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Cleaning of marble cleaning

Unfortunately, marble is also a material that can be easily stained, scratched, or discolored. But if you are careful enough, you can make the marble flooring remain as beautiful as in the day you installed it.

Materials Used in the Cleaning of Marble

The do it yourself cleaning of marble flooring project starts from the fact that you should place throw rugs on the marble floor in the areas of intense foot traffic. But marble will get dirty no matter how much you take care of it and no matter how much you try to keep it clean.

The easiest method of cleaning the marble flooring is to wipe the surface with a barely damp clean sponge and then dry the marble floor with a clean cloth. If the floor is extremely dirty, sprinkle a small quantity of dry borax on the surface of the marble floor, clean the surface with a clean dam cloth and then rinse with clear, warm water.

DIY cleaning of marble flooring also can use some tips on how you can remove stains that remained after you tried to clean the marble floor. What you should do is to see what type of stain we are talking about.

If the stain is rust, then make a thick paste of whiting and liquid rust remover and let it remain on the surface of the marble flooring for about three hours. Then remove the paste with a damp sponge until the marble is completely rinsed.

If the stain is of oil origin make a paste with whiting and acetone, and if the stain has been caused by food, mix whiting with a few drops of peroxide and household ammonia. In both cases, put the mixture on the stain and cover it with plastic wrap sealed on the edges for several hours. Then, clean the area with a sponge and rinse it with water.