Marble Restoration & Stone Care Service

From Complex Restoration To Simple Polishing

Call: (800)347-3182
Text: (347)699-6090
Email: info@marblerestoration.us
Menu ↓ Place Order ↓

Marble Etchings, Watermarks and Dull Spots Removal

The undesired etching is the white/light dull spots you can find on marble surfaces, which are hard to get rid of and are very unpleasant. Such spots may be caused by acidic or alkaline liquids left on the surfaces. In other words, it’s chemical burns. Those spots can be in different shapes like in the shape of a spill, spray pattern (caused by spraying the wrong cleaner), drops, or glass rings. They can be deep or not soo deep.

It most commonly happens with marble, travertine, limestone, onyx, and other calcite-based stones. Sometimes hard water can leave salt spots in the form of white crystal powder, which may look like etching but it is not.

Etching may change the texture of the marble surface to a dull, non-uniform appearance. In some cases when marble contact with strong, like industrial acidic chemicals, the marble can be burned and melted to a rough surface and even destroyed into sand-like particles.

Some Causes of Etching on Marble

Acidic foods & drinks:
– lemons
– juice
– most fruits
– coffee
– caustic soda
– wine
– dressings
– ketchup
– vinegar
– many others.

Cleaning chemicals and cleaners:
– bleach
– ammonia
– glass cleaners like Windex or Fantastik
– Ajax/Comet
– sink/toilet cleaners
– porcelain/ceramic cleaners
– stainless steel cleaners
– some personal care products
– most general household cleaners.

Some liquids will only etch your marble while others will do both etch and stain. In such a case, if your marble has both etches and stains, for restoration you will need to perform two different procedures, known as refinishing and applying a poultice.

Etchings on Granite

Granite is an igneous rock and not calcite-based stone and typically will not etch. If the etchings appeared on your granite, that means your granite more likely is “doctored”. “Doctoring” granite is a method of artificial dyeing granite by applying a compound to the surface and “baking” in an oven at high temperature to fuse the compound,  for the only purpose of enriching the color and raising its price. The etches can happen on that coat and not on the granite itself. Unlike etches on marble, etches on doctored granite cannot be easily removed or polished.

Request a free quote for marble etching removal service:

  Privacy Policy

Picture optional (up to 2MB):




When to expect a response?
You'll get a response within a few minutes or hours and usually not longer than 24 hours.

 

Before & After Etches Removal

 

Similar Etches and Dull Spots Removal

Submit Your Order or Ask a Question :

  Privacy Policy

Picture optional (up to 2MB):




When to expect a response?
You'll get a response within a few minutes or hours and usually not longer than 24 hours.

  • Place Order Online
  • Contact:


    ☎ 800-347-3182
    ABC Stone Inc.
    2165 Brigham st.
    Brooklyn, NY 11229

    Serving Areas:


    Manhattan, NY
    Brooklyn, NY
    Queens, NY
    Bronx, NY
    Staten Island, NY
    Long Island, NY
    Other Areas
  • We work with:


    Natural:
    Marble
    Granite
    Limestone
    Sandstone
    Travertine
    Onyx
    Slate Stone
    Serpentine
    Quartzite
    Exotic
    Others
    Man-Made:
    Corian®
    CaesarStone®
    Silestone®
    Engineered
    Quartz
    Epoxy Resins
    Terrazzo
    Concrete
    Ceramic
    Porcelain
    Others