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Chicago Blizzard Only Brief Interruption of Marble and Natural Stone Restoration

If you are reading this from anywhere in Chicagoland, you know already the Great Blizzard of 2011 was the third largest in recorded Chicago meteorological history. Yesterday, winds of 63 mph were recorded in Waukegan, and two feet of snow fell in the Northern Suburbs. While this is nothing to shake a stick at, Sungloss’ […]

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What’s new in Marble and Natural Stone Polishing and Restoration: Part 1

Sungloss Marble Restoration Company’s President, Mike Pavilon, is currently attending the Stone Expo 2011 in Las Vegas. The show is numero uno in educating the industry on the latest methods and products available in the natural stone restoration industry. One of the results of attending the show over the years is our knowledge of different […]

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Passion for Our Work is Shared With Arizona Congresswoman

All of us at Sungloss Marble Restoration Company are praying for and sending well wishes to the victims of the horrific shooting in Arizona last Saturday. We feel the pain and shock at the senseless deaths. As well, we feel hope for Congresswoman Giffords recovery (the news has been optimistic), and also feel hope for […]

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Cutting Edge Marble Restoration Techniques Are Truly Ancient, Part 2

Building on a theme from a few weeks ago, we will continue ruminating on how looking at ancient marble restoration techniques reflects how much has improved and also stayed the same in our industry. Last time we talked about stain removal on marble, granite, terrazzo, limestone, or similar porous stone, using a poultice. What about […]

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Happy Holidays and Have a Great New Year From Sungloss Marble Restoration Company!

All of us at Sungloss Marble Restoration Company want to thank each and every one of our customers for a wonderful 2010! We look forward to serving our fellow businesspeople in Chicago and beyond, as well as our residential customers from North, to West, to South Chicagoland! We look forward to 2011, where our continuing […]

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Natural Stone Maintenance and Restoration: Keeping Your Terrazzo Floors Beautiful

Terrazzo is back again as the subject of this blog, partly because we at Sungloss Marble Restoration truly enjoy taking care of it. We also have seen some abused terrazzo floors and under-educated maintenance staff in the field, so we thought it would be a good idea to revisit some terrazzo basics. We recently came […]

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Cutting Edge Marble Maintenance Techniques Are Truly Ancient – Part 1

Although we at Sungloss Marble Maintenance are looking far ahead into the future of cutting-edge environmentally-friendly stone restoration, we realize some of the basics of marble restoration can be traced back hundreds, if not thousands of years! In our day-to-day operations, we research and put to use brand new stone sealers, stain removal procedures, and […]

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Natural Stone Restoration – Limestone Cleaning for Commercial and Residential Customers

Limestone cleaning is a large part of the work we do at Sungloss Marble Restoration Company.  Being a natural stone restoration contractor involves more than just polishing marble one way, over and over again regardless of what the client or the stone requires.  Sungloss has experience working with tens of different types of stone and […]

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Historic Marble Preservation and Restoration Rundown

We at Sungloss Marble Restoration Company are dedicated to operating all aspects of our stone restoration, polishing, cleaning, honing, and sealing business as Green as we can.  We accomplish this very well, by using water-based stone sealers, limiting our use of toxic stripping or polishing agents, driving fuel efficient vehicles, and even making sure our […]

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Stone Restoration: Beauty Is In the Eye Of the Beholder

We at Sungloss Marble Restoration Company have worked with thousands of customers over the years, and have seen everything when it comes to our clients’ aesthetics.  It is our highest goal to satisfy our customers and provide eco-friendly processes to restore natural stone.  In our 20-plus year history of polishing, cleaning, buffing, grinding, sealing, and […]

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