Damaged marble board

[Kahrs]

Sigh.  We rented out our house and I quickly discovered that the tenants used a knife on my pastry board and it is cut all over.   I hope I can use some sort of polishing agent to grind down the surface.  Any suggestions?

 

As a postscript, I guess I have to warn future house occupants that marble is a soft stone and ruins the knife as well.  Sigh.

 

 

[Chris Hennes]

Well, marble being soft does have the advantage of making it easy to polish, so there is that anyway. Small comfort, I know. Pretty much any polish is going to get the job done eventually, but you may consider investing in an electric buffer (I have this Black & Decker model) unless you really enjoy scrubbing. 

[heidih]

I had an 18" x 18" marble square set into a remodeled kitchen counter and was astonished at how many people thought it was a cutting board! I used it for candy and pastry.  I think it depends on the depth of the cuts and would call a marble guy to see what they have to say. Unfortunately I do not hold out much hope...

[dcarch]

For effective stone polishing/repairs you need these:

 

1. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Diamond-Polishing-Pads-7-inch-Wet-Dry-28-1-Piece-Granite-Stone-Concrete-Marble-/221957874621?hash=item33adb863bd:g:D-8AAOSwkZhWSZ3S

 

2. An angle grinder.

 

For deep cuts/chips, polishing will not work. Get granite & marble acrylic kit/compound (ebay, Amazon).

Yes, money! but you will need to do this again and again and again in the future.

 

dcarch

[kbjesq]

Hi, I once had the very same problem but with an entire (rather large) master bathroom white marble countertop.  It was not only scarred, but stained as well. I called a professional marble installer and to my amazement, he restored the entire countertop to "like new" condition in just a few hours. It was not terribly expensive but the cost was born by the renters via a reduction in the deposit. (From experience, I've learned to take extensive "before and after" photos to prove damage caused by renters -  don't even get me started on the renters who somehow cracked numerous ceramic floor tiles in another property).  Good luck, I'm confident that you can get your counter restored 

Edited January 2, 2016 by kbjesq
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[Kahrs]

Well, the upshot of this is currently the following: It will cost $50-60 to resurface the board.  Question is: is it worth it?  And the marble shop acknowledged that they call it a "cutting board" even though you shouldn't cut on it.