I have a friend that selected new flooring for her residence--particularly the kitchen. She knew it was limestone (seagrass) but did not ask anyone about care of the flooring. Now she is being told that it cannot be sealed in such a way as to prevent spills from etching or staining it. Surely there is a sealer that will prevent staining. She is quite unhappy with the prospect of the floor always being stained--etched or spotted. We need help. Thanks.

 

Dear Jon:

Since you already know that nothing will prevent etching (“water spotting”) I will not go there.

As for the staining, the application of a good impregnating sealer like MB-4 will help a great deal. Just keep in mind that 100% sealing does not exist. Impregnating sealers only give you reaction time: the better the product in relation to the particular stone, the longer the reaction time. This translate into the idea that you can't let spills sit on stone forever and expect them not be absorbed because it was sealed.

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