Help!!! Cleaning Lady used Lysol Tub and Tile on area around toilet . . .

[colorado1]

and now there are areas around the toilet that have a white haze. She also dripped the solution across the floor leaving spots and splatters that look like spilled milk. The floor is sandstone that has previously been treated with a penetrating sealant (most recent application was six months ago). Is there anything that can be done about the spots or will the entire floor need to be fixed? Thanks in advance for any helpful words of advice.

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[Stonehenge]

Hi Colorado1,

One of two things has happened;

1) Your penetrating sealant has been chemically damaged.

2) Your sandstone may actually have calcarous binders that have been damaged by the acidic lysol product, which is the more likely the correct scenario.

I suggest that you contact a stone restoration professional for a more accurate inspection and consultation.

Michael

[Davestone]

I would agree, that product is ctric acid based and not recommended for natural stone.

[joh]

colorado1, Is the floor polish or hone? You may not have to do the entire floor unless you have other problems like severe lipage.

[jdm]

Is it worth it for Colorado to try rubbing the damaged spots with fresh sealer in the hopes that the spots are in the sealer and the sovent in the fresh sealer will dissolve the damaged sealer?

[Lou Noble]

you can do spot repair on the stone no problem... at least a restoration guy can. i wouldnt try this unless you know what you are doing.

[joh]

Jeff, that would be a long shot at best but you never know until you try. It would be a great help if we had a few images.

[jvcstone]

I suspect the stone needs to be identified. My first thought was that the sealer got etched, but that would make it a topical coating, and not an impregnator. (Or poorly applied??). Then on the other hand, a lot of sandstone has calcarious binders as Michael mentioned. Doubt that the stone itself would be polished--not the nature of sanstone, so if it does have a shiny / polished look, it probably is a topical coating. If it doesn't look polished, you might try some wet/dry sandpaper 220 grit to start in a very inconspicuous place like behind the kamode to see if the spot will sand off.

Or as suggested by others, call in a stone pro. :idea:

JVC