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Author Topic: chips in marble  (Read 635 times)
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« on: September 02, 2006, 05:31:14 PM »

how do you fix chips and cracks in the marble/granite top. Is resurfacing an option Roll Eyes My whole sink top in the bathroom has many cracks and chips.

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« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2006, 07:14:37 PM »

Are we talking about chips into the stone or cracks through it? If it is through the stone you need to use an impregnating epoxy to seal the crack and make the stone solid. This will prevent the crack from spreading out also. See this link:
http://www.defusco.com/stoneweld-crack-filler-epoxy-24oz-p-1982.html

If it is chips on the top you can do a fill with glue, either epoxy, poly resin or acrylic mastic. See :
http://www.defusco.com/instant-install-minute-epoxy-20oz-knife-grade-p-2371.html
http://www.defusco.com/tenax-knife-grade-polyester-liter-p-1432.html
http://www.defusco.com/tenax-crystal-knife-grade-mastic-liter-p-987.html

All three of these can be colored if you desire to match the basecoat of the stone. See:
http://www.defusco.com/6pc-tenax-poly-color-kit-p-1439.html

If the cracks or chips are spiderwebbing on the top of the stone try Pectro:
http://www.defusco.com/tenax-pectro-clear-stone-treatment-liter-p-2477.html
http://www.defusco.com/tenax-pectro-black-stone-treatment-liter-p-2303.html
Light for light stone, black for dark stone. Pectro Clear was developed to hide microfissures, ”Spiderwebs” and natural defects in granite and other natural stone.
Apply with cloth and after a few minutes buff off with extra fine steel wool to get a professional result.This is more of a stain than a liquid wax. It can be used to give a high gloss to your stone countertops as well as treating the spiderwebs and microfissures to make them invisible.

You should send me some pics and get a little more specific so I can guide you through this repair.
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« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2006, 07:18:04 PM »

If these are only nonstructural chips and small cracks, we sell a repair kit with everything you will need.
http://www.defusco.com/granite-and-marble-chip-repair-kit-p-2475.html

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