Polishing "cultured marble"

[Old Coastie]

A few shots during a polish on a fiberglass sink:

Half and half, fully done, sink bowl before, sink bowl after.

 

[Mikey P]

lookie you!


nice, what did you use?

 

[Old Coastie]

Nothing fancy. Makita with 6" Harbor Freight polishing sponge disks, Maguires (sp?) scratch removal compound followed by polishing compound. All at slow speed, with an occasional spritz of water. About fifteen minutes.

A simple buff out. Now if I could just get around the fixtures, this could sell. This job was me placating Herself, who takes a dim view of me buying stuff before Christmas.

 

[dealtimeman]

Very good improvement would like to know how long it lasts

 

[Old Coastie]

Very good improvement would like to know how long it lasts

For sure. Well, it was installed in 1979 and pretty well worn. The scratches are now shiny, but I made no effort to hone the surface because it is fiberglass, after all. It isn't waxed, just buffed a bit.

I'd expect it to last intil it just gets all scuffed up again.

 

[dealtimeman]

A lot of homeowners would find value in this service. And it would be much easier to clean and keep clean after.

 

[Lance Golden]

Nice job... Next time at the parts store, look for 3M fine to medium scratch remover in the paint section. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0..._m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0M1R36XVPF7W246KTJWX
It works better than the maguires...
Use the cotton pad for the scratch removal on low... apply maguires carnuba with the lambswool.

 

[Lance Golden]

BTW it lasts until they scratch it up again with Comet, Ajax, or green pads

 

[Mikey P]

I ran into some REAL nice cultured marble the other day.


my stone fag status suffered.

 

[Old Coastie]

A coupla before and afters of a corian countertop. Customer just wanted it spiffed up a bit, not fully sanded. She's happy, so all is well.