I recently purchased a coffee table in a second-hand store The table has a travertine top. It looked blotchy but I thought I would be able to restore it by cleaning it with travertine cleaner and sealing it. It did not work. It is clean now but the blotchy areas feel a little rough like very fine sandpaper. Please tell me how to restore the top without involving a restoration pro. Thank you. Chris

 

Dear Chris:

A travertine cleaner, huh… I'm wondering what it means?!... J

And then you used a sealer, huh… Good idea!! What did it do for you?... Let me take a wild guess: nothing!!

I mean: how could you possibly expect that a product that's formulated to go below the surface of the stone to help prevent staining could produce a glossy finish on your table top??... Didn't you read the label of the product before buying it?

 

“ Please tell me how to restore the top without involving a restoration pro. ”

 

I will – providing that you first tell me what I should do to fix my hernia by myself without involving a surgeon.

I teach 3-day classes on stone restoration at international level ( USA , Canada , Australia and China ). At the end of the 3 days we just covered the basics.

‘Nuff said… J

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Ciao and good luck,

Mauri z io Bertoli

 

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