Marble Vanity Toilet Cleaner Stain

by Adrian
(Laos )

QUESTION:

I have a black/grey slate colour marble top on my vanity unit. What has happened is my darling wife while cleaning the bathroom floor decided to place the toilet cleaner on my precious top leaving a horrid white ring stain.

What I need is advice on how I can remove this stain or even dull down the ring.

Subsequently I have barred my wife from ever using the bathroom again and have directed her to a nice thorn bush in the garden and the garden hose pipe -lessons need to be taught.

ANSWER:

Ha Ha! Hilarious! Well, don't be too hard on her... this can be fixed.

What happened is called "etching." It's a well-know marble maintenance issue. Marble is reactive with acids and alkaline cleaners (which is almost all common or brand-name cleaners).

When an acid or a toilet cleaner contacts the marble (and it doesn't take much) it corrodes the marble destroying the top shiny layer leaving a dull and lighter discolored spot.

The good news is that etch marks on polished marble can be easily removed using SCP: Marble Polishing Paste.

The bad news is that you can't get it in Laos. So, I'd contact any local stone warehouse or fabricator and ask about a product for removing etch marks.

Good Luck,
Ryan

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