How to make smooth grooves / moudling in newly laid marble?

Cleansweep - Marble MouldingOften clients ask us why it is expensive to make grooves / moudling in new marble. When grooves and moulding are set in marble (reference image), they have sharp edges. To smoothen the moulding / grooves we have the following options to choose from:


- Use a hand grinder machine to remove the sharpness from the edges.

- Use hand sand paper starting at 60 number of coarness and work our way up to 420 number of sand paper. Each subsequent number is less coarse than the previous. It works by removing the sharpness and then smoothening the edges.

- There is a machine available that makes the moulding and edges on pieces of stone. Then the ready made pieces are mounted on walls or skirting. This machine is expensive and usually available with large companies that focus on marble laying work.


We recommend a combination of the first two steps. Our reservation with using only the hand grinding machine for the edges is that on walls, it does not give the smooth finish one would want. The aim is to run our hand along the grooves / moulding and not get cut. The machine helps to remove the sharpness of the marble, but using the hand sand paper made for stone brings the smoothness.


Making grooves and moudling with only a machine is quick. But if you want perfect grooves, use sand paper as well. The sand paper is what is time consuming and required a lot of effort as everything is done by hand. Once the grooves and moudling are made, you will never have to repeat this process, just maintain cleanliness and shin. It is worth the one - time investment.


If you have a new project where you are installing marble and need a professional team for marble polishing, please contact Cleansweep. We provide marble diamond polish and restoration services in Noida, Gurgaon and Delhi.
Location: Okhla Phase 2, New Delhi, Delhi 110020, India

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