Dear Susam:
Polished marble does not belong in a kitchen – end of the discussion.
Is it been used for 100s of years in kitchens back in the old country?
Indeed! But…
The stone itself has nothing to do with it. It's rather a collective culture issue.
All throughout the Mediterranean basin marble is a very popular stone as a kitchen countertop and everybody enjoys it. (Limestone is not so popular, but certain types of limestone could be acceptable in relation of what follows.) In
How's that?
For the simple reason that In Southern
While the looks of an old pair of jeans is very much appreciated in
Hence the problem.
The question now is (although it's kinda too late at this point): regardless of your geographical location, which one of the two groups do you belong to?
J
Since you have your marble countertop already in place, the best advice I can give you to have a professional stone restoration contractor turning the polished finish that you have now into a low-hone finish (smooth but with no sheen) by using a good-quality honing powder. (Honing diamond pads may leave swirl marks.)
May I ask you now to please read and e-sign our Statement of Purpose at:
http://www.marblecleaning.org/purpose.htm?
Ciao and good luck,
Mauri
Article ID: 823
Created On: Sat, Nov 24, 2007 at 3:51 PM
Last Updated On: Sat, Nov 24, 2007 at 12:00 AM
Authored by: Maurizio Bertoli [mail@mbstone.com]
Online URL: https://marblecleaning.org/knowledgebase/article.php?id=823