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From: "Dot logsdon" <>
Subject: RE: [LAORLEAN-L] Marble headstones
Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2006 21:18:25 -0500
In-Reply-To: <20060602214916.49168.qmail@web32210.mail.mud.yahoo.com>


Hi Alfred -- that's a shame about the tombstone. I would suggest trying the
gentlest methods possible first. Maybe go at a small section with some
baking powder &/or cornstarch on a dampened cloth, or some Bon Ami.
If that doesn't work, pull out the bigger guns, always testing on a small
part first. I googled the problem, & all of the sites said pretty much the
same thing -- apply a poultice to the stain, allow to dry, then clean off.
These two sites had the clearest, most complete information:
http://www.housekeepingchannel.com/showarticle.php?id=121
http://eurotechmarble.com/removingstains.htm
I also found a reference about using CitriSolve or a similar product to get
tar, oil, grease etc. out of clothing. Might be worth a try on the
tombstone, too.
Good luck. Dot

>From: alfred wild <>
>Has anyone visiting gravesites post-Katrina experienced staining of marble
>tomb components? A grave marker in Masonic Rest which was formerly white
>is now splotchy grey, most probably from oil or something in the flood
>waters. This particular piece of marble is soft and porous.
Does anyone know if there's a way to safely remove stains from marble? The
grave is over a hundred years old, and until post-K was weather-worn, but
otherwise pristine.


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