Advice on a marble problem

siggyyyy


Joined: 04/09/2009
Posts: 179

Message Posted:
07/07/2010 12:37

I have dripped neat lemon juice on my floor marble (travetine) and now have hite patches. I dont want a big company in to do the floors but just wondered if anyone out there has a method to treat it.



Thanks for any advice

She

paddywack


Joined: 04/05/2009
Posts: 959

Message Posted:
07/07/2010 12:40

Have renovated white patches on solid wood with Vaseline, worth a try,can`t do any more damage.

michelle3012


Joined: 07/11/2008
Posts: 578

Message Posted:
07/07/2010 12:41

If the marble has not been treated with a good impregnating sealer, then the acid from the lemon will sink into the stone, you cant do anything to remove it, you would need to have the whole floor reground and specially treated to prevent further spilage problems occuring!

keithcaley



Joined: 13/06/2008
Posts: 2521

Message Posted:
07/07/2010 14:15

The acidic lemon juice has etched the marble surface.

If you have a lot of time and patience, you can sit with 'wet and dry' paper (use it wet, and keep on wetting it), and rub away at the marks & small surrounding area - start off with relatively coarse paper, and work up to the fine stuff to finish.

Wrap the paper around a wooden sanding block, and use a 'figure eight' motion, rather than circular or 'back and forth' - this will minimise scratch marks.

Commercial companies would use a machine, but in the wrong hands, and without experience, you would only make it worse!

Once you have a blemish-free and smooth surface, protect it with some acrylic sealant - Ideally the whole floor should have been treated after the floor was laid, if done at that stage, it is then buffed with a large machine, the friction from the pads generates heat, which helps 'cure' the sealant and give you a nice shiny, resistant surface.

It's even worse if you get limescale remover on marble floors...