Dear
Kevin:
There's
no such a thing like a light-colored stain. A stain – a real stain – is always
darker than the stained material. If it is lighter, it's either a mark of
corrosion created by an acid (etching), or a caustic mark created by a base
(bleaching). There are no known exceptions to this rule. In the case of natural
stone, bleaching can't occur, and therefore they are etch-marks all the time: plain
and simple surface damages, like shallow chemical scratches.
In this
case, the acetic acid (vinegar) etched the surface of your stone.
Your only
option is to hire a bona fide stone restoration contractor who will lightly
grind (hone) and then 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
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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!
Moreover,
do take advantage of the plethora of FREE Helpful Hints available at:
http://www.mbstone.com/HH_promo/helpful_hints.htm.
They're on the house!
Thank
you.
Ciao and
good luck,
Mauri
www.marblecleaning.org – The
Only
Consumers' Portal to the Stone Industry Establishment!
Article ID: 1378
Created On: Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 10:53 PM
Last Updated On: Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Authored by: Maurizio Bertoli [mail@mbstone.com]
Online URL: https://marblecleaning.org/knowledgebase/article.php?id=1378