MARBLELIFE® Marble Polish & Neutralizer Set

MARBLELIFE® Marble Polish & Neutralizer Set Everything You Need to Remove Light Etchs, Spots & Spill Marks Perfect for marble vanities, table tops, showers and walls as well. Restore your beautiful finish! Then Neutralize future acidic spills (versus attacks) with MARBLELIFE Marble Cleaner & Neutralizer.  Juices, coffee, sodas are all potentially acidic and can damage your surface and finish if allowed to dwell. – AND PREVENT THEM FROM COMING BACK! Clean. Restore. Neutralize. MARBLE POLISH (8oz) – When stubborn white marks, rings, streaks and spill marks appear on marble, these are generally not dirt ON the marble, but rather the result of damage associated with an acid attack from an acidic spill or inappropriate cleaning with vinegar or another acid containing cleaner. Marble Polish is engineered to allow you to re-polish light etches, smoothing the roughened surface to allow light to once again reflect true, translating to a restored gloss appearance. If you can see the damage but cannot feel it while swiping over with you finger, this is surface level and can easily be eliminated with this polish. However, if you can easily feel the damage with a swipe over, then it’s a deep mark and you will need professional help. For rough areas that you can feel, this product can help to smoothen the scratches out (think of going from a sharp crevice to a smooth bowl) but can not make the scratch level with the rest of your surface. Other products may claim to fix these issues, but are just going to deposit wax into the scratch and make it appear to be gone until your next clean takes the product off. Marble Polish is designed for small repairs like spots, spills, cup rings as well as on such areas as countertops, vanity tops or table tops. Marble Polish is not designed to polish large areas such as floors. For floors and large areas consult with a Marblelife Service Professional for trusted help. MARBLE CLEANER & NEUTRALIZER (8oz) is designed to safely clean your stone and neutralize spills before they etch. This product will also halt the polishing action of the MARBLELIFE MARBLE POLISH, making it an essential part of completing your re-polishing process. MARBLELIFE Cleaner & Neutralizer halts the damaging action of acidic cleaners and food spills before they can create spots, rings and spill marks in your marble. Simply spray on and wipe dry. Time is of the essence. The longer an acid material is in contact with your marble before being neutralizing, the more damage done. Damage can be avoided if cleaned up immediately. All of MARBLELIFE’s Marble, Granite and Travertine cleaners can be used in this manner. Each is safe for daily use, and incorporates MARBLELIFE’s surfactant based acid neutralizing technology for a longer lasting beautiful marble finish.   Product Directions The following are two recommended procedures to properly polish out etches and light scratches from polished marble and travertine, both with a buffer and without a buffer.  The choice to use a buffer is completely yours.  Buffers are most helpful in larger areas like countertops, vanities or table tops.  Small repairs like spots, spills or cup rings can be easily done by hand.  Either way, the choice is yours. Marblelife Polish is a professionals product and requires some care when being used.  You will want to work quickly once the product is on the marble surface.  If marble polish is left to sit on the surface without moving, it can cause an etch itself.  However, while in motion, it is wonderful for polishing marble. Based on the severity of the damage and the type of marble, multiple efforts may be required and patience is recommended.  Be assured that regardless of the outcome, Marblelife Customer Care is able to walk you through the process.  If for any reason you do not see the desired results, please contact Marblelife Customer Care for free assistance in achieving the desired results. With Buffer Method Using a low speed orbiting buffer can help make for easier work on larger areas.  Be careful to clear the area and protect as needed, as the buffer can at times splatter polish.  For this reason we recommend wearing old clothing and protect other nearby furniture or surfaces.  Before using the buffer, it is recommended that you first use the Without Buffer Method to gain an understanding of how your particular marble responds to the Marble Polish and to know how much Marble Cleaner is required. Needed Supplies: Marblelife Marble Polish & Neutralizer Clean soft rags Paper towels Microfiber Towels (Optional) 6” Orbiting Buffer 6” Tan Polishing Pad Step 1 – Clean Before polishing, it is important that you first clean the area thoroughly with Marblelife Cleaner & Neutralizer.  This neutralizes any acids that may be present and removes oils, dirt, and other contaminants that you will not want in your polishing slurry. Spray Marblelife Cleaner & Neutralizer on surface and scrub with a clean soft cloth.  Allow the cleaner to soak for a couple minutes, then buff dry with the dry side of your cloth.  