Marble is a crystalline stone composed of calcium carbonate. The same chemical found in common antacids like Tums® and Rolaids®. What makes these antacids effective is their ability to react with acid in the stomach. This is not such a great thing on our marble floors, marble counters, and marble showers in Huntington Beach, CA.
Acid containing liquids create marks on your marble called etches. These marks appear to be drip marks on marble walls or cup rings on marble counters and no matter what you do, you can’t remove them without some sort of refinishing. Etches are sometimes called watermarks. Etches look like dirty spots that cannot be removed. A common cause for shower damage is using the wrong cleaner.
A common cause of problems on marble shower walls is the use of acid-based cleaners. Always make sure your housekeeper is using the right cleaner.
Sureshine specializes in refinishing, polishing, and sealing marble showers and other natural stone surfaces in Huntington Beach, CA to look like new again. We do this using specialized abrasives and polishing powders to bring your marble showers and other marble surfaces back to new.
is the removal of etches and scratches the return of you marble showers to their original polished state. Sureshine is one of the only companies in Huntington Beach, CA that uses actual diamond refinishing as part of the refinishing process. This means that we are able to get all of the etches out of your marble surfaces and most of the scratches with this service. Some scratches may require deeper grinding. Our representative will advise you if additional services are needed to remove deep gouges, holes, and other issues.
All of our Marble refinishing and marble polishing services in Huntington Beach, CA include returning your marble shower walls and other marble surfaces to the finish that you desire. Click a finish here to see what we can do for you: Matte, Satin, Polished, Leathered
is the service that we use when your marble shower requires some extra love. We can fix cracks, chipped tiles, broken tiles and seats, and other surfaces. Sureshine can also perform mold removal in your marble shower to create a more sanitary surface. Our vapor cleaning technology uses 300 degree water at low pressure to safely kill any bacterior or biological organism on your marble shower. Marble shower repair in not an exact science so each repair will need to be evaluated to be certain that a positive outcome can be achieved. If you have a marble repair the best thing to do is to send use your photos. In most cases we can provide valuable advice without the need for an inspection.
is a maintenance polishing that is usually performed to improve the reflection and clarity of the surface if there are few or no etches. We have been polishing marble showers in Huntington Beach, CA and surrounding cities for 30 years. If you are looking for your marble showers to look like new again, we will recommend refinishing, but if your marble showers are just a little worn and need a little brightening, then Sureshine is here to help. Get started with your marble polishing now.
is performed most on honed and leathered marble showers that have been used for years without wiping and squeegeeing the walls causing mold and mildew in the grout and corners of the shower. This is common. We deep clean marble showers in Huntington Beach, CA and surrounding areas all the time. Our process is done with a truck-mounted cleaning machine that pressure washes the shower walls and captures all the water so there is no mess left anywhere in your home. When the truckmount is not feasible our vapor cleaning machine is used to deep clean and sanitize your marble shower surfaces. Book your cleaning today.
honed finish is a low to no shine finish. This means that when you look straight into the surface you will not see a reflection. You will see a little bit of reflection when looking across the surface at windows and other light sources. When looking at the surface the movement and veining in the stone is more prevalent. This is a common finish for marble countertops in Huntington Beach, CA. If you have a honed or matte finish marble shower, it needs to be sealed regularly to prevent it from developing a mold or mildew problem. It is recommended to make sure the shower has adequate ventilation to dry when not in use.
Semi-polished finish is a medium to high shine finish that will show some reflection when looking down into it and a high reflection when looking across it. This is a common finish for some marble floors as well as countertops, more rare in showers but we have created beautiful satin finish shower walls in Huntington Beach, CA. We will always recommend that your shower floor stay honed to prevent slipping.
Marble Polished Finish is as it sounds. Your marble shower walls are brought to a high shine using diamond abrasives and polished chemically to achieve depth and clarity. A Polished finish is common on residential and commercial floors and counters as well as marble showers in Huntington Beach, CA. Polished marble showers will require more maintenance and etches can be seen more easily in the shine. Polished marble is a more formal look but can also lend classic beauty to any space. It is important to squeegee the walls after your shower with a polished marble shower.
A leathered finish is a rough or textured finish most commonly done on marble and natural stone counters in Huntington Beach, CA. A leathered finish is rarer in marble showers but we have seen it. The leathered finish on your marble shower is achieved using abrasive brushes that remove the softer parts of the stone while polishing the harder areas of the stone. Leathered finishes come at all levels of shine from matte to polished. A leathered marble shower surface has an old world, warm look and feel.
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