These stains can be the result of a water glass that was left on a marble countertop for too long or from hard water buildup around sinks and showers.
White stain on black marble.
Lastly we did include white carrara marble in our experiment.
To clean stained marble mix baking soda and water until it s a thick paste.
Black soot and fireplace buildup are similar in their dark penetrating effects but they can usually be removed with just a soap and water cleaning or gentle baking soda scrub followed with cloth rinsing or wet paste treatments set in overnight then rinsed and repeated.
Even after 10 minutes we can see the residual stain from the olive oil.
Use a damp cloth to wipe away the mixture repeating the process if the stain is still there.
Method of stain removal.
Most of them can be removed with a marble poultice.
This is a material made from a porous solid and a solvent some sort of liquid to form a paste type material that has the consistence of cake icing or peanut butter.
By nature marble is a more porous stone than granite and we witnessed that in our experiment as well.
For regular marble maintenance wipe up spills with a warm damp cloth and dry it with a cloth.
Mold can stain marble bathroom countertops floors etc.
For most organic food stains the marble institute.
Getting out pesky stains.
The stain gets more pronounced as time goes on increasing in size and darkening in color.
Water stains are yet another common stain that occurs on marble.
If you don t catch a spill quickly hello red wine spilled at a lasts until 2am dinner party there s hope.
June 1 2012.