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Stains on Marble Floor

I have marble floor in my foyer and powder room. I'm not sure what my cleaning lady used to clean the floor but it is now covered in what look like water stains. I used a damp rag to go over the stains and I could not remove them. My floor is completely ruined. Is there anything I can do before I have to call a professional?
 

Dear Monica:

She probably used a solution of water and vinegar, or some cleaning products off the shelves of the supermarket. The final result is that your floor is badly etched all over.

On the other hand, why didn't you supply her with the right products?... Whit a last name like yours, you should have known better!! J

 

“Is there anything I can do before I have to call a professional?”

 

Not much, really. Your only option is to hire a bona fide stone restoration contractor who will lightly grind (hone) and re-polish your stone.

Now, you'd better watch out! I consider stone refinishing as the very pinnacle of all the activities related to stone from a professional point of view. Unfortunately, there are a lot of quacks on the loose out there! You get one of those, and you may even have to kiss your stone bye-bye!

How could you tell a champ from a chomp? Could you trust the recommendation of your local stone distributor, or contractor, or your interior decorator? Hardly!

We have available a very comprehensive article on how to select a bona fide stone restoration contractor, which will give you all the intelligence you need to make a competent choice. It does carry a small price tag, and you can order it by logging on the Educational Literature section 0f our website at:   http://www.mbstone.com/literature/literature.htm. It's available in pay-per-download format and I consider it a cheap “insurance premium” to pay when there are thousands of $ involved! Not to mention the little and much needed support you'd be giving to the cause – YOUR cause, since every single penny of the cost of the article will be used to support it.

Also, will you please read and sign our Statement of Purpose at: http://www.marblecleaning.org/purpose.htm? By spreading the word about this valuable site among your friend & family and the stone trades' people you've been dealing with you will be rendering everybody a valuable service!   

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Thank you.

Ciao and good luck,

Mauri z io Bertoli

 

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