Stone Surface Polishing

Over time, with general wear, high use, work surfaces such as bench tops and vanities will begin to lose their original lustre. Etching, scratching and staining can occur.

Chips and cracks will also mar the finish of a polished stone surface. Stone specific fillers are used to disguise such defects. These common surface imperfections can be repaired through the honing and polishing process. This is essentially an in-situ re-surfacing of the stone.

Once this has been done, the stone must be sealed. This will allow more time to remove spillages, and in many cases will stop staining from occurring if the liquid is not left for too long on the surface. The idea of a sealer is simply to stop contaminants penetrating any deeper than the barrier the sealer creates.

A penetrating sealer should be applied every one to two years on surfaces of high use such as bench tops and vanities. These are most commonly the areas where food acids, detergents and perfumes will be absorbed into the stone.

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