Asked on Oct 01, 2015

Marble dressertops have lost their shine, need help!

Sheri Gomez
by Sheri Gomez
The marble countertops on my bedroom dressers have lost their shine just on the front half of the dresser and I can't find anything to bring it back. I have searched my local stores and tried all the brands they had but nothing's worked so I am asking for help!
If anyone knows of something that will actually bring the shine back to my countertops please let me know what it is! I don't want to slam the brands that haven't worked for me so I won't list them all here by name. Please tell me if you know of a "wax" or any produt (short of spray gloss) that will bring back a shine to my beautiful dressers. I waited for over 30 years to finally get a beautiful matching bedroom set and I want that shine back. I haven't spilled anything on them, I even use coasters to protect them but daily use placing items on them seems to have taken off the shine....I need your help please all you great DIY'ers must know of something!
Here is a picture of the whole beautiful dresser showing the top
This is a close up of the front so you can see it doesn't shine any more. I haven't even spilled anything on it to cause it to lose it's shine.
Another shot of the "no shine" I use specific cleaner & protectant sprays just for marble so I just don't understand what happened!
  14 answers
  • Janet Pizaro Janet Pizaro on Oct 01, 2015
    A quick questions for you ,have you gone to a store that specifically deals only with marble?
  • JennB JennB on Oct 01, 2015
    Have you tried Gel Gloss? It's a spray on polish / wax. You could also try car wax & buff it out.
    • Sheri Gomez Sheri Gomez on Oct 02, 2015
      What a great idea! Gel gloss would put a shine on just about anything, lolthanks!
  • Sanne Lohse Sanne Lohse on Oct 02, 2015
    Turtlle Wax for you car - that's the best product for marble. :-) it's also the best for tables because you can be spilling on it without problems :-)
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    • LLinda Vermillion LLinda Vermillion on Apr 30, 2017

      I use turtle wax for cars on my wood furniture. It gives it a beautiful shine. I used it on my marble vanity and it made very little difference. I also have a marble vanity that has lost all of it's shine. I tried gel gloss but very little difference. I have tried just about everything to no avail. Anybody know of anything else that would work?

  • Georgina Georgina on Oct 02, 2015
    What a beautiful piece of furniture.
    • Sheri Gomez Sheri Gomez on Oct 02, 2015
      Thank you, It took almost 40years of mismatched furniture until we finally got one complete matching set and I really want to take care of it.
  • Maurice Maurice on Oct 02, 2015
    You need to seal marble at least once a year to help maintain its gloss. You can get the sealer at Home Depot, Menards or Lowes. That goes for granite also.
    • Sheri Gomez Sheri Gomez on Oct 02, 2015
      @Maurice I had no idea we needed to keep putting sealer on these, wow, thanks alot! We have had these 5 years so that just goes to show what will happen if you "don't" put any sealer on.... Thanks Maurice!
  • Charlotte Wood Eckel Charlotte Wood Eckel on Oct 02, 2015
    What a gorgeous piece. It's definitely worth taking are of.
  • Charlotte Wood Eckel Charlotte Wood Eckel on Oct 02, 2015
    I meant "care" of
  • Sarah Johnson Sarah Johnson on Oct 02, 2015
    I know of marble however i did see a product advertise just last night and it was about wax buildup over the years from using wax cleaning products and how it leaves them dull and not showing there true beauty, cant remember the name but it was an Omish made product, i am sure u can find it on as seen on tv.com, apparently u can even use it on painted surfaces. Beautiful piece of furniture by the way, if that doesn't work try calling an antique shop they may have good answers to your questions. Hope this helps
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    • LLinda Vermillion LLinda Vermillion on Apr 30, 2017

      I bought it and tried it and it too did not work.

  • Sarah Johnson Sarah Johnson on Oct 02, 2015
    That's I know nothing of marble. .sorry
  • Sherry Fram Sherry Fram on Oct 02, 2015
    I would call a stone retaielr and ask them what product to use.
  • Gloria tulip Gloria tulip on Oct 02, 2015
    I believe the sunlight has faded the marble. As to what to do about it, I would suggest that you contact a professional.
  • JennB JennB on Oct 02, 2015
    glad I could help
  • Sarah Johnson Sarah Johnson on Oct 07, 2015
    Thanks, i will read the reviews if they sound good will try on a some items of furniture and post b4 and after pics, lets hope it works😯
  • LLinda Vermillion LLinda Vermillion on Nov 30, 2015
    Hi Sheri, I had the same problem but on my marble sinks in my bathroom. I didn't know that you could not use bathroom cleaners on them so I suppose that is what dulled them badly. I, like you, have tried everything out there that I could find. Nothing worked at all. Even gel glosses and polishes made for marble did nothing. One day in Lowe's I stumbled upon this stuff called The Original Gel-Gloss Kitchen & Bath Polish. It's a cream wax polish. Says it's for Countertops, sinks, spas, tubs, vanities and showers. It says it's for cultured marble and lists other surfaces as well. So I tried it and it didn't do what I wanted it to but I could see it did more than anything else I had ever used so I decided to try it again. All in all I think I polished it 3 times in a row and it did give me a really nice shine finally. If you have tried it in the past and it didn't work I say try it again but do it a couple of times and see what you get. I hope this helps.