On Mar 9, 7:05*am, " wrote:
Hi,

Just when our bathroom renovation was almost done.....

One of the workers was trying to get out these little marks in the new
sink (wish I hadn't made such a fuss about those now) *and he saw a
container of CLR in our basement and decided to use it to try and get
the marks out of the sink. *In doing this he put the container on the
marble vanity top.

So the next day I saw these marks that match the bottom of the clr
container on the vanity top. *They are deep enough that the clear coat
on the marble has been eaten away but not really very deep. *Doesn't
look good though and of course I want it fixed.

I had one guy out to look at it and he gave me a price of $450 to
refinish the entire top. *The top only cost $500 so that seems pretty
expensive to me. *That guy also told me the entire top had etching
marks on it which really isn't true so I don't feel comfortable using
him.

I was hoping to get it done for about $200.

Shouldn't it be possible to just have someone in to repair the spot
that has the marks on it? *It is only on one side of the vanity top.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Steve

Is the vanity top truly marble? or some other natural stone? or a man-
made product?

In any case, what you're seeing is the result of acid (CLR) etching
the polished stone surface & thus damaging the shiny "finish".
To restore the surface, the etched material needs to be mechanically
removed via "polishing".

Real marble is softer than real granite & can be stored with less
effort maybe even DIY effort depending on your "standards" defining
"fixed".
Unfortunately rework / repair of just about anything can be nearly as
much or more expensive than new. At this point replacing the top also
means R & R of the top & the plumbing hardware. The $450 to repair
the top, when compared against the expense to replace, may not be that
bad.

Forget about the original cost of the top and only consider the costs
from this point forward to achieve a satisfactory "fix".

check out the following link for BIY & professional fixes

http://bit.ly/yOAVj0


I have a custom built hallway bench that someone in a carpet cleaning
crew placed a spray bottle upon.
Of course the spray bottle left a nasty ring that I have yet to sand
out and "fix".
The effort to fix is way more than the effort to ignore.
It's "on the list" but not very high on it.



cheers
Bob