Dear
Colin:
“We
have removed the sealer
”
What
sealer? And how did you remove it? I mean, it is not certainly easy to remove
sealers for stone. And if you used the wrong chemicals you may have etched the
stone surface to the point that it may still look as if there's a film.
Sure
enough, no pH neutral cleaner could ever remove any grout film, no matter what
the label of the bottle says. To remove grout film you need a heavy-duty
alkaline cleaner with chelates in its formula, like MB-3.
But, once
again, you have to make sure that you're dealing with actual grout film and not
something else as noted above.
Now remember, it's
never too early to think about the proper maintenance of your stone.
The
issue of what you'll be doing day in and day out to your stone is – as it
should be intuitive – vastly more important than its sealing
(if and when
possible and/or advisable) and it's all too often neglected. As you can
tell by reading many of this site's postings, you're not likely to get good
information about routine care from your dealer or installer. Don't become
another statistic! By logging into the Helpful Hints section of our website at:
http://www.mbstone.com/HH_promo/helpful_hints.htm,
you will be able to get the short version of our maintenance guidelines at no
charge. The full version of it – a 7-page document considered by many as an
industry benchmark – is available in pay-per-download format in our Educational
Literature section at:
http://www.mbstone.com/literature/literature.htm.
And remember, every
single penny of the cost of the literature will be used to support this site
and its cause:
your cause.
While you are in the
“Helpful Hints” section, do spend some time reading all of the interesting FREE
articles you'll find in there!
Finally, keep in mind
that we need your support to help us helping you!
Will you
please read and e-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!
Thank
you
Ciao and good luck,
Mauri
www.marblecleaning.org – The
only
Consumers' Portal to the Stone Industry Establishment!
Article ID: 1380
Created On: Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 11:08 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=1380