Can I use plastic wrap to clean hard water stains from granite?
by Salidine
Can using plastic wrap help clean hard water stains from granite counter?
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Elizabeth Michels Pinizzotto
on Jun 06, 2017
I don't have granite but if you pour vinegar on the stain, cover it with plastic wrap and let it sit for 24 hours. then remove plastic and wipe. If it doesn't all come off, you can try it again. -
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William
on Jun 06, 2017
WHOA! STOP! Don't use vinegar on granite. It will etch the surface!!!Marble, granite, and stone do NOT like having acidic (ie: citrus-based) cleaners used on them. Citrus or vinegar will actually cause “etching” on granite countertops. Not a good thing. Granite countertops also don’t like it when you use something like Windex on them because it strips the “seal” off of the stone.Apparently there are some very nice countertop/granite cleaners out there that do a great job…but $7.00 for a 12-ounce bottle? YOU can do better than that! :-)After researching several homemade options out there…I discovered they all had the same basic ingredients…just in varying amounts. Some had a LOT of alcohol in them…some very little. I think the following “recipe” has a good balance of the ingredients, based on the information I read.Homemade Granite Cleaner, 1/4 cup of rubbing alcohol (or cheap vodka), 3 drops of Dawn or other dish soap (Castile soap would also be a good alternative if you prefer), Water, 5-10 drops essential oil (optional – to help mask the alcohol smell).Put the rubbing alcohol or vodka into a 16 oz spray bottle. Add the dish soap, essential oil and fill up the rest of the bottle with water.Now give it a few shakes….THEN give it a try! It should give your countertops a nice, clean shine. Works on appliances too! All at a FRACTION of the price of the store-bought stuff. -
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Salidine
on Jun 06, 2017
Thank youI remember reading it but could find
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