Marble Cleaning

WHY DOES MY MARBLE LOOK SO DULL?

Marble is one of the most beautiful natural stones in the world. This stone has the power to enhance the look and add a touch of exclusivity to any space we use it to decorate.

Being a Natural organism, it reacts chemically to any other substance that comes into contact or is expose to. Wether acidic substances such as Soda, CLR, Orange Juice or Alkaline substance such as Soap, Mr. Clean, Vinegar… they all will react at a chemical level with the stone causing what is known as Etching.

Etching is the annoying, dull-looking stains that look like dropplets or ring marks that cannot be removed by normal cleaning techniques, specially Marble pieces found in Countertops, Islands and bathroom Vanities.

Marble is also very sensitive when it comes to scratches, thus, creating what is known as traffic lanes. These traffic lanes are a combination of light scratches and deep scratches in the surface. These generally come from the little-bit pieces of rocks, and debris caught under neath our shoes on our everyday life outside our house, and when we walk on top of the Marble surface with these contaminated shoes, we are dragging these pieces of rocks and debris all across the floor. Little by little, we start to see the scratch accumulation in the areas we walk the most also known as Traffic Lanes.