The beauty and colorful designs of marble are brought out by the polishing process. Polishing smooths the surface and highlights each area of the stone's markings. When polished with grits of increasing fineness, marble's natural luster breaks out and forms a nice decorative or building piece for your use and display. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Set your rough cut piece of marble on a surface where you can grind it down as you polish and the marble dust is easily swept up at the end. Make sure you have adequate lighting.
2. Rub the rough marble with sharp, fine sand mixed with water. Work in small sections, expanding your way around the marble block. Continue this first course rub until there is an even surface all around the block and any signs of saw marks or chisels are gone.
3. Take the most coarse grit stone, Kobinhood stone or its equivalent, and rub the surface again. Move from one section to the next, covering the whole face of the block. As you rub with the first grit, make sure to buff out any marks or scratches from the sand rub.
4. Repeat this process with the second grit stone, more fine than the first. At each grit level, rub by sections until the previous rubs markings are not visible to the eye or felt on the stone by hand. Move to the finest polishing stones, such as snakestone and Water of Ayr stone. After you have finished the stone/grit polishing stages you are ready to complete the final gloss polish.
5. Fold a felt cloth into a pad. Mix a bit of putty powder with water and sprinkle this onto the felt cloth. Rub the stone again with this mixture, consistently and firmly rubbing the stone until the natural gloss polish comes out. Work your way around the block to cover every side.
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