I have an entire bathroom filled with cultured marble, as wainscoting on
some walls and completely covering the entire shower and bath area on the
remaining walls as well as on a large vanity sink and integral bowl. This
was installed in 1975 and has had 32 years of service, including raising
kids who used it daily.

The only real signs of wear have been in the sink and vanity top, and those
were scratches and gouges which were totally repairable with polishing and
filler available on the Internet and in stores. The surfaces still look
essentially like brand new.

I have NOT had any experience with a cultured marble tub, however, so this
may present some unique issues I have not dealt with. I will say however
that this stuff has worn extremely, extremely well, and I would use it again
with no hesitation whatsoever.

Smarty


"Sanity" wrote in message
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"PaPaPeng" wrote in message
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On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:24:44 -0800 (PST), brent
wrote:

I am doing some research for a bathroom renovation.There is a business
in town that will install a cultured marble whirlpool bathtub at a
very competative price compared to an acrylic tub. Anyone familiar
with cultured marble products and their pros and cons?
Thanks
Brent


The surface finish is a polymer. It attracts a layer of dull dirt and
needs frequent cleaning. The polymer also gets easily scratched when
you use tougher cleaning agents. I would think the material is too
heavy for a tub.

I had one in Florida. Scratches very easily but the good news is that it
can easily be buffed out with compound.
I didn't use any household cleaners on it. Bed Bath and Beyond sells a
cleaner and polish for cultured marble that makes it look and feel like
new.