Perfectly polishing marble floor just like a PRO…

Marbles used in monuments, countertops, commercial buildings, home, and other forms a style
statement highlighting rich architecture. The natural shine of marble adds brightness to your home
or workplace and adds a new charm to the monuments. After a period of time, marble starts to fade
its charm and luster over and needs proper maintenance at regular interval. The major part of floor
maintenance includes the process of marble polishing. Marble polishing is a task that most people
avoid but they are not left with any scope. There are plenty of marble polishing products available in
the market but directly using them can lead to the damaging floor. Here in this blog, you will get to
learn about different steps of marble floor polishing in detail that will help you in knowing the
process better.

Step 1: Floor Grinding

Uneven marble installation or subfloor settlings results in an unevenness in flooring which is termed
as lippage. Over time, any sort of scratches or marks is unavoidable in the marble flooring as people
start to notice it. A new marble floor can possess floor flatness because of wrong installation issues.
This floor grinding step eradicates all sort of roughness and ledges from the marble surface and
brings flatness to the floor. Not only it removes unevenness but even removes the deepest
scratches. Due to its result, this process is termed as flattening or lippage removal. For this dynamic
and powerful steps, low grit size 30 and 50 diamond polishing pads are effectively used. This process
is not just restricted to the old floor surface but can be even used for the new flattened surface. This
specific step removes all the roughness, ledges ultimately bringing flatness to the marble surface.
Step 2: Floor Honing

Honing process is a very crucial process in marble polishing as it helps in removing all the possible
visible marks from the floor surface. As the swirl marks will be removed, you will get to see the
visible difference over the marble surface. Irrespective of types of flooring, it is a for sure fact that it
will have wear and scratches over a period of time. When comparing the damage level of
commercial and residential flooring, then one must know that the commercial floor is more prone to
abrasion. For commercial floors health, you need to have a proper service provider who caters This
process helps in enhancing the smoothness of the floor and brings shine to the surface. If the floor is
damaged to great extent then honing is the only process to lean on. This floor honing process is
usually carried out using special honing chemicals, products and diamond floor polishing pads with
the grit 100 and 200.

Steps of honing process:

• Deep clean the marble floor for removing any sort of grit and dirt particles.

• Apply diamond abrasive (200 grit)

• Further thoroughly vacuum and then properly rinse the floor.

• Repeat step 2 but this time with abrasive of 400 grit.

• Rinse the floor properly.

• At the end apply the high-grade impregnating sealant.

Step 3: Floor Polishing

This process of polishing can bring ultimate shine to old and dull marble flooring and can completely
transform it to appear new. Extending from tough granite to soft limestone, polishing step can clean,
remove stains and seal the surface to prevent any further damage. The Floor polishing process
brings the ultimate shine to the marble floor. If your home is having marble flooring, then just
polishing it can bring back its lost charm. With grit 400, 800 and 1500, industrial diamond floor pads
are efficient enough to make your marble shiny and healthy.
Step 4: Floor Buffing
In layman language, buffing any marble floor is the final stage of the polishing process. This process
is known as marble crystallization. In this process, a marble flooring is treated with chemicals that
brings shine to the floor. For this process, the individual needs a finer grit, 3000 is proficient.

Defining the buffing process:

Buffing or crystallization is a process of bringing a finishing touch to the marble floor. It brings shine
to the floor just like a mirror by chemical reaction over the marble surface. It even forms microfilm
over the marble surface that is more solid and durable. This microfilm not just adds durability to
shine of marble but even locks up the brightness of the floor. If you are looking for regular service
for floor maintenance then you can go for floor buffing.

Manmachine Solutions floor restoration polishing treatment carries out this polishing process with
care and professionalism. They use diamond pads for grinding the marble surface and bringing out
the new shine to stone by removing the dull layer of stone. Then further, the team uses successively
finer grade pads for bringing the mirror-like shine to the marble flooring.
Step 5: Floor Sealing

It is the last stage of floor care. This process helps in extending the life of marble floor from any
future chips, cracks, footmarks and swirl damage. It is highly recommended to use good quality of
marble sealer once or twice a year for having healthy flooring.

Conclusion:

Marble flooring is common in commercial buildings and high-end upscale residential property. Apart
from marble, there exist various alternatives for classy flooring. Some of the common floorings are
granite floor, concrete floor, wooden floor, and tiles flooring. For availing any service related to floor
care, you can contact to professionals of Manmachine Solutions.