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From: LWelden <>
Subject: RE: [Old Bones Cemetery-L] steam cleaning stones
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 02:41:21 -0500

The Vermont Old Cemetery Association strongly frowns on steam cleaning,
on the basis that the amount of pressure used in this process is too
strong and on can remove the top layer of stone. I would assume that the
older and more brittle the stone is the more likely this will take place.

William Spurlock
Saving Graves

-----Original Message-----
From: W David Samuelsen [mailto:]
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 1:53 PM
To:
Subject: Re: [Old Bones Cemetery-L] steam cleaning stones

This begs another question... What are the cemetery sextons using to
clean off markers of the graffiti?

I haven't seen any replies to Tony's question yet. One problem with
steam-cleaning is the need for battery for powering the steam cleaners.

David Samuelsen

This thread:

• steam cleaning stones by tony bengston <>
  • Re: [Old Bones Cemetery-L] steam cleaning stones by "Sue Silver" <>
    • Re: [Old Bones Cemetery-L] steam cleaning stones by W David Samuelsen <>
  • Re: [Old Bones Cemetery-L] steam cleaning stones by (Lee)

  • RE: [Old Bones Cemetery-L] steam cleaning stones by LWelden <>

    • Re: [Old Bones Cemetery-L] steam cleaning stones by W David Samuelsen <>
      • Re: [Old Bones Cemetery-L] steam cleaning stones by "Pamela Berger" <>
        • Re: [Old Bones Cemetery-L] steam cleaning stones by W David Samuelsen <>