Removing an Olive Oil Stain on Unsealed Granite
Last week I received a call from a panicked customer! Barb from New Jersey: “We just had our granite installed, and we haven’t had time to seal it yet. My husband spilled Olive Oil down the bottle and set it on the granite overnight. I have tried to clean it with dish soap, soft-scrub, windex….and…
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White Film in Slate Shower Leaching out of Grout Joints
Here is a classic example how unprotected stone, and lack of regular maintenance can create a very unsightly film on Slate and other Natural Stone surfaces, particularly in Wet Areas. Moisture, can and does, penetrate all Unprotected Natural Stone. When this moisture reacts with naturally occurring salts in the stone itself, the mortar setting bed,…
Cleaning Slimy Slate in a Shower
Gary J. from Phoenix called to discuss a problem he has with Mold growing on his Slate in a shower. “We installed slate in our shower about 3 years ago and it has slowly been harder and harder to clean the tiles and prevent mold from growing in the joints, and the surface of the…
Bad Advice Abounds on the Internet About Removing Stains from Granite Countertops
I Saw It On The Internet, So It Must Be True! You’ve searched the internet and found various conflicting opinions about how to remove stains from granite. Well let me tell you…you cannot always believe everyone on the internet. It is sad to say, but there are many so called experts out there giving dubious…
Light Colored “Stains” on Black Granite – The Saga Continues
“Sandy” from SC called today to ask for advice about light rings where shot glasses were set on her black granite. First of all, black ‘granite’ is not a true Geological Granite, they are Basalt. For more information click HERE. Some factories primarily in India and China, “doctor” their black stone with dyes that darken…
Sealing Granite – How Often?
September 15, 2020