Crema marfil Vanity Restoration

[Stonehenge]

Recently I documented A Vanity top restoration,

Here is the before pic:

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/9120/img0263cg2.th.jpg (http://img234.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0263cg2.jpg)

Plastic and Blue tape for protection, the faucet handles were removed with a 5/32 allen wrench.


Diamond abrasion finished and ready to powder polish

http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/478/img0264zx2.th.jpg (http://img111.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0264zx2.jpg)

The final pic is the end result.

http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/9563/img0266mr3.th.jpg (http://img386.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0266mr3.jpg)

Michael of Stonehenge

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[joh]

Wow mike,

[doitright]

Hi Mike :)

That's quite a piece of work! :bow:

Could you share with us a step by step procedure you used? :shades:

You can leave the last step off of taking a picture of the light. :D Oh, that's the reflection! :bow:

[Stonehenge]

Hi John,

The first step that I performed was a 100 grit diamond abrasive, this was sufficent to remove the scratch and chemical negetive stimuli. I followed this up by a 200 grit to remove the scratch pattern generated by the 100 grit.
After the 200 grit was complete I went to 400 grit, then an 800 grit.
The powder polishing popped that final luster, then after that I neutralized the stone with a neutral stone cleaner.

After removing the protective plastic sheeting and blue tape I reattached the faucet handles. I dried the stone with a heat gun and followed up with a natural stone impregnator.

Michael

[Steven Hauser]

Michael,

Nice work.
Ithink you ought to allow that the powder was a polishing powder and not a honing powder. Some don't know the difference.

2 Why apply an impregnating sealer? Was it showing signs of absorption?

[Stonehenge]

Hi Steven,

Granted a polished Crema Marfil does not show the obvious indicators of impregnator requirement, however I thought that 5% of the mineral structures (micro fissures and fill) would benefit from an impregnation.

Michael

[Steven Hauser]

Hmm.....

Thanks.

I would think that once you have it as nice as you do, then you are just wiping it on then wiping it off.

:D

[Eugene]

In any case, restoration or repolishing your vanity is a many cheaper and faster then exchanging it, especially if you have a custom-made vanity top. :dance:

[bbcamp]

Eugene, please stop by the Pro's Hangout and introduce yourself.