Stone Care Guides
Plain-English answers about marble and natural stone: fixing damage already done, choosing the right stone, and protecting it for good.
Protect it for good
Clear film that stops etching and stains, backed by a 10-year warranty. Start your free estimate with your number.
Damage & repair
Marble etching: what causes it and how to stop it
Etch vs stain, which stones etch, and what actually prevents it.
Read guideHow to fix etch marks on marble
What you can polish out yourself, and when to call a restorer.
Read guideHow to remove coffee, wine and oil stains from marble and travertine
Poultice recipes for coffee, wine, oil, rust and more.
Read guideHow to clean marble and natural stone benchtops
Safe daily cleaning, and the products that quietly damage stone.
Read guideChoosing stone
Quartzite vs marble benchtops
Hardness, etching, staining and the "fake quartzite" problem.
Read guideHoned vs polished marble and stone
How each finish looks, wears and shows damage.
Read guideBenchtops after the engineered stone ban
Marble, quartzite, granite, dolomite and porcelain compared.
Read guideProtection
Stone protection film, explained
What it is, how it works, film vs sealer, lifespan and cost.
Read guideStone sealer vs protection film
What each one actually stops, compared side by side.
Read guideHow much does marble protection film cost?
What drives the price and how to get an accurate quote fast.
Read guideMarble protection film in Sydney
Our service, suburbs we cover and recent Sydney projects.
Read guideFix a specific problem
Step-by-step repairs for every combination of stone and problem: coffee, wine, oil, rust, water rings, etching, scratches, dull surfaces, chips and heat marks.
Stone by stone
Every surface we protect has its own page covering what damages it, how to repair it and how to protect it.
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