Marble Stain Baking Soda

Garrett s super simple homemade poultice recipe for removing stains from marble surfaces.

Marble stain baking soda.

About 1 pound of solid absorbent material is needed for every square foot of stain when finished the marble poultice should be the consistency of peanut butter or cake icing. Baking soda also known as bicarbonate of soda is the answer. Cover with plastic wrap. Combine the required solvent with water or baking soda.

Marble is a soft stone made of calcium carbonate. How to make a poultice. Mix the baking soda in the bowl with the solvent tip. How to remove stains using a baking soda poultice.

It is easily stained dulled and scratched. Ammonia is very bad for marble as it has a ph of 11 6 and will burn etch polished marble surfaces. Baking soda as a homemade marble cleaner. Depending on what the specific stain is the solvent can be 6 percent hydrogen peroxide mineral spirits etc.

If baking soda is bad for teeth why do some suggest using it on marble another calcium based stone. Just follow our five easy steps to remove your stain. Mix the baking soda in the bowl with the solvent tip. First blot the spot to lift as much of the substance as possible.

Leave covered for at least 24 hours the baking soda will dry and pull up much of the stain. Next spray it with water. Now slather it completely with a paste made from baking soda and water to the consistency of sour cream. See post on how baking soda can harm teeth calcium based.

About 1 pound of solid absorbent material is needed for every square foot of stain when finished the marble poultice should be the consistency of peanut butter or cake icing. You need to take care not to scratch it or expose it to acid such as vinegar or strong alkaline agents like ammonia and detergents. Combine the ingredients until the poultice is the consistency of peanut butter.