Minor scratches on marble table

Anthony NJ · 08-21-2007, 10:26 PM

I just went to a customers house and they spilled some gorilla glue on this marble table. They removed the glue with some thinner and a razor blade. The area is about 6"x 3" and it appears that the glue is gone but there are a few light scratches and a little dullness. You cant really see the damaged area in this picture but i wanted you guys to see the stone. I was wondering if i can get away with using the white pad with 5X on the area? Im saving up for a fancy camera like you Joe!

Huligar · 08-21-2007, 10:53 PM

You can just run the 5 X on this one.

MarkCalvillo · 08-22-2007, 12:33 AM

Hey Anthony,
looked @ picture. An acidic powder would work and remove the light dullness and possible scratching pretty easily.

I'm not a big fan of the 5X though...

All powders have two parts. A mechanical (grind) part and a chemical (polish) part.
5X uses a tin oxide as a mechanical part and a potassium oxalate as a chemical part.

The tin oxide is a flake product which cuts on two sides. And, because it is a flake it does not remove damage as well as others. It disolves quickly too. It also fuses together and creates an abrasive crystal which may then "scratch" the surface you are trying to polish.

You know what I'm talking about, you see the chunky crystals.
5X is an old technology which is a derivative of old/unused 5X brick.

The potasium oxalate is a hot polishing powder. This hot powder is used to off-set the lack of abrasiveness the tin oxide provides. So, with the hotter powder you have more of a chance to "burn" your marble surface or...at the very least, the spatter marks will sit on the polished surface and leave "burn marks.

It is an old school product which is too inconsistant and requires too much care to get it to work properly. Many people who choose 5X find themselves sifting the 5X powder just to get the "rock" crystals out.

Way too much work and concern when there are other powders which are easier and more effective to use. Especially on darker marbles.

My suggestion,
Find yourself another powder.

I suggest Diamond Renew Polishing Powder.

This powder uses an extremely fine synthetic diamond abrasive as the mechanical (grind) part. This synthetic abrasive has no less than eight edges for better "grind" action and in the process it will wear down slowly and into a very fine grit. This allows it to be worked from an aggresive size to a finer size removing most scratches, consistantly and gradually, until they are all g-o-n-e!!!

The polishing part is a magnesium flourosilicate (acid) which works with the calcium carbonite (marble) and leaves the surface crystals highly reflective.

Best of luck. Any replys can be made public. If you want to know where to get this powder IM me and I'll get you the number...this is not an advertising thread.

Thanks for reading,

MarkCalvillo · 08-22-2007, 12:34 AM

hey Huligar...where is my avatar picture thing next to my name???

MarkCalvillo · 08-22-2007, 12:43 AM

fixed avatar. crisis averted. (haha)

Huligar · 08-22-2007, 12:45 AM

pimp, you have not post for some time, you lost your avatar, next you would have lost the rights to post in the trade area.

Back to your little ad, we have are should have that Diamond Renew Polishing Powder over in the NSRA store. But to say that it will work better than the 5x on this job, and that 5x is old school is fighting words. you your self have a 5x knock off that i know you sell a ton of. in this case, and knowing Anthony, 5x will work best for him with little to know work. No need for pm, but we should take this to the trades area of the site.