Archive for September, 2009

I have a marble coffey table, can anyone tell me how too polish it? ?

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

I have tried orange oil, lemon, even vegetable oil, spray marble polish, nothing works very well at all. it's like it needs too be buffed. some water marks and dullness. Buffing is a great technique to enhance the shine. Since this is a coffee table (not a food prep ...

can anyone tell me what i can use to attach a 1/4 piece of marble stone to my wooden fire surround ?

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

i have a wooden fire surround and a piece of stone marble to attach to the back of it im scared to drill holes to screw on to the back of the surround in case it breaks any one got any ideas if there are any clips ...

How do I get hair dye off my marble countertop?

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

When I was dying my hair last week I accidentally got some hair dye on my bathroom marble countertop. Is it possible to get this off ... the dye is reddish brown and the countertops are a yellow/white marble? What should I use to remove the dye? Call someone ...

should marble floor tile be laid in the same direction or alternated? grain?

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

The guy is laying the floor tile in the bathroom right now. It's ceramic tile, but it looks an awful lot like marble. I asked if they should be alternated because that's what I thought, but he said you want it to look like one big piece and ...

How do I get the soap scum and gunk off my new Sterling Hi-Gloss Vikrell tub and surround?

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

and how do I keep my cultured marble vanity shiny-clean without using scouring or scrubbing pads, which will cause permanent scratches? I have tried so many soap-scum removing cleaners that just do NOT work! I cleaned homes for several years and found a great way to clean soap scum. ...

How do you find the probability for finding the probability of drawing 2 marbles of different colors?

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

A bag contains 3 purple marbles, 4 gold marbles, 2 silver marbles, and 1 emerald marble. If you randomly pull out two marbles, what is the probability that they are two different colors? Please explain how to get the answer. naming colors by their first letters, 2 color combos can be P-G , ...

How do you polish marble top tables???

Monday, September 28th, 2009

Oy vey, THe oil is doing nothing more than staining the marble. I hope its stains uniformly for everyone. Thats a precaution you should consider. Depending on the severity of the marble there is a very inexpensive product on the marker call "Renew" and or "Brilliance" from Aquamix. Both of these products will treat ...

Where can I get bulk sea glass, stones, decorative, gems, marbles, or beads?

Monday, September 28th, 2009

I need to find the cheapest bulk sea glass, decorative gems and marbles, glass stones or something of that sort. I need pink (not pale pink, hot pink or fuschia) and green ( a limeish colored, not dark) for wedding decorations. I have about 10 large vases that I want ...

Why would there be a marble in my water heater?

Monday, September 28th, 2009

I recently had a problem with my water heater where we lost water pressure at the hot water outlets. I decided to check for a blockage at the point where water leaves the water heater and found a small blue marble stuck in the pipe fitting. Where would that marble ...

All marble bathroom?

Monday, September 28th, 2009

I was just wondering whether a specific size of thickness was needed for marble being placed on walls. I recently purchased a ton of tiles (discount) hoping to get my whole bathroom done. I purchased 12X12 3/8 in thickness and am now wondering whether or not they'll hold up??? Marble ...