Sealing Stone Dining Table

[rockyracoon]

I have a travertine/marble dining table and need to seal it. I'm not sure what product to get as most of them say for floor tiles. Would these do for a dining table do you think?

[The Builder]

I've used HG products for sealing Travertine, Rocky.............

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There are plenty of good alternatives around though. If the material is the same, then I can't think of any reason not to use it on a table.

I guess the only reason they don't mention it, is because not that many people have a marble table ;o)

[dannyk13]

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[rockyracoon]

Thanks all. Builder, the table has a high gloss finish on it. After using the sealer, should I use a gloss finish, like the one advertised with the product?

[The Builder]

Rocky, I assume the gloss finish is a polished one (mechanical sanders/buffers etc)........... and not an applied chemical finish?

This makes it a tricky one to answer. My first thought is that a highly polished finish might not need sealing. In fact, the finish may well resist absorption of the sealer.

I'd be inclined to contact HG's technical dept... or that of any of the other brands. Sealing of porous, matt Travertine is quite normal. With a mechanically polished surface, I'm afraid I'm not so sure.

[RATTER15]

Many moons ago when I was a marble mason, we filled the holes with resin and then when polished it would all appear as one, on unpolished travertine we used neat white cement.

The polish on your table would almost certainly be sanded and buffed and polished with abrasive chemicals, usually oxalic acid and the pote powder to finish this was a process done with a mechanical polisher and water. It can be hand polished but would require a lot of elbow grease. As for applying chemical polish, I can only shudder!!

[RATTER15]

Ok, I have re-read your question, it shouldn't need anything doing to it unless it is very old and worn, then maybe just replace the table top, Travertine is a very cheap and basic marble (sorry). if it is starting to stain a little, just go over it with olive oil,let it soak in, this will just even out the staining and blend it together.

[The Builder]

Ratters............... is there no end to your "back catalogue" of talents? ;o)

Great posts. I learn something new on here every day :o)