What we call cultured marble is actually a manufactured material that's closer in composition to fiberglass than it is to natural stone. Though pulverized marble dust is often involved in the process, it's not solid. You'll know this when you discover how easily the surface can be damaged---by hard objects, abrasive cleaners or even just everyday use. The most common kind of damage is wear and scratches. Luckily, they're almost as easy to get out as they are to put in.
Instructions
1. Thoroughly clean the vanity top with a nonabrasive household cleanser and a sponge. Dry it completely.
2. Set up your drill with an automotive buffing pad. Use a cloth to apply some rubbing compound over the most damaged area of the vanity top. Set your buffing pad in the compound and turn the drill on full speed. Press the pad firmly into the compound and spread it in a steady, circular motion, gradually widening the area.
3. When you can no longer see the compound, move to the next section and repeat the process, putting down compound and buffing it. Work it all thoroughly into the surface.
4. Rinse the surface with warm water, rubbing it lightly with a cloth to remove any excess buffing compound. Follow up with a second cloth to dry it completely.
5. Apply the paste wax in the same manner as the buffing compound, spreading it onto the surface with a cloth and buffing it out with your buffing pad. Work until there's no longer any wax on the surface. Do not rinse it off at the end.
Tips Warnings
If you're not sure whether your top is real marble or cultured marble, feel it; marble will feel stone-like, especially when it's cold, while cultured marble will feel like hard plastic. Also, look at it from various angles in the light for any sign of fissures in the surface that match the visible grain; only real marble has them.
Wear goggles when using your buffer.
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