How Can I Clean A Marble Head Stone

[LINCARE]

Hi , my husband's head stone has been sadly neglected due to my bad health . Can anyone please advise me how to restore it safely ?

[gangesboy]

There are some spray products you can buy and there is also some advice on this site
http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-clean-a-marble-headstonetombstone/

[Old_Geezer]

I have little advice save to say water, washing up liquid, and a scrubbing brush only achieves so much. I recently bought a spray of HG headstone cleaner but not got the chance to try it yet.

[gangesboy]

Here is one product
https://www.clickcleaning.co.uk/products/hg-headstone-cleaning-spray-1529?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=shoppingfeed&gclid=COSqy4nA-csCFcSRGwodPWQA4Q

[Old_Geezer]

:-)

[dannyk13]

HG headstone cleaner is good and only needs applying every six months or so.

[RATTER15]

Many moons ago it was my profession as a Monumental Mason, ideally it should be cleaned by a monumental mason for best results.

firstly are you absolutely sure it is marble? (usually white often with grey in it)

The lettering is what you need to be very careful of, this is made from inlaid lead! "DO NOT USE ANY BLEACH" it will turn the lettering a very dark brown and may stain the marble. I would suggest washing it thoroughly using a plastic scourer until you have got the worst of the grime of and finish off using a piece of "wet&dry" carborundum paper, about 220 grit, available in any DIY shop and use it with plenty of water and rub it all over until clean. This is not an easy 5 minute job, depending on the design of the headstone and how dirty it is. If I had a good picture of it I could probably give more precise and detailed advice. You may see the lettering turn a bright silver as the lead becomes clean again, this will fade back to a darker colour in a few days, you can use the "wet&dry" carborundum paper all over the lettering with no problems. DO NOT USE THIS METHOD UNLESS YOU ARE SURE THAT IT IS MARBLE! Good luck!

[RATTER15]

Also, never ever use metal scourers as it will leave traces of metal that will rust and irreparably stain the marble!

[Tilly2]

Don't do what my dad did to my mum's headstone. He used Nitromors.

He completely ruined it. I'll get them both a new one when he joins her in the grave.

[CupBuster]

Try melamine sponge. It heals all. We use it to clean marble washbasin in the bathroom, built-in washbasin and stone countertop in the kitchen. I hope it will help you! But if not, anyway, it will not do harm to headstone. This sponge works like an eraser.

[LINCARE]

Hi , I don't want to choose a best answer . I just want to thank you all for your kind help .Lin

[nowlighting]

you can visit: https://www.citrus-cleaning-supplies.co.uk/