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[alfie]

 Hi, from getting a good start to today,it went downhill quickly this evening.While putting somemore decorations up thi evening,knocked a candlestick off the mantlepiece ,it fell onto the hearth.
It chipped the marble,not a lot but enough to send the mrs into orbit,this fireplace is only 5 months old and cost alot of money.
Anyone got any ideas how to remove slight chip marks from marble,my life is at stake here,
Many thanks in advance for any workable solutions.
                                                            Alfie.

[bootie]

Very soft stone, treat it like a car body, wet and dry, progressive finer grades right up to 1200 or finer if you can get, then final polish off, might take a while but as long as you are even with longish passes no-one should ever notice. Don't be tempted just to do the area of the chip or you WILL end up with a dip in the surface.

(failing that, but wax crayons that match and rub vigorously, then polish off carefully)

good luck

[ninjapirate]

The easier method is, buy a tazer, use said tazer liberally on mrs until she cant remember what happend, then say "yeh you damaged the fireplace too you silly cow". 

[fiend61]

bet you wished you never saw them cheap xmas decs 

[Dishevelled Den]

bet you wished you never saw them cheap xmas decs 

 

[dazzerM]

The easier method is, buy a tazer, use said tazer liberally on mrs until she cant remember what happend, then say "yeh you damaged the fireplace too you silly cow". 

 

[Amigo]

Does the damage need filling ie a deep lump chipped out? If so can't you super glue the lump back?

  TBH mate, sorry but i think you're on a hiding to nothing because the point is she knows about it so even if you fix it so no one would ever know & good as new she will still know & you will always be to blame.

  Is there an ornament or something she's always wanted but you thought too extravagant that would sit nicely on said damage...without being a fire risk?

[cleggy]

1. Buy a replacement

2. Claim on the insurance for accidental damage

3. If it is new then blame the installers or suppliers for a replacement.

4. A Bloody nice (EXPENSIVE & SUITABLE, i.e no plug) Christmas pressy for your good lady.

 

[paul.lovejoy]

could try this http://www.repairproducts.co.uk/page73.htm

but really get a stone mason/supplier to do it they have all the right polishing pads and filler etc would only take them about an hour
last chip we got repaired was on a granite top cost about £30 mind you they were the suppliers of the top.

filling etc is the easy bit its the polishing in to match without making it worse

good luck

[alfie]

Thanks for all of your input,looks as if I'll sleep on it till after xmas.Maybe get  a quote from a mason,but it's not really noticable unless you know it's there.
                               Alfie

[Vamps]

1. Buy a replacement

2. Claim on the insurance for accidental damage

3. If it is new then blame the installers or suppliers for a replacement.

4. A Bloody nice (EXPENSIVE & SUITABLE, i.e no plug) Christmas pressy for your good lady.

 

That's what I would be doing, after all we pay enough over the years, and that is what it is for....

[millwall]

Thanks for all of your input,looks as if I'll sleep on it till after xmas.Maybe get  a quote from a mason,but it's not really noticable unless you know it's there.
                               Alfie

what the hearth  she will still see it

[freecall666]

try the marble repair at b&q, dont know if its any good but alot of trade use it, need to match it to marble you have.

[MaxV6]

there's a couple of old Luthier's tricks i've used on marble before now....   with varying degrees of success, it does however, rather require you to have some spare marble....      marble dust mixed in to epoxy resin, used to fill the chip, then sanded back and polished up with the rest of the item....     it's still a PITA ,  as you then have to repolish the entire piece to get it all to the same standard.... 


for very tiny chips,  a similar approach but using super glue,   when left to dry for a few days, it can then be sanded back, and polished, (t-cut )  and gives a smooth gloss finish.... as long as you don;t go too big... too big will get bubbles in it and not be an invisible repair.

this technique is incredibly good  for doing invisible repairs in clear lacquer ,   say on the front of what i'd call "a coffee table guitar" 

[feeutfo]

Find the chipped off piece, might just need a dab of super glue...

...without seeing it.