have marble tile as counter tops 12 x 12 trying to get glaze back

[TY TECH HOMES]

hello folks....
i am a builder \, and recently built my own home.

i installed marble 12 x 12 tiles on my kitchen counter tops.

i just built my home this past october so it fairly new....

we recently had a b b q. and my wifes uncle brought the foor from the grill on a pice of foil and placed it on the marble....

after the bbq when we started to clean up, we noticed that the area where f the foil didnt want to get its original shine to it....

so now i am trying to find out what i can do to try to restore it...

any ideas, thanks guys

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[doitright]

Hi TY, Welcome! :)

It sounds like you have etched your marble. There are several marble polishing compounds on the market that may work. Aqua Mix has a product called Renue that may do the trick. If not, you will need to employ the help of a restoration specialist.

[Stonehenge]

Hi TY,

The BBQ sauce probably was acidic like most good BBQ sauce is,
what color is your marble ?

[TY TECH HOMES]

hey bro...

it wasnot sauce on the marble tops./... it was the heat of the foil that
made the marlbe get a white film on it... it looks cloudy...

it is a black marble... not completely black..
it has some white veins throught it.. but over all the major color is black...

it just lost its shine/glaze....

and being that it not even 1 year old looks s**ty....

i have procaline tiles at my home...
and it is the mat finsih with the natural rock finish on it...
i noticed that it was getting very dirty... and that the dirt was gettting inbeded into the tile not the grout.

so i cleaned it very well tile for tile...,,,,, took about 4 hours...

and went out to the home depot and bought the sealer and the gloss finish products...

came out pertty good... but i need to maintain it...

so since i had the sealer and the gloss products ... i wanted to test a spot on one of the tiles.... and i did..


well nothing really happened..

it still stayed dull... ill get a pic of it tonight.... and put it up... se what you all think

off to work guys...

laters

[doitright]

Hi Ty :)

If possible, I'd try to strip the wax off your tiles, and start a better maintenance program. There a excellent tile & stone specific products to keep those tiles clean.

It sounds like you have Nero Marquina (black marble with white veins). You will need to have a stone restoration specialist come out and repolish. Make sure they're familiar with being able to polish black.

[Stonehenge]

Hey John,

Did you ever hear about my Nero Marquina polishing contest ?

It Rocked.

[doitright]

Hi Mike :)

No I didn't, but everytime I go in the field it seems like a contest. :yeah: :D