wow! stain removal guide 101 !!!!

17 years ago

www.ecolab.com/Businesses/Professional/StoneMedic/StainRemovalGuide.doc

Soap Film(especially on granite or marble shower walls!!!) around kitchen sink area~(CAN USE A GRANITE CLEANER"STRIPPER" FOR THAT AS WELL)

~Mortar/Grout/Cement

~Kool Aid

~Coffee/tea

~Egg

~Fatty Oils

~Ice Cream-non chocolate

~Jam or Jelly

~Milk

~Smoke/Soot~

~Tomato/tomato sause or juice

~Wines

~Syrup

~Soft Drinks

~Soup

~Vegetables

~Vomit(GROSS I know : but might come in handy!)

~Water Rings and Spots(VERY IMPORTANT TO READ!!!!!!!)

~Yellowing (2nd VERY IMPORTANT TO READ)

Wow! New stuff!

Sometimes it's ok to use certain solvents: but that is in some occassional isolated cases: and from what I read depending on the stain: "some" solvents can set the stain WORSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oops

Must read this list of stains and how to remove them!

(doesn't mean clean with the advice they give every day: only to remove stains)

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petra_granite
Original Author

17 years ago

no: they have a great site for fixing stains though! I stumbled upon that! I love what it says about water rings. People ask about that all the time!
City water is FULL OF CHEMICALS and high PH.
great info:

I love my new can of granite cleaner/polisher this guy gave me free: I gave him some broken pieces of granite: he is teaching a class on "STAINS" in natural stone: I told him that he needs to come and teach me a few things!

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User
17 years ago
Hi Petra,

I only know this tidbit of info because I used to work for a small company that was a competitor of Ecolab. They have been around for years, they also make a
no" slip cleaner for flooring (mostly used in restraunts). I believe their primary business focus is restaurants and commercial thought. Are you saying they now sell to the public and/or there is at least a way to buy this stuff?
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bill_vincent
17 years ago
To give you all an idea of how good this guide is, after reading through it myself, I just not only saved it, but printed out a 37 page copy, and sent it to just about every person in the trade I know, from John Bridge, right on up to both the Vice President and CEO of Laticrete.

It's that good.

This would be a good one to add to the kitchens forum reference site!
dcvoigt
17 years ago
Does anyone know if this is true of quartz countertops too; or doesn't quartz stain. Mine haven't been installed yet and are brown and spoted.
napagirl
17 years ago
This is great!
Its a Word document so you can actually save the document on your computer.

Here is a link that might be useful: Stone Stain Removal Chart
mbarstow
17 years ago
Thanks so much. I just saved it to my Folder of "Best Tips Ever."
starpooh
17 years ago
Hey Petra - I was looking at this article for inclusion in the FAQ. I hate to be a party pooper but could you tell me where you found it? The guide doesn't seem to belong to EcoLab; instead it is copyrighted by NTC-Stone Inc and is for sale on their website for $39.95.
I couldn't find a link for it on EcoLab's website so perhaps it's an internal-use-only document?

Here is a link that might be useful: NTC-Stone's Downloadable Stain Remedies for $39.95
tsherman
17 years ago
so according to this guide, I can use acetone on a stain on a granite countertop and it won't damage the finish?!? I'd think that would either leave a grey flim or eat away the sealant. No???
bill_vincent
17 years ago
It'll eat the sealer, but that can be resealed.
pandang81
8 years ago
Does anyone still have this stain removal guide in a pdf or word document?
napagirl
8 years ago
Pandang81 - I saved it as a Word doc to my computer (41 pgs). Is there a way to contact you privately? Back when this was GardenWeb we were able to do that.
pandang81
8 years ago
Hi I will message you
pandang81
8 years ago
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Well never mind, my ability to private message on here is gone. Hmmm
Buehl
8 years ago
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Messaging must be turned on by the recipient. If Napagirl has not enabled it in her profile, and it appears she has not, you will not be able to PM her. (This was true with GardenWeb when it was part of iVillage as well, btw.)
napagirl
8 years ago
Hi Buehl, can you tell me how to turn on messaging? I used to be able to send and receive PM's when it was iVillage, but can't seem to figure it out now.