Marble Polishing Houston, College Station, The Woodlands, Katy Texas

Marble Polishing Services:

Marble polishing processes can be very controversial because of the many different ways to polish marble and the different techniques used by many contractors. What technique is the best, and who can I trust? I'm going to address the different ways marble can be polished.

The most popular one is acid polishing with steel wool most commonly known as crystallization or vitrification. This process is not recommended by Texas Floor Restoration for reasons (showen or stated) in the video on the homepage.

Another populur marble polishing process is diamond polishing. With hard diamonds and pads. Diamond polishing which is basically running a very fine grit diamond with water until you receive the desired polish. this alone is not recommended by Texas Floor Restoration, as a much better result can be acheived with our technology.

Another popular system for polishing Marble is with polishing powders, or pastes. These pastes and powders are very complex with alot of different components, but to simplify it, these powders are very abrasive and acidic and when used correctly they can yeild good results. This alone is not recommended byTexas Floor Restoration, as a much better result can be acheived with our technology.

At Texas Floor Restoration we are trained to polish with all the above technologies, and techniques. We recommend using a combination of diamond polishing, with a unique powder we have developed that works with diamond polishing. We don't feel that one polish gives all the benifits that we can give by using this superiorcombination approach.

How to Polish Marble

 To polish marble you must start off with a Clean floor. The next step is to evaluate the marble to see how badly the floor is scratched or etched and the overall "health" of the floor. WE then can determine how deep we must go with the diamond grindind. Typically most floors will start off with a #200 diamond and then proceed with the next steps #400-#600-#800-#1800-#3000-#6000 diamonds (Every system is different this is just a generic example). After running all the needed diamond gritss we can start with polish if more shine is desired. After cleaning, grinding, and polishing is done then we will need to seal the floor with a penetrating sealer to complete the job.   

What is Marble?

Marble is a rock resulting from the metamorphism of sedimentary carbonate rocks, most commonly limestone or dolomite rocks. Metamorphism causes variable recrystallization of the original carbonate mineral grains. Marble comes in many different colors and designs. Pure white marble is the result of metamorphism of a very pure limestone. The characteristic swirls and veins of many colored marble varieties are usually due to various mineral impurities such as clay, silt, sand, or chert which were originally present as grains or layers in the limestone. Another type of marble, green marble, is often due to serpentine resulting from originally high magnesium limestone or dolostone with silica impurities. These various impurities have been mobilized and recrystallized by the intense pressure and heat of the metamorphism. Construction marble is a stone which is composed of calcite, dolomite or serpentine which is very easily polished. Marble is a stone that many cultures use to show status or wealth. Marble is a gorgeous stone than can transform any room to elegance. Whether you have a new marble floor that you want to keep its luster or an older marble floor than you want restored to that brand new shine; Texas Floor Restoration knows marble.

If you have any questions don't hesitate to contact us at 713-306-4822 or email us using the email contact form on this site at info@texasfloorrestoration.com with your questions or concerns.