Can this Makita be used to polish marble with the appropriate attachments, i.e. backer plate and grits?
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Although I did not use it on marble I did use it on a custom concrete counter top with excellent results. Because I was using wet sanding disks I made sure to plug it into a GFCI outlet.
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Mr Vaswani: I would assume so as I use it often in boat polishing. It has variable speeds and you can attach different bonnets for different types of polishes. As I said, I only use it on fiber glass boats. It is a very good polisher. I tried an air compressor fed polisher but couldn't control the speed of the bonnet to my satisfaction
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Absolutely it is the recommended tool for use with cheetah pad system and has stunning results on marble.
231080
I polish marble for a living, best machine I've found, can use it all day...recommend:)
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I would say yes but I'd use a masonry grinder. This is used for smoothing surfaces.
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I used it on black grained granite. Worked like a charm.Marble is softer than granite. Take your time and don't rush the process. Use course grit and work your way to the fine grit. I would use rubber boots, water will go everywhere. It should work fine. Keep the grinding wheels fairly flat, or you could knock the diamond segments off the wheel.
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Yes, the saw can cut marble. You need a thin, carbide tipped blade and you have to cut slowly. Make sure the water is flowing all the time during the cut. I think the blade I used was a Black Diamond. It was only about 1/16th of an inch thick.
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Marble is included in the list of recommended sealed stone surfaces that it can be used on. I don't have any marble surfaces so I haven't tried it on a marble surface myself. It works fine wherever I have used it though.
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Yes the Lustro Itatliano etch remover works very well, be sure to follow instructions. If the etch marks are really bad you may have to do it several times , once finished you will have to seal the marble.
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hey delores, i bought this kit and for the money was great... i don't know how large or small you are going with them but the spaces between the grit might be too great if your pieces are quarter size or smaller! i have no doubt it will polish, just don't know your process. any more questions i'll try to answer, mike
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As long as the backplate doesn't contact the polisher it should be fine. Apply minor pressure to the edge to see if it would touch the polisher if not you should be good.
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Yes is can! This unit is designed for use on hard floors such as ceramic tile, vinyl, laminate, marble, stone, and sealed hardwood floors.
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No. It will work fine for most things but marble can crack if too much heat is applied.
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I have use this product by hand. As for use on Marfal Marble I am not sure. I say give it a try, you have nothing to loose..Good luck !
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No, I would not use it on marble. Marble is softer and more pourous than even granite.
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The short answer is yes. I don't use it for that, but it does polish rocks very well. You may wish to get the smaller model. It's a little less expensive and does the same job on a smaller load of rocks. Hope I have helped.
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I used this polishing kit on granite and it worked perfectly. Every article I have seen on the internet regarding carrera marble does not appear to recommend machine polishing but the one youtube video showed hand polishing with similar diamond grit pads of increasing fineness. I think that since marble is so much softer than granite you have to be extremely careful and perhaps skilled to avoid damaging the surface with a tool like this.
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I have very successfully used this Makita backing pad with a number of 7 inch polishing pads I obtained via the internet from from Regent Stone Products. The pads are quite inexpensive and include Hogs Hair, Steel Wool, and varying consistencies of Nylon. I used them for cleaning and polishing a marble shower and marble bathroom floor. I Also used to clean and polish about 600 square feet of limestone flooring and do this about every two years. They work well with the Makita polisher.
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First, I must say I don't have a Makita rotary hammer. SDS-Plus is a standard. It will work as long as you have an SDS-Plus and not SDS or SDS-Max.
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I haven't tried the tool in this particular application, but I would say Yes, based on my use in other sanding/grinding circumstances.