Diamonds are the most popular abrasive for honing marble but are not the only abrasive. Alternative abrasives are as follows:SCREENS screens are silicon carbide mesh that can be used dry or wet. The disadvantage with screens are that they wear very... Read More

If these scratch patterns are what I think they are then they probably occurred during fabrication. Some polishing machines have ten inch diameter polishing heads. It is not unusual to have these patterns show up after the floor has been polished.... Read More

Q. I have just had a large granite countertop installation done, including two large pieces of verde fuoco, which are riddled with fissures as well as several cracks, some but not all of which appear to have started out as fissures. I want to replace... Read More

[Fabrication Company] installed Kashmir Gold granite kitchen countertops in our home and the surface tops are yellowed and the bullnose edges are without yellow. We complained immediately during installation and they promised that their polish would... Read More