After buffing dry, you are clear to proceed to step two. Step 2 – Preparing the Buffer & Pad Remove the backing from the piece of Velcro that came with your buffer.  Apply the self sticking piece of Velcro to the center of the bottom of the black rotating base of the buffer.  This will help hold the polishing pad in place.  Next, press the 6” Tan Polishing Pad to the bottom of the buffer.  The Velcro will not hold the polishing pad to the buffer, it will only help hold it in place while in use. Step 3 – Applying a Neutral Base Slowly spray an egg sized amount of the Cleaner & Neutralizer on the etched or scratched area.  Marble Polish is capable of polishing out heavy etches in hard marble, so to work with light etches in soft marble, we use Marblelife Cleaner & Neutralizer to “cool” down the Polish so that it doesn’t cause a larger etch. Step 4 – Applying the Polish Apply about a quarter size amount of Marble Polish onto the bottom of the tan polishing pad.  Place the pad and buffer over the damaged area, turn on the buffer and move the buffer in a small circular motion with a medium pressure.  Your pressure should be enough that it slows the buffer slightly, but not so firm that it drastically slows the buffer.  Polish for only about 10 seconds and IMMEDIATELY proceed to Step 5. Step 5 – Neutralize & Remove Polish Immediately spray the Cleaner & Neutralizer onto the polished area enough to saturate the Polish on the marble surface and immediately wipe Polish off the surface with a paper towel. Step 6 – Clean & Survey After wiping the Marble Polish off, spray the Marblelife Cleaner & Neutralizer on the polished area again to thoroughly neutralize and clean the area.  Buff dry and assess your progress.  At this point the damage may be gone, you marble looks great and you are done.  If the etch is lighter but still visible, repeat Step 2 through 6 until damage is no longer visible. If the damage is gone or lighter, but the area you polished has a haze, you will want to repeat steps 2 through 6, but this time using more Marblelife Cleaner & Neutralizer to cool down the polish.  If after each application you are not seeing improved results, you should repeat Steps 2 through 6, but now using less to no Marblelife Cleaner & Neutralizer. If for any reason you are not satisfied with the results, please contact Marblelife Customer Care for free assistance in achieving the desired results. Without Buffer Method Polishing by hand is a good way to deal with small issues like spots, spills and cup rings.  It will take firm pressure, but allows you to do a small controlled area at a time to better understand how your particular marble responds to the Marble Polish. Needed Supplies: (Marble Kit includes everything except towels) Marblelife Marble Polish & Neutralizer Clean soft rags Paper towels Microfiber Towels (Optional) Step 1 – Clean Before polishing, it is important that you first clean the area thoroughly with Marblelife Cleaner & Neutralizer.  This neutralizes any acids that may be present and removes oils, dirt and other contaminants that you will not want in your polishing slurry. Spray Cleaner & Neutralizer on the surface and scrub with a clean soft cloth.  Allow the cleaner to soak for a couple of minutes, then buff dry with the dry side of your cloth.  After buffing dry you are clear to proceed to step two. Step 2 – Applying a Neutral Base Slowly spray an egg sized amount of Cleaner & Neutralizer on the etched or scratched area.  Marble Polish is capable of polishing out heavy etches in hard marble, so to work with light etches in soft marble, we use the Cleaner & Neutralizer to “cool” down the polish so that it doesn’t cause a larger etch. Step 3 – Applying the Polish Apply about a quarter size amount of Marble Polish onto the clean cloth.  With the Marble Polish on the rag, polish the damaged area in a circular motion with firm pressure.  Only do an 8” diameter area or smaller at a time.  Polish for only about 10 seconds and IMMEDIATELY proceed to Step 4. Step 4 – Neutralize & Remove Polish Immediately spray Cleaner & Neutralizer onto the polished area enough to saturate the polish on the marble surface and immediately wipe Polish off the surface with a paper towel. Step 5 – Clean & Survey After wiping the Marble Polish off, spray the Cleaner & Neutralizer on the polished area again to thoroughly neutralize and clean the area.  Buff dry and assess your progress.  At this point the damage may be gone, you marble looks great and you are done.  If the etch is lighter but still visible, repeat Step 2 through 5 until damage is no longer visible. If the damage is gone or lighter, but the area you polished has a haze, you will want to repeat steps 2 through 5, but this time using more Cleaner & Neutralizer to cool down the polish.  If after each application you are not seeing improved results, you should repeat Steps 2 through 5, but now using less to no Cleaner & Neutralizer. If for any reason you are not satisfied with the results, please contact Marblelife Customer Care for free assistance in achieving the desired results. Marblelife… Helping Make Your Life Easier.