Wayward
01-22-2008, 07:00 AM
Gooday Gents
Cleaning polished stone is proving to be a difficult job safely.
This quartzite seems to have been left over at least one winter wet and face to face water adhesion. I have tried virtually everything to clean these beautiful off white stone. I dont know but it would appear the freeze/thaw process has extracted somthing from the stone...perhaps sealer, or some iron has got into them.
I have tried: TSP, vinegar, some stone care international cleaner -sealer, and lemon seems to be the only one which removes this light brown hard substance. Yes I tried Muratic as well. Excellent product to etch the surface and make ideal for non-skid for outdoor application, but not for my bathroom. I have found that the tile has darkened slightly with the lemon juice. The lemon juice will etch as well if left on too long. The only other option I may have is to get/hire a diamond polisher to polish them down a bit to bring them back.
Any other suggestiions ideas. I gather it is a trial an error method with these things, unless someone knows of a poven method.
I still have a few broken ones to try some experimental ideas if anyone has any...
Cleaning polished stone is proving to be a difficult job safely.
This quartzite seems to have been left over at least one winter wet and face to face water adhesion. I have tried virtually everything to clean these beautiful off white stone. I dont know but it would appear the freeze/thaw process has extracted somthing from the stone...perhaps sealer, or some iron has got into them.
I have tried: TSP, vinegar, some stone care international cleaner -sealer, and lemon seems to be the only one which removes this light brown hard substance. Yes I tried Muratic as well. Excellent product to etch the surface and make ideal for non-skid for outdoor application, but not for my bathroom. I have found that the tile has darkened slightly with the lemon juice. The lemon juice will etch as well if left on too long. The only other option I may have is to get/hire a diamond polisher to polish them down a bit to bring them back.
Any other suggestiions ideas. I gather it is a trial an error method with these things, unless someone knows of a poven method.
I still have a few broken ones to try some experimental ideas if anyone has any...