Pre-etching marble?

13 years ago

Has anyone heard of this. I was talking to a gal at our local stone yard and she said they can pre-etch marble by rubbing a low grade acid over the entire surface. This way other acid etches are a lot less noticeable. I have never heard of this before have any of you?

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Bunny

13 years ago

I don't know anything about pre-etching (or living with marble for that matter), but I've wondered what it would be like to hasten etching with e.g. lemon juice. If new single etches look bad but over time increase and develop into a patina, why not bite the bullet and get it over with?

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breezygirl
13 years ago
Try running an Internet search for:

Site:gardenweb.com marble etch

You'll find many threads which mention the possibility of pre-etching. I'll link one below.

Here is a link that might be useful: Pre-etching marble discussion
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marcolo
13 years ago
Interesting discussion here.
kam76
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13 years ago
Great cool guys thanks! I did a search but I must have used the wrong key words.
mountaineergirl
13 years ago
Isn't that what they call honed??
mazy123
13 years ago
Hi Kam76,

I have the acid washed marble and love it. I have had it for almost a year now and haven't noticed any etches.Thanks to Marcolo for linking to my post about it. Hope that gives you some answers, but if you need any more info please don't hesitate to ask and if you are near northern Va and would like to see it, come on over. Good luck!
Heidi Adams
11 years ago
Exactly my ponderings! I am debating between carrera and a fantasy brown...fantasy brown is hardier, but it still etches...not instantly but it will if you leave a lemon on it for a while...I am almost thinking that a-pre-etched carrera will be better since you can easily etch the entire stone whereas the FB will always have just a few marks here or there because you cannot just rub lemon on it to etch it instantly and throughly. If you do this, please report back!