Can screw holes in marble be repaired?

[Andee]

The vertical shower bar was installed off-center in my new shower. I think there must be at least four screw holes, top and bottom, where it is attached to the wall. The shower is tiled in 12 x 12 Durango travertine and it is beautiful. But I know the bar placement is going to annoy me everytime I'm in there.

Can the screw holes be filled with some material and made to blend in with the (fortunately) variegated marble?

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[Andee]

Thanks for any advice,
Andee

[Shaughnn]

hi Andee,
Yes, you can plug the holes but without modifing them they will still look like circular holes that have been plugged. Epoxy with pigments would be my suggested solution. I've incuded a link below to a product of this type. I am not endorsing this product, as I haven't used this brand. But I'm sharing the link so that you and others can understand what I'm speaking of. "Knife grade" is stiff enough to mold and keep it's shape. This is what I would use to plug voids on a verticle surface. "Flowing" is much thinner and is used just like the name suggests. For a varigated material, I sometimes don't mix the tint entirely so that it when I spread the filler, it's "streaky".
I expect others will have something to say about your dilemna, so just hold tight and they should be along shortly.
Best of luck,
Shaughnn
http://www.sculpt.com/catalog_98/adhesives/epoxy.htm

[Shaughnn]

Actually, I guess I have used that brand. The link above is for a different product line than the product I intended to share with you. The following link is to the parent company which hosts a bit more information about the various products and their uses.
Sorry for any confussion I might havr caused,
Shaughnn

http://www.akemi.de/

[Tom McNall]

I prefer polyester for marble. It is not as hard as the epoxy. Most adhesive companies will have tints.