Polish Marble Table Top with Sandpaper

Polished my marble table top using wetordry sandpaper, distilled water and some elbow grease.
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[@mikeman360]

You are the only person I’ve ever seen do this, that’s not a professional -- super well done!! I too have a marble table with a lot of etching from dinner parties, accidents, and friends not knowing. No store or person has ever been able to help me get the original shine back. Your video is super inspiring and I will definitely do this. THANK YOU for posting this video

[@Mikeityourself]

Glad to be able to help. I ran into the same challenges. Gotten a few more etches since ( I guess its just unavoidable) so next time, im going to try using a sander and sand paper disks to try and move the process along quicker (and hope to not end up with a sore arm again). I will definitely post that too. Good luck with your table.

[@michaelp.nguyen7872]

@@Mikeityourself I was thinking of using a sander, but thought against it because of all the sludge that you had mentioned. Speaking of which, did you just keep all of it on there with each grit, or did you wipe it off and sprayed new water periodically?

[@Laura-yo4cv]

That looks great! So hard to find non professionals doing this with success ! Thanks!!

[@Mikeityourself]

Glad it was helpful!

[@tracymsp6329]

This is exactly the information I needed and couldn't find anywhere, thank you!!!

[@Mikeityourself]

Glad it was helpful!

[@vikashparihar294]

Omg you’re amazing .. this is mind blowing.. never seen any one doing this great job with sand paper .. this is so informative video. It will definitely gonna help me to get my marble shine back.

[@Mikeityourself]

Thank you so much. I was just so happy to find a cost effective alternative and restore my table. Glad I could help.

[@meliahunter1946]

I used those same diamond sanding disk set you used first. They distracted my table top!🥵 after watching your video I tried the sanding paper and it is beautiful now.🤩 thank you sooo much! Without your video my table would have been a loss!!

[@Mikeityourself]

I am so glad to hear this. I appreciate you sharing with me and so happy it worked out for you. Thank you for watching and supporting.

[@wahidkouki2017]

Thank you ❤

[@shaunhayward]

Nicely done!

[@Mikeityourself]

Thanks!

[@achardjc]

I believe the reason the diamond pads did not work was because you set the polisher speed too low. You said you dialed it to 2/7. It should be full speed 7/7 for the sanding. You can lower the speed for polishing or buffing with a cloth pad and polishing paste. But you got it done by hand to your satisfaction. Kudos for not giving up.

[@Mikeityourself]

Thanks for watching. I wanted to go buy a 12x12 piece to practice with by got impatient. Learning the hard way right, lol. Thanks again for your support.

[@marciaatkins7021]

Brilliant well done .

[@Mikeityourself]

Thank you

[@monster_rg]

great work. hell of the patience....

[@Mikeityourself]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Anonymous-it5jw]

When you next use a power buffer with the diamond pads, try cutting the bottom out of a cardboard box, with sides about 8" high, and use it to frame the work area, and with luck, the box will catch the slurry that is otherwise slung all over your kitchen.

[@Mikeityourself]

Thanks, that is a really good idea. It was a lot of work cleaning afterward.

[@paulpeters4152]

Would a better way to control the slurry not be with an Orbital polisher like from Rupes or Griot's garage? like the ones used for paint correction. We just got a marble countertop and I am prepping for when I need to do this! The stuff etches like you wouldn't believe.

[@danielallison214]

I used to do this with a raw slab of marble. We would start with a 100 grit and finish with 5000 grit and it would look like glass

[@Michael-xl8dz]

I can only hope that you are in the greater Los Angeles area if you are look up Stone Pro's They are in Anaheim and you can take a class and do it cheaper and understand the process but overall Great Vlog.

[@Mikeityourself]

Im not too far from LA. Ill take a look at them; got to put some serious thought on whether I will keep the table long term or move on to something with less maintenance. Thanks for your support.

[@mandylou9264]

Thanks for this, great job! I'm looking into doing my marble tiles in the bathroom which go all the way round a corner bath. But am thinking of using an orbital sander. I am worried about messing it up though. My tiles aren't scratched, so may start with a higher grit.... might by a similar tile and practice, but i'm inpatient lol. I am 63 but love my DIY 😅

[@Mikeityourself]

Makes total sense to start at the higher grit. Maybe around 1000, as long as you keep the sand paper/ floor wet, you should be good to go. Good luck, glad I could help. Thanks for your support.

[@user-sj2kt7qo9x]

Thank you for the great video. Do you think it will work for floor etch? I used wrong chemical and left some etch marks on travertine floor.

