Dull Marble Floor
by Nancy
QUESTION:My floor has a dull look after i mopped it with only warm water. How can I restore it's shine?ANSWER:Certainly warm water won't damage marble at all, so if your floor was once shiny and now dull, then something else is to blame.Was your floor shiny because it has a "polished" finish? Or.... Was it shiny because a topical wax or some other product had been applied at some time? If your marble floor is suddenly dull all over 99% of the time it is because a caustic, damaging product was used for cleaning marble. Most common and brand-name household cleaning products will etch and dull marble. It's very important for good marble maintenance to use only products safe for cleaning marble. If your marble floor had a wax applied at some time, know that it takes regular marble maintenance to keep waxed marble looking good. The wax easily scuffs and scratches and looks dull quickly. It can turn the marble yellow. Eventually it builds up and must be stripped off. Waxing also keeps the stone from breathing properly, which can lead to other damaging problems. We do not recommend that wax be applied to any marble. It's just more trouble than it's worth. If your floor is waxed, then I recommend you strip it off using DEEP CLEAN Stipper/Degreaser, which is safe for cleaning marble of course. If your marble floor is dull only in some areas it is likely due to foot traffic that has worn down the shiny polished layer. If this is the case, then you'll need to hire a marble maintenance professional to re-polish the floor. Although, you may consider having the floor honed instead, since a honed floor is much easier to maintain and doesn't show wear so readily. Good Luck, Ryan P.S. Get all the facts, answers, explanations and simple solutions with step-by-step instructions for any issue, problem or question with our Granite & Marble Maintenance Manuals.
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