Dear JB:
The sealing has absolutely nothing to do with it. Stains are not a problem with travertine. Acid etchings (wrongly referred to as “water stains”) are. And there's no sealer for stone in the entire Milky Way that could the first thing to prevent them.
But the bottom line is that the stone itself has little to do with it.
It's rather a collective culture issue.
All throughout the Mediterranean basin marble is a very popular stone as a kitchen countertop and everybody enjoys it. (Limestone is not so popular, but certain types of limestone, including travertine, could be acceptable in relation of what follows.) In
How's that?
For the simple reason that In Southern
While the looks of an old pair of jeans is very much appreciated in
Hence the problem.
The question now is: regardless of your geographical location, which one of the two groups do you belong to?
J
May I ask you now to please read and e-sign our Statement of Purpose at:
http://www.marblecleaning.org/purpose.htm?
Ciao and good luck,
Mauri
Article ID: 1542
Created On: Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 9:32 AM
Last Updated On: Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Authored by: Maurizio Bertoli [mail@mbstone.com]
Online URL: https://marblecleaning.org/knowledgebase/article.php?id=1542