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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: C.C.S. on June 18, 2020, 08:44:45 am

Title: Stone cleaning
Post by: C.C.S. on June 18, 2020, 08:44:45 am

Hi. What's the best way to clean this stone above the bay window . I tried some Virosol undiluted and a lot came off but it's still stained . Will pressure washing it shift it ?
Thanks

Title: Re: Stone cleaning
Post by: Smudger on June 18, 2020, 08:46:48 am

Steam cleaning with the correct chemicals

Darran

Title: Re: Stone cleaning
Post by: swanson on June 18, 2020, 04:38:00 pm

Wouldn’t even bother I’ve got stone sills at my house
In the end I just painted then with a product called stone lux
Came up looking brand new

Title: Re: Stone cleaning
Post by: Ooooooog on June 18, 2020, 08:57:02 pm

What kind of stone is it?

Title: Re: Stone cleaning
Post by: Kev Martin on June 20, 2020, 06:30:02 am

Quote from: swanson on June 18, 2020, 04:38:00 pm

Wouldn’t even bother I’ve got stone sills at my house
In the end I just painted then with a product called stone lux
Came up looking brand new

How is it better to paint them?  To apply Stonelux You have to thoroughly deep clean and allow the stone to dry!  So if you do the cleaning correctly surely the job is done , why go through the pain of applying 3 x Coats of Stonelux paint allowing at least  3-4  Hours between coats ::)roll

Title: Re: Stone cleaning
Post by: swanson on June 20, 2020, 07:56:12 am

In my opinion it just looks better.
Yes it’s a lot of work but the results are much better.

Title: Re: Stone cleaning
Post by: Ooooooog on June 20, 2020, 08:07:10 am

Rub it with a carborundum.

Title: Re: Stone cleaning
Post by: Kev Martin on June 20, 2020, 08:18:18 am

Quote from: swanson on June 20, 2020, 07:56:12 am

In my opinion it just looks better.
Yes it’s a lot of work but the results are much better.

Fairenuff  :P