Interactive diagnostic
Stain or Etch?
Answer seven questions, the same ones we ask when we review photos. You'll see the likely answer, how sure the tool is, and what to do next.
Seven questions
A poultice won't fix an etch, and polishing won't fix a stain.
Stains and etches look alike at first. These questions use how the mark looks, a water test, and what was spilled to tell them apart, then point you to the right fix.
Stain or etch
Seven questions, then what to do next.
Most marks on marble are either a stain or an etch. Treat the wrong one and you waste days, and can make polished stone worse. These are the questions we ask when we review your photos.
- A chart that updates as you answer
- How sure the result is, and the steps to take
- The product or service that suits your stone
Answer the first question and this chart will show how your answers lean: toward a stain, or toward an etch.
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