The 2 Large Chips & The Old Repair REPLACING A MISSING PIECE OF MARBLE I used 2-part resin adhesive/filler with a little pigment in it to bring it closer to the colour of the original marble. The granite and marble are fixed in place using Megapoxy but a space is left around the edge of the marble. GRANITE SUPPORT THE AREA UNDER THE REPAIR WAS CUT BACK To minimize any splintering, I taped of over the areas to be cut back with some strong duck tape and used a new diamond blade to ensure as clean a cut as possible. Marking out the areas to remove and protecting the marble with duck tape Repaired, the stone will be cut back in the shape of a dovetail to give the I started by marking out the areas of the step to be I could now see the colour of the marble so matching the stone for the repairs was now possible. I also noticed the joints of the crazy paved sides of the steps were of a sand and cement mix which were then painted white. Once the stairs were cleaned I could see some more minor repairs are needed including a few smaller chips and some cracks in the marble. THE RESIDUE OF THE OLD SEAL ON THE SIDES OF THE STEPS I had to apply Extreme Clean in concentrated form and scrubbed it with the black pad to remove the residue of the old seal. I applied the solution and left it to stand for about 10 minutes before scrubbing with a corse black scouring pad. I started by cleaning the stairs with HG Extreme Clean, a 3 to 1 mix was good enough to remove the dirt.
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