Rusty orange stain around hot water tap.
I have Antique Bronze taps in the powder room
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Dianne
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The hot water tap has stained a rusty orange colour onto the marble countertop. How can I remove this stain?
http://www.countertopspecialty.com/marble-rust-stain-removal1.html
Bon Ami is my go to for cleaning without scratching. It has never failed me. http://www.bonami.com
Buy a jar of Navy Jelly. It removes stain with no corrosive chemicals and ONLY the stain. Great stuff.
I use a paste made of baking soda and peroxide, then scrub it with an old toothbrush. (works great on teeth too!)
Thanks so much I’ll try this. Never saw anything like this before I was thinkI got of contacting Moen.
Marble is basically compressed limestone. Any acidic cleaners will etch, dull and stain the surface, including vinegar, citrus cleaners, and lime/calcium cleaners.
If you are trying to remove an old stain, create a dense paste of more baking soda and less water. Then place the paste over the stain, allowing it to function for a few minutes. After that wipe off the baking soda paste. If it is needed you can repeat the procedure until the stain vanishes.
If the stain is persistent and is still there you can try removing it with ammonia solution. Make the area of the stain damp with 10% ammonia, diluted in water. Ammonia is knows as a base solution, so it is suitable for removing stains from marble.
The final stage of the stain removal us rinsing. Rinse the solution from your marble well to eliminate any residue, left from the cleaning ingredients on it.
I advise to use gloves when removing the stain with ammonia. They will protect your hands. Ventilate the room, in which you use ammonia for removing stains, because it is toxic.