Mikey P
Administrator
brand new and un sealed..
slightly unpolished inch thick lines every 4 to 5 inches.
slightly unpolished inch thick lines every 4 to 5 inches.
Stone Dude said:It is wear from mechanical abrasion. Likely some sort of cover was rubbing on it when transported. Its not from straps, there are too many marks, I have never seen straps that close together.
it is a minor issue, it can be polished out when done properly, and fairly risk-free. There are a few ways of doing it, all but 1 require a good amount of experience. MB20 from MBstone.com is fairly easy to use.
I usually stress to never attempt this type of work if you dont have experience, but the top isnt that bad and wont require any mechanical abrasives.
and to clarify about the sun; sometimes stones will fade in direct sunlight. More often than not, it is actually the resin they use to treat the slabs being effected, not the minerals in the stone themselves. Our slabyard is outside, and we experience this from time to time. 99% of the time it is easily reversible. Marble doesnt really fade, unless its been a VERY long time, 20+years. and then its usually some sort of spalling of the crystals. in this case it can be refinished and brought back to new.
Albert Lazo said:I'd try a mild stripper to make sure they did not wax it.
I have some of the mb20 that Stone Dude (Cameron) is reffering to. Let me know and I'll send it to you. You'll need some black oxide as well.
In reality though, I'd have them call the fabricator back since it's new and their issue.
Albert
Stone Dude said:It is wear from mechanical abrasion. Likely some sort of cover was rubbing on it when transported. Its not from straps, there are too many marks, I have never seen straps that close together.
it is a minor issue, it can be polished out when done properly, and fairly risk-free. There are a few ways of doing it, all but 1 require a good amount of experience. MB20 from MBstone.com is fairly easy to use.
I usually stress to never attempt this type of work if you dont have experience, but the top isnt that bad and wont require any mechanical abrasives.
and to clarify about the sun; sometimes stones will fade in direct sunlight. More often than not, it is actually the resin they use to treat the slabs being effected, not the minerals in the stone themselves. Our slabyard is outside, and we experience this from time to time. 99% of the time it is easily reversible. Marble doesnt really fade, unless its been a VERY long time, 20+years. and then its usually some sort of spalling of the crystals. in this case it can be refinished and brought back to new.
Mikey P said:are slabs given the final polish with an automatic laith like machine or by hand with a Makita type hand tool?