[steve123]

Hi Guys.

My girlfriend has a small table made from the same marble as her fireplace. The table top is about a foot square.
I accidentally spilled some red wine on it the other night which has left an ugly stain.

Is there anything I can do to remove it?

[Kev Martin]

A lot depends on how quickly you mopped it up because this will determine how deep the stain is and how bad the acid etch is!  can you be a little more specific and I will try to offer you advice accordingly

Kev Martin
Marblelife Ltd

[steve123]

Hi kevin,
Fortunatly its not a large stain, its about the size of a 50p so I assume it was from a drip whilst filling my glass as oposed to a spill.
I have to confess i was a little distracted due to the bottle being emptied and in the middle of a good movie so I never spotted it till morning  :

[Kev Martin]

Hi kevin,
Fortunatly its not a large stain, its about the size of a 50p so I assume it was from a drip whilst filling my glass as oposed to a spill.
I have to confess i was a little distracted due to the bottle being emptied and in the middle of a good movie so I never spotted it till morning  :

Steve

OK what you need is a little poultice.  I will send you enough to do that free of charge.  You need to mix the poultice with a little bit of alkaline cleaner into a paste about the consistency of fish paste. Tape around the stain using masking tape so that you leave about 10mm all around.  Then apply the poultice and spread a piece of polythene over it and tape that on top of the tape then punch a couple of small holes in the polythene to allow the air to get to it.  Then leave it until dry about 24 hours.  Remove the polythene and the poultice if the stain is gone all well and good.  If not you may need to repeat the poultice.  When the stain is gone you will be left with an etch mark you now need to polish the area with a little Aqua Mix Renue Marble Polishing Cream.  Ring Antony in the office on 0121 705 5333 for a tube of Aqua Mix Renue and ask him to include a small bag of poultice for you free of charge.

Kev Martin
Marblelife Ltd

[steve123]

Hi kevin,
Fortunatly its not a large stain, its about the size of a 50p so I assume it was from a drip whilst filling my glass as oposed to a spill.
I have to confess i was a little distracted due to the bottle being emptied and in the middle of a good movie so I never spotted it till morning  :

Steve

OK what you need is a little poultice.  I will send you enough to do that free of charge.  You need to mix the poultice with a little bit of alkaline cleaner into a paste about the consistency of fish paste. Tape around the stain using masking tape so that you leave about 10mm all around.  Then apply the poultice and spread a piece of polythene over it and tape that on top of the tape then punch a couple of small holes in the polythene to allow the air to get to it.  Then leave it until dry about 24 hours.  Remove the polythene and the poultice if the stain is gone all well and good.  If not you may need to repeat the poultice.  When the stain is gone you will be left with an etch mark you now need to polish the area with a little Aqua Mix Renue Marble Polishing Cream.  Ring Antony in the office on 0121 705 5333 for a tube of Aqua Mix Renue and ask him to include a small bag of poultice for you free of charge.

Kev Martin
Marblelife Ltd

Thank you Kev,
You are a true gent.
I will let you know how I get on.

S