[@Mikeityourself]

I would imagine so. Travertine is a bit different though, so i would try it out in a small corner before hitting an area thats out in the open. Good luck!!!

[@mattmason7554]

Nice work. I'm a pro. Good result 👍

[@Mikeityourself]

Thank you!!

[@loribloxom]

Super job! However, if you stopped after the 220 or 320 grit, would you have a nice, honed surface? And if so, which? It's hard to tell from the video. Thanks!

[@Mikeityourself]

Hi Lori, for a Honed surface, I would probably stop around 400 or 600; guess it depends on personal preference. Thanks for watching.

[@loribloxom]

@@Mikeityourself Thank you!

[@brki]

hi mike, great video! will this work on Marble tiles? if so, should the grout be replaced first, or after restoring the tiles? thank you.

[@Mikeityourself]

I would imagine it would work just fine on tile. As for the order of things, that's a tough question. My thought is you would do the grout last. The reasoning is during installation, I think they lay the tiles down and then grout. Just be sure to only use Distilled water to clean up any excess grout because the regular water will etch your marble. Im no professional at this so hopefully my thoughts help. Appreciate you watching.

[@brki]

Hi Mike, thank you. Another question, what kind of sandpaper did you use?

[@Mikeityourself]

Just the wet/dry stuff you can find at homedepot or Amazon.

[@JoeSmith-sj4uz]

Do you think a palm sander with sand paper would work and make less of a mess compared to the circular pads?

[@Mikeityourself]

Hi Joe, thats exactly what im going to do next. I've got an orbital sander with some wet/dry pads that im going to use. Im hoping it works out, if not for the table, for my arm and shoulders. Keep your eyes out, video should be out in the next month or so. Thank you for your support.

[@JoeSmith-sj4uz]

@@Mikeityourself looking forward to it. We have marble countertops and everytime the in laws are here new etches show up, not to mention two kids 👍

[@DhanaLakshmi-ou2my]

Shall we use wax on the marble after doing this process?

[@Mikeityourself]

The only thing I could find on finishing the table is to seal it and then use Marble Polish. I use the one from Simple Green. But to be honest, I dont see much of a difference after spraying the polish. Definitely want to seal the table though.

[@StoneRepairService]

Looking for work my friend ? Great job although took a long time. Its ok. For a first timer you got an AWESOME result.

[@Mikeityourself]

Thank you. Next time I'm trying pads and a drill gun. Save myself the sore muscles

[@StoneRepairService]

@@Mikeityourself Hahaha. I had those. Take care.

[@Cam-cy8eg]

I had the same problem with the pads. They left swirl scratches.

[@Mikeityourself]

Thanks for watching. I still see the swirls in my table, worst thing i did was try to use the right tool. lol. Ive got more etching now and need to redo the table again but this time, im using power tools. My arm hurt for two days after doing it the last time.

[@Cam-cy8eg]

@@Mikeityourself what kind of tools? An orbital sander? Or a polisher? I'm trying to figure out which to purchase. Will the circular ones leave swirls with sandpaper?

[@ThaiNguyen-ut4cp]

can this be done on granite?

[@Mikeityourself]

I cannot say for sure, as I have no expertise in stones. This was the challenge I ran into when I was doing my research; no one talks about using wet-sanding on any stones. I finally just figured I had a table that looked bad and would just give it a try. If you aren't sure you want to take the risk or would like to test out what this will look like. I would recommend buying a small piece of granite tile, purposely etching it and then using this process to see if it comes out the way you want it to. This way if it does not, you only damaged a single test tile and not your table or counter top.

[@user-qm7nw7vd5s]

No sealer?

[@Mikeityourself]

I did apply a sealer after the sanding. I follow up once a year but once its etched I lose steam. Thanks for supporting the channel

[@UncleFjester]

0000 steel wool under any pad with a little polishing paste and you'll have a mirror finish, at least thats how the professionals did my table in 10 minutes...jus sayin

[@Mikeityourself]

What was the polishing paste they used? Id like to give that a run and see how it turns out. Thanks for the feedback, if i can get the mirror finish even better with that method, that would be awesome.

[@danielallison214]

You didn't know what you were doing. This isn't something you should do if you don't know what your doing and you do 50,100,200,300,400,600,800,900,1500,3000,5000,7000. And doing it by hand isn't the way either. Get you a damn drill

[@Mikeityourself]

Next time will 100% be done with a drill. Lesson learned. Thanks for your support.