Marble Countertop Burn
by Pam
QUESTION:I have a curling iron burn on my marble countertop. How can I remove it?ANSWER:First, are you sure you have marble and not "cultured" marble?Very easy to burn cultured marble, which is completely different from real marble, which is not easy to burn. Cultured marble is made to "look" like marble, but if you look inside the cabinets and under the edges, you'll see that it's just a coating over the surface. With cultured marble I imagine a small spot could be repaired by sanding and then re-application of the protective gel coat, but I'm not experienced repairing cultured marble. If indeed you have real marble, then you may have to do a few things to repair it.... but ultimately you may need professional restoration. To get the burn out you will probably destroy the polish (which is likely damaged anyway) leaving a dull spot beyond a repair that you can accomplish yourself. Anyway.... try this 1. Buy 12% hydrogen peroxide. Soak the area, let it sit for half hour and then scrub with a soft brush. This may help some. 2. Try the same as #1 with a diluted bleach solution. Keep it contained because bleach will etch the surface. No luck? 3. Get some 80 grit metal sand paper. Sand the burned area until you remove the burned marble. Then sand with 240 and 400 grit metal paper to smooth the surface. Again, this will remove the polished layer, so you will have a dull spot. If you know someone really handy with sanding and using a power drill you may be able to get some of the polish back via sanding with finer and finer paper finishing with 0000 steel wool and finally a marble polishing powder, but restoring and matching the polish on marble is difficult to do well, so I recommend calling a pro if #1 doesn't work. Regards, Ryan  I highly recommend MB Stone Care Products to maintain all your marble, granite and stone countertops and floors in optimal condition. I've used other good products (Stone Tech, Miracle) but found MB Stone Care products to be the most reliable and effective.
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