Marble is an excellent finishing material that has been used for many centuries to decorate various public buildings and palaces.
And today marble remains in high esteem among the builder-decorators who decorate various rooms for them.
Even in private country houses, you can find marble finishing of some interiors, for example bathrooms and toilet rooms.
The live glow of marble is extremely positively perceived by the human eye. Marble can be used to revet columns, floors, walls and various internal structures.
Out of white marble, the statues and figurines are amazingly beautiful.
With the help of marble tiles you can create an atmosphere of solemnity and business rigor in large halls, or sophisticated intimacy in bedrooms and bathrooms.
Often natural marble is used to decorate gardens and parks by installing marble benches, fountains and statues.
Very beautiful look marble mosaic, which create on the floor amazing in beauty patterns.
However, over time, marble products are exposed to time and unfavorable factors, and therefore, polishing and polishing of marble is periodically required to restore its former beauty.
These two procedures usually follow one another in the reverse order, first grinding, and then polishing marble.
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Marble is a natural material that consists of magnesium carbonate and calcium carbonate. It refers to materials of medium density that are subject to wear.
This wear is particularly noticeable on marble floors and on marble products in the open air.
Let's consider processes of restoration of a surface of marble products and a marble tile separately.
Marble grinding
Usually, marble grinding is performed as a preparatory stage before polishing it. And this process is performed in a certain sequence.
Initially, the marble surfaces are inspected, and various cracks, irregularities, chips and other surface defects are detected.
Then the marble surface is prepared for grinding. In this case, the loose tiles can be replaced or fixed, sealing of seams and other preparatory operations is carried out.
The coarse grinding is followed by a smoothing of the surface.
After this, the final grinding of marble is carried out, which is carried out by special grinding machines equipped with coarse abrasive tools.
The grinding process results in the formation of a clean, leveled but not shiny surface, on which there are no cracks, irregularities, scratches and potholes.
The grinding process is completed by thoroughly cleaning the formed marble dust to prepare for the next stage of marble processing - polishing.
Thorough processing of marble is made and at the initial packing, after tiles of the necessary sizes are cut out from an integral marble slab.
And then, after the necessary processing, beautiful marble tiles are obtained, which can be laid on the floor, walls and other structural surfaces.
Marble polishing
Preliminary polishing of marble is performed in order to equalize those traces of grinding, which are left coarse abrasives.
This removes even those small irregularities that still remained on the surface of the marble. And then they perform the finishing polishing, which makes the marble perfectly smooth and shiny.
Such processing is done with new marble tiles, as well as in the process of restoring worn surfaces.
Both polishing and( polishing marble) are performed by highly skilled craftsmen, since the slightest errors can lead to damage to the polished surface.
To prevent premature deterioration of marble surfaces and products, I use a glazing, which is the effect on the marble surface of special chemical compounds.
This treatment refreshes the polished surface and extends the life of the marble surfaces by about a third.
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Despite the relative high cost, today you will not be surprised at marble floors. Of course, many of them inherited from previous generations, one Hermitage of what it costs.
But modern public buildings are also finished with marble flooring and other tiles.
You can find marble tiles and other accessories in prestigious private homes, where they play the role of a status element, and just look beautiful.
However, marble requires careful handling and must be wiped daily with a damp cloth.
And the lost gloss well restores the crystallization of marble, which is part of the general cleaning of the premises and is often performed by cleaning companies.
The crystallization process is carried out on fresh marble surfaces or after finishing the polishing and polishing of marble surfaces.
It is a special thermochemical treatment of the marble surface, which is carried out by special devices.
In this case, the smallest irregularities are eliminated, and the surface of the marble is brought to a mirror shine, all the surrounding objects begin to reflect in the floor covering.
As a device for crystallization, a low-speed single-disk machine is used, which atomizes the crystallizer - a special preparation with various additives.
Such crystallization is recommended to be carried out regularly, without waiting for the complete loss of shine by the marble surface.
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At least this procedure should be carried out at least once a week, and in those places where marble floors are exposed to high loads from numerous visitors, daily crystallization of marble floors is recommended.
In some cases, marble surfaces are protected with a polymer coating that protects the marble surface from increased wear.
In a similarly protected marble, stains and various damages do not occur, and the cleaning process is greatly simplified.
