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Tips to Maintain Marble Countertops When you own beautiful Marble Countertops in your kitchen you must make sure that you maintain the beauty and its look for along period of time. It’s true that these Marble Countertops don’t need a lot of maintenance like other cheap normal countertops that are made up of wood or plastic coated but, there are few things that you can follow to increase its beauty and look for along time than usual. As these Marble Countertops are made up of natural stone, their look is so unique and classy that can suit any type of interior decoration in your home. These days you can get a lot of Marble Countertops in a range of colors like white, blue, green, mixed, grey, black and cream that will compliment the color of your walls and flooring very well. These Marble Countertops are naturally durable and glossy, they even are repulsive to a certain extent to water and other liquids like oil but excess of chemicals and other harsh solvents can damage the surface of the Marble Countertops. We must be a little extra careful while handing such costly Marble Countertops as they increase the resale value and look of the house so, it becomes very important for us to maintain it as far as we can to make it stay beautiful for a longer period of time. Never try damaging a potential investment that you have actually made over your house with negligence. You might feel that cleaning will improve the look of the Marble Countertops but the choice of the cleaner you use for cleaning will determine weather you clean the marble or damage it. It is always advisable to use proper marble cleaning and polishing solutions that are available in the showrooms that sell Marble Countertops. If you don’t wish to spend much on polishes used for marble then never go in for strong or cheap cleaners that might destroy the look and shine of the stone. Never use chlorine and such kind of chemicals as they will decolorize your Marble Countertops in the course of time. If you want to clean up your expensive and classy counter with mild detergents, then it is wise to do it only once in a while (once in 3 months) coz, repeated usage of detergents can also spoil the finish of the Marble Countertops. It is also better to avoid using even natural cleaners like lemon or orange skin to

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Tips to Maintain Marble Countertops

When you own beautiful Marble Countertops in your kitchen you must make sure that you maintain the beauty and its look for along period of time. It’s true that these Marble Countertops don’t need a lot of maintenance like other cheap normal countertops that are made up of wood or plastic coated but, there are few things that you can follow to increase its beauty and look for along time than usual. As these Marble Countertops are made up of natural stone, their look is so unique and classy that can suit any type of interior decoration in your home. These days you can get a lot of Marble Countertops in a range of colors like white, blue, green, mixed, grey, black and cream that will compliment the color of your walls and flooring very well.

These Marble Countertops are naturally durable and glossy, they even are repulsive to a certain extent to water and other liquids like oil but excess of chemicals and other harsh solvents can damage the surface of the Marble Countertops. We must be a little extra careful while handing such costly Marble Countertops as they increase the resale value and look of the house so, it becomes very important for us to maintain it as far as we can to make it stay beautiful for a longer period of time. Never try damaging a potential investment that you have actually made over your house with negligence.

You might feel that cleaning will improve the look of the Marble Countertops but the choice of the cleaner you use for cleaning will determine weather you clean the marble or damage it. It is always advisable to use proper marble cleaning and polishing solutions that are available in the showrooms that sell Marble Countertops. If you don’t wish to spend much on polishes used for marble then never go in for strong or cheap cleaners that might destroy the look and shine of the stone. Never use chlorine and such kind of chemicals as they will decolorize your Marble Countertops in the course of time.

If you want to clean up your expensive and classy counter with mild detergents, then it is wise to do it only once in a while (once in 3 months) coz, repeated usage of detergents can also spoil the finish of the Marble Countertops. It is also better to avoid using even natural cleaners like lemon or orange skin to clean your counter as they will spoil the surface finishing of the countertops and weaken the sealant.

If you want to keep your counter attractive and shining it is good to use a light coat of wax over it or use a marble sealer. It’s better to avoid wax over white color marbles as wax may make the whit marble look a little yellowish. You can even use some putty powder with a damp sloth to be rubbed gently over dull or old counter tops to make it look like new.