Archive Monthly Archives: March 2010

Marble Institute of America and StoneWorld Magazine: Business and Educational Seminar Coming to Chicago April 15!

This month on April 15, Sungloss Marble Restoration Company will be attending a great event led by the Marble Institute of America (MIA) and sponsored by StoneWorld Magazine. As a host committee member for this event, and long time member of the MIA, we at Sungloss are keen to promote this business educational event and […]

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Marble and Limestone Sealers—Old Concerns and New Breakthroughs

At Sungloss Marble Restoration Company, for 20 years we have been looking for the Holy Grail of the Stone Care Industry: a ‘miracle’ sealer. The harsh reality is, there are some amazing sealers on the market, but there really is no such thing as a breathable ‘true’ stone prophylactic, especially for calciferous stone (i.e., marble, […]

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Professional Stone Care (and Feeding) of Black Marble and Limestone

Here at Sungloss Marble Restoration, for some reason we cannot explain why we’ve recently seen a ‘run’ on black marble and black limestone restoration. There are two issues in play: the specific qualities of the stones we have encountered recently, and the general expectations we have when consulting with our clients about black-colored stone. Starting […]

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Stone Restoration in Commercial and Community Spaces

When we’ve written in the past about marble, granite, terrazzo, and other natural stone cleaning, sealing, and restoration in commercial buildings, we’re not just talking banks and high rises. This week, a bit of news from the U.S. Green Building Council about a program they are in involved in with the Girl Scouts of the […]

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