Stone, Granite And Marble Care

Stone Care Tips

• Use floor mats or rugs for areas with direct access to the outside.
• Clean or shake your mats often.
• Dust mop your floor frequently. Sand, dirt, and grit are the biggest enemy to stone floors.
• Buy the appropriate tools such as a good sized closed loop cotton string mop and a professional type mop bucket with a ringer.
• Mop with a stone friendly Floor Cleaner, as opposed to soap and water to reduce soap film buildup.
• Apply a stone polish as soon as possible after installation or restoration to keep that shine. (Not necessary to do right away if you have had your floor detailed by a professional.)
• Damp mop your floor regularly.

• Damp mop your floor with vinegar, lemon juice, or other cleaners containing acids on Marble, Travertine, Limestone, or Onyx surfaces. This can seriously damage your stone.
• Damp mop your floor with a commercially available cleaner unless it indicates it's SAFE for your Granite and Marble care.
• Use a vacuum cleaner with worn or missing wheels.

• Clean your kitchen countertop regularly with a safe Marble and Granite cleaner. If you use our MB-5 Marble, Granite and More Spray Cleaner for your Granite and Marble care, use it full strength near your cooking and eating areas.
• If you have a calcite based stone such as Marble, Limestone, Onyx, or Travertine installed, use coasters under all glasses.
• Take care to clean spills by blotting them as soon as you can.
• If needed, apply a Penetrating Sealer that is safe for use in food preparation areas.

• Use products that contain lemon, vinegar, or other acids on Marble, Limestone, Onyx, or Travertine.
• Use scouring powders or creams.
• Use more cleanser than recommended.

• Clean your bathroom vanity top regularly with a Marble and
  Granite Cleaner intended for Natural Stone. If you use MB-5 Marble, Granite and More Spray Cleaner for your Granite and Marble care, use it in a proportion of 2:1 with tap water (2 of water and 1 of
  MB-5).
• Clean your mirrors with the same solution of water and MB-5.
• Apply a penetrating sealer if needed.

• Clean Marble, Travertine, Limestone, or Onyx Surfaces with vinegar, lemon juice, or other cleaners containing acids.
• Use bathroom cleaners, grout cleaners, or tub and tile cleaners that contain acids.
• Clean with dry or soft cleansers that contain abrasive.
• Clean your vanity mirror with a household cleaner if it's above a Natural Stone vanity.
• Use any powder cleaner, or any cream cleaner, such as Soft Scrub®.
• Paint your nails on your Marble vanity top, or perm your hair anywhere near it.
• Put any wet bottle, such as perfume and after shave, on top of a Marble vanity.

• Minimize soap scum by using a squeegee after each use.
• Always Remove Soap Scum with a product intended for Marble or Granite.
• Monitor your grout and caulk lines periodically and address any problems immediately.

• Use just any cleanser, either in a powdery or creamy form.
• Frequently use ammonia solutions. Your surface will dull over time.
• Clean your Granite or Marble shower walls with any generic soap film removers, such as TI-LEX SOAP SCUM® or X-14 SOAP SCUM®.
• Use any generic mildew stain removers such as TILEX MILDEW STAIN REMOVER® or X-14 MILDEW STAIN REMOVER® on your polished stone shower wall.
• Scrub with any magic self-cleaner such as Scrub Free® or any harsh disinfectant such as Lysol®.

• Use MB-15 Spray Cleaner/Disinfectant for your Stone, Granite, and Marble care to clean safely and effectively.

• Use any generic toilet bowl cleaner. Avoid etching your Marble!

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