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MORE® AntiEtch® Marble Countertop Protection in Schaumburg and Greater Chicagoland Area

A revolutionary marble treatment that makes your marble 100% “un-etchable & un-stainable”

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Benefits of MORE® AntiEtch®

  • Lifetime warranty against etching and staining.
  • Stops marble etching and staining 100%.
  • Crystal clear finish.
  • Can be applied on marble, limestone, onyx, travertine and concrete.
  • Can be applied to honed, polished and leathered surfaces.
  • Can be applied to both horizontal and vertical surfaces.
  • Low odor during application.
  • Environmentally friendly.
  • Safe on food-contact surfaces.
  • Zero porosity – germs and bacteria have nowhere to go.
  • Will not crack or peel.
  • Easy to maintain and repair.

Marble Countertop Protection That Lasts a Lifetime

Marble is beautiful, but lemon juice, wine, vinegar, tomato sauce and even some cleaners can etch it in seconds, leaving dull spots that won’t wipe away. Sealers don’t stop etching; they only slow down stains. MORE® AntiEtch® is a clear protective film that sits on top of the stone, so acids never touch the marble.

Our Process

AntiEtch isn’t a quick wipe-on product. We start by making every repair possible: seams, chips around sinks and edges, and mitered edges. Then we hone the stone down so the AntiEtch bonds properly, and we prime white marbles so they stay bright. After several specialty steps in between, the AntiEtch is applied and finished to the sheen you choose, from honed to polished.

A full kitchen typically takes 1 to 2 days. Vanities, small islands and similar pieces usually take half a day to a full day.

Easy Care and Repairable

Once AntiEtch is on, your countertops won’t etch or stain, no matter what you clean them with. We still recommend a pH-neutral cleaner, because edges, waterfalls, backsplashes and marble floors nearby aren’t protected the same way. And unlike marble that has to be refinished all over again, if AntiEtch ever gets scratched or damaged, we can repair just that spot without redoing the whole countertop.

Why Prestige Grout

With 18 years specializing in marble, granite and natural stone, we do all of our stone work in house and never sub it out. If your marble already has etching, we can polish and restore it first, then protect it with AntiEtch so it stays that way.

Call (708) 582-6904 for a free quote on protecting your marble countertops anywhere in Chicagoland.

Looking for TuffSkin?

We no longer install TuffSkin. It has its place, but for homes we believe MORE® AntiEtch® is the better long-term choice. It protects marble, limestone and travertine countertops against etching from lemon, wine, vinegar and other acids for the life of the countertop. It’s food safe and low odor, won’t crack or peel, comes with an actual registered lifetime warranty, and any damaged spot can be repaired without redoing the whole countertop. Call (708) 582-6904 and we’ll walk you through it.

MORE AntiEtch protection on a marble countertop by Prestige Grout

AntiEtch FAQs

MORE AntiEtch is a clear, food-safe protective film applied over marble and other calcium-based stone. It blocks acids like lemon, wine and vinegar from etching the surface and protects against stains.

Yes. AntiEtch installed by Prestige Grout comes with a lifetime warranty against etching and staining.

AntiEtch is a specialty service priced by the square foot. Cost depends on the size of your countertops and how much repair work they need first. Call (708) 582-6904 for a free quote.

A full kitchen typically takes 1 to 2 days. Vanities, small islands and similar pieces usually take half a day to a full day.

No. AntiEtch can be finished honed, polished or anywhere in between, so your countertops keep the look you want.

Marble, limestone, travertine, onyx and concrete, on both countertops and vertical surfaces. It is not used on granite, which doesn’t etch.

Yes. Sealers only slow down stains and do nothing to stop acid etching. AntiEtch is a physical barrier that stops both.

AntiEtch won’t etch or stain from any cleaner. We still recommend a pH-neutral cleaner to protect edges, backsplashes, waterfalls and any marble floors nearby.

We can repair the damaged area without redoing the whole countertop.

Yes. We make every repair possible first, including seams, chips and edges, then hone the stone so the AntiEtch bonds properly.

Sometimes. TuffSkin has its place, but for homes we believe MORE AntiEtch is the better long-term choice. It comes with a lifetime warranty, won’t crack or peel, and damaged spots can be repaired.

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