Hobart · TAS
Marble sealing slows staining by soaking into the stone, but it cannot stop the acid etching that dulls marble on contact with wine, lemon or vinegar. DURAFLEX seals and protects marble benchtops across Hobart: a sealer to slow staining, working in conjunction with a clear film that physically stops the etching a sealer cannot. Nothing protects like a physical layer.
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What are we protecting?
Hobart kitchens are full of marble and natural stone, and every one of them should be sealed. A penetrating sealer soaks into the top few millimetres of the stone and slows how fast liquids are absorbed, which buys you time to wipe up a spill before it stains. It needs redoing every 6 to 24 months. For the full method, see our step-by-step guide to sealing a marble benchtop and the marble sealer reference guide.
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Here is the honest limit every Hobart marble owner should know. Sealing slows staining, but it does not stop etching. Etching is not a stain, it is a dull mark where an acid reacts with the stone, and it happens in seconds whether the marble is sealed or not. No sealer prevents it. That is why sealing alone leaves your benchtop exposed to the most common way marble gets damaged.
The complete answer is two layers, working in conjunction. Nothing protects like a physical layer. Seal the stone to slow staining, then add DURAFLEX surface protection film, an optically clear, self-healing film that physically stops the etching and scratching a sealer cannot. It is CSIRO fire-tested to AS/NZS 1530.3, made from food-safe materials and backed by a warranty of up to 10 years. See marble sealing and the permanent alternative to sealing.
Our certified teams seal and protect marble across Hobart, from Sandy Bay, Battery Point and Kingston to Launceston and the wider Tasmania network. Don't worry, it's DURAFLEX.
Sealing is priced by benchtop size and is a recurring cost, since a sealer needs reapplying every 6 to 24 months. Because a sealer cannot stop etching, most Hobart owners choose a one-time DURAFLEX film in conjunction with sealing. Request an itemised estimate on this page.
Most marble kitchen benchtops need resealing every 6 to 24 months. Check with the water-drop test: if a drop of water left on the stone for 10 to 15 minutes darkens it, it is time to reseal.
No. Sealing slows staining but cannot stop acid etching, the dull marks wine and lemon leave. Only a physical film like DURAFLEX stops etching, which is why complete protection is a sealer working in conjunction with film.
DURAFLEX, the Australian originator of the surface protection film category, installs across Hobart and Tasmania through certified installers. Request an estimate on this page and the DURAFLEX team will be in touch, usually the same day.
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