Wednesday, July 10, 2019

How do you clean marble?

Marble or other natural stone types such as Belgian hard stone, Chinese hard stone, slate and limestone often have a porous surface, which means that the natural stone absorbs dirt and liquid substances very quickly. You should always take this into account when cleaning natural stone. Below is an overview of how you can maintain the best marble or other natural stone types with a porous surface and a high lime content.

Cleaning marble - If you have spilled soft drinks, orange juice, cola, wine or even water, make sure you absorb the marble as quickly as possible with a clean damp cloth, remember the longer you wait the deeper the stain. Afterwards clean the floor with an acid-free natural stone cleaner, any old-fashioned house, garden and kitchen tricks such as the use of soda and hydrogen peroxide may also work. Afterwards clean the marble again with clean water and dry the floor with a wiper or cloth.
Tip ! Always be careful on marble with acids such as cleaning vinegar, anti-limescale but also rotting leaves in the fall. Most types of natural stone contain a lot of lime, and acid has the property of breaking down lime. These spots are often irreversible and you will have to take other measures.

Marble floor maintenance - well maintained natural stone is half the battle, with proper use of the right resources you can enjoy a beautiful marble floor for years. For daily or weekly maintenance of your marble, we advise you to wet your floor with a Spanish or normal mop. Add a dash of noble soap or a handful of flakes of green soap to clean mop water once in a while. This also applies to excessive damage, if you use the green soap too much, you will eventually build a kind of wax-like layer of fat on the marble, dirt and dust will more easily adhere to this layer of wax, which eventually results in a floor decay. This is of course not the only way of marble maintenance, on the many different natural stone blogs you will also find other ways to maintain your natural stone.

Protecting marble - preventive protection of natural stone is also possible, so-called impregnation of marble has its advantages. Reducing stains and shedding dirt are a few advantages when impregnating marble. There are also impregnating agents with a color-deepening function, which gives natural stone a beautiful authentic appearance. The impregnation of marble has a much lower frequency than the daily maintenance of marble, if you apply this once a year this is sufficient.

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