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How do I remove rust stain from marble???
The window sill in the bathroom tub/shower area has a white marble
sill. A candle was sitting on it.The candle had a metal wick holder on the bottom. This rusted and stained the marble. I tried liquid bleach on it to no avail. I sanded it with a very fine grit paper. Still stained. Any suggestions on how to remove the stain?? |
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How do I remove rust stain from marble???
tomkanpa wrote:
The window sill in the bathroom tub/shower area has a white marble sill. A candle was sitting on it.The candle had a metal wick holder on the bottom. This rusted and stained the marble. I tried liquid bleach on it to no avail. I sanded it with a very fine grit paper. Still stained. Any suggestions on how to remove the stain?? Any mild acid such as lemon juice or one of the rust stain removers such as CLR (it has acid too). Unfortunately, acid eats marble. How much one of the preceding would attack it I cannot say. There is also the distinct possibility that what you have isn't marble but polyester resin made to look like marble. If it has an odor it isn't marble; OTOH not having an odor doesn't necessarily mean it *is* marble. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
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How do I remove rust stain from marble???
"dadiOH" wrote in message news:yYEfg.16132$lN5.14960@trnddc04... tomkanpa wrote: The window sill in the bathroom tub/shower area has a white marble sill. A candle was sitting on it.The candle had a metal wick holder on the bottom. This rusted and stained the marble. I tried liquid bleach on it to no avail. I sanded it with a very fine grit paper. Still stained. Any suggestions on how to remove the stain?? Any mild acid such as lemon juice or one of the rust stain removers such as CLR (it has acid too). Unfortunately, acid eats marble. How much one of the preceding would attack it I cannot say. There is also the distinct possibility that what you have isn't marble but polyester resin made to look like marble. If it has an odor it isn't marble; OTOH not having an odor doesn't necessarily mean it *is* marble. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ...a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico Try a paste of Oxy-Clean or the dollar store equivelent. If that dosen't work (and it may take a while) try a metal polish like MAAS (which I hear works on anything) or a harsher chemical polish. |
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How do I remove rust stain from marble???
Take a lemon and some table salt and rub the surface, or try toothpaste
and a block of wood. tomkanpa wrote: The window sill in the bathroom tub/shower area has a white marble sill. A candle was sitting on it.The candle had a metal wick holder on the bottom. This rusted and stained the marble. I tried liquid bleach on it to no avail. I sanded it with a very fine grit paper. Still stained. Any suggestions on how to remove the stain?? |
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How do I remove rust stain from marble???
Take a lemon and some table salt and rub the surface, or try toothpaste
and a block of wood. tomkanpa wrote: The window sill in the bathroom tub/shower area has a white marble sill. A candle was sitting on it.The candle had a metal wick holder on the bottom. This rusted and stained the marble. I tried liquid bleach on it to no avail. I sanded it with a very fine grit paper. Still stained. Any suggestions on how to remove the stain?? |
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