Cleaning Marble Grave Markers

As with interior marble cleaning soak the cemetery headstone with water before adding a cleaner.

Cleaning marble grave markers.

Every day cemetery visitors across the world come across old very weathered tombstones and wonder about the best way to clean them. I have been cleaning and restoring old grave markers for a number of years. Soak the stone with water to saturate any growth that may be present. Mix it with the proper ratio of water.

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. Cleaning a headstone or grave marker a guide to caring for headstones and grave markers. Cleaning weak marble can result in further irreparable damage. I tried it on some old marble foot markers.

It was very effective with no damage. Once you have checked out the stone you are ready to start actually cleaning. What not to do. When the product wet and forget became available in the usa i was skeptical about using it on old sandstone or marble markers.

Mix 1 tablespoon of the non ionic soap with 1 gallon of water. After you have emptied the bucket of the soapy water pour 2 litres of clean water into it i e. Fortunately a few basic cleaning supplies and some elbow grease can dramatically improve the appearance of a cemetery tombstone headstone gravemarker or memorial. Clean a granite headstone.

The remainder of the water you brought with you. I talked to the technical folks at wet and forget. Often the question is vitally important because well the tombstone is simply unreadable in its present state. An undiluted cleaning agent may leave a residue in the marble s pores.

Use the wooden scraper to remove any algae or moss growth from the surface.