seam. 1x470 = $470

Total: $1478
Time: One man day.

Nice work Joh. Beautiful work Joh actually!!! The one I looked is 2ft X 14ft. She only wants the one done.

That top is a mess and not for the reasons you may think.
To polish the surface you can start with the 100 grit and finish up at the 800 grit followed up with a little 5x and water.

The mess that I see is with the edges. I can see oil and it looks like the edges were never polish. to correct this, mix flour and a degreaser and use as a poultice before you polish the profile.

The seam is not as bad as you may think. You have two ways of doing this. the first is to cut away the seam and anything that may stop you from pushing the slab closer before re-seaming the top. or you can just remove the seam and layer your colors as you are playing connect the dots. Once you have you colors, simply polish with your 500, 800, and 1000 grit.

I hope you get paid what this job is worth.
If you give me the sizes, I can show you how I broke it down, not saying that it will work for you, but it can give you an idea what other people do.

Try this


Edited by Mark McMaster - 16/June/2008 at 6:59pm

Just got back from looking at the counter. Lots of etching, a few tiny holes, even areas where it looks like it was used as a cutting board. Said she's been using vinegar and water to clean it.
 Now if I could only figure out how to post pics, I'd put them up.