Cleaning Marble Grave Markers

An undiluted cleaning agent may leave a residue in the marble s pores.

Cleaning marble grave markers.

Follow the directions on your cleanser. Any discussion about cleaning a headstone marker or memorial must begin with a few cautions about the various things you should not do. It was very effective with no damage. What not to do.

Mix it with the proper ratio of water. Clean a granite headstone. As with interior marble cleaning soak the cemetery headstone with water before adding a cleaner. Use the wooden scraper to remove any algae or moss growth from the surface.

Fortunately a few basic cleaning supplies and some elbow grease can dramatically improve the appearance of a cemetery tombstone headstone gravemarker or memorial. Wetting the marble first will provide better cleaner spread on the surface and make rinsing easier. Every day cemetery visitors across the world come across old very weathered tombstones and wonder about the best way to clean them. I tried it on some old marble foot markers.

Cleaning weak marble can result in further irreparable damage. Often the question is vitally important because well the tombstone is simply unreadable in its present state. Soak the stone with water to saturate any growth that may be present. I have been cleaning and restoring old grave markers for a number of years.

The remainder of the water you brought with you. After you have emptied the bucket of the soapy water pour 2 litres of clean water into it i e. To prevent a soapy build up on the granite headstone over the course of several cleaning sessions you must wash it with clean water after you have removed the scum. I talked to the technical folks at wet and forget.

When the product wet and forget became available in the usa i was skeptical about using it on old sandstone or marble markers.