How Do You Maintain Marble Dining Table?

Maintaining a marble dining table is mostly about prevention, because the two forms of damage it suffers work in completely different ways. Staining is absorption into the porous stone, while etching is a chemical reaction that dissolves a microscopic layer of the surface, and each needs a different response. This guide explains how polished and honed finishes behave differently in daily use, which everyday foods and household cleaners quietly cause damage, and how to test whether your sealer still works using nothing more than a few drops of water. It also covers poultice methods for drawing out organic and oil based stains, what can realistically be done about etching, and an honest look at whether marble suits your household....