Marble Shower Cleaning 101: Hire a Tile Cleaning Service in Torrance

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How do  you clean a marble shower?  Well, in a word: carefully.  And we can't stress that enough...

Is it Hard to Clean a Marble Shower?

Marble is a beautiful stone.  It is fossilized limestone, and it comes in almost every color of the rainbow.  It is elegant, but it is also susceptible to damage if you don't know what you're doing.  Another problem that you can encounter when you try to clean a marble shower is that if you don't apply some sort of coating on the marble, the grout between the tile will likely become stained quickly.  In addition, marble that hasn't been coated can be extremely slippery and be a potential household accident.
That's where a commercial stone restoration service in Torrance can be of a great deal of use.  They can apply a penetrating sealer that will not only seep into the pores of the stone as well as the grout, but it may help to prevent slipping as a result.  Another reason you want to get stone sealing is that it can help to repel stains as well as moisture.

Stone Cleaning Is Best Left to The Pros

It's almost spring.  And you probably want to do some spring cleaning, including your marble shower.  So you reach for the ammonia and the bleach, and prepare to clean, right?  Wrong.  If you use bleach and/or ammonia on marble, you will soon have stone that is crumbled and eroded.  As we covered in a previous article, anything acidic can have a detrimental effect on marble or any calcium-based stone.
You might not know it, but a shower is actually quite an extreme environment.  It has wide differences in temperature as well as moisture.  As a result, when combined with soaps, shampoos, and cleaning agents, soon your stone will look dingy,  or worse, look like it's starting to crumble.  And that is probably because it is starting to crumble.  Yet another reason for professional marble cleaning.
Good marble is expensive.  With that in mind, why would you risk your investment in your marble shower by trying to do it yourself?  Want another reason?  Some of the advice you get online is terrible.  A prominent home improvement blogger recommends a good scrub with vinegar and water.  Slight problem.  Vinegar is highly acidic, so any cleaning benefits it may have are pretty much negated by the damage it will do to your stone.
So don't regret the way you chose to clean your marble shower.  Hire a stone cleaning and restoration service in Torrance instead.
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How to Clean Marble

Marble is a favorite stone for construction and decoration. It is a noble material that gives a distinguished touch to your environments and lasts for several generations. But for that, you must keep it clean with techniques to keep for years. As a porous material, marble easily absorbs stains. The good news is that these stains can be removed successfully if you act fast. The longer, more liquid is absorbed and the harder it is to remove from the stone.

Here are some tips on how to clean marble:   

The most widely used methods for cleaning the marble is very simple; simply must pass a sponge or cloth soaked in a mixture of soap and water. Of course, if the spots are deeper, you will have to apply other techniques.

If the marble has turned yellowish, apply with a soft brush a mixture of water and vinegar. If there is a mark of rust or rust on the floor from the action of some furniture, we recommend using water and lemon (juice). You can also add a little salt. When vinegar or lemon is used to remove a stain, keep in mind that are corrosive to the stone, so it should be used with care. Otherwise, you can ruin the marble permanently. To prevent this from happening, apply the mixture to the stain, rub gently for a few minutes and rinsed it with water and soap. If the stain persists, have to redo the operation, taking care not to act than a few minutes on the stone. 

Marble Care:  Don't Use Wax

Apply a stone sealing coat o prevent stains on marble. As marble is a very porous surface, quickly absorbs any liquid, so they usually apply a coat of stone sealer. This helps to fill the pores and the surface becomes smooth and easy to clean. Don't use wax, though.  What can happen is that after several coats of wax, marble becomes yellowish. In that case, to remove all the wax. There are products that are available in different specific trades for this task. Then you have to rinse and it can happen again a layer of wax again. 

When in doubt about what you can and can't do with your marble, make sure you call a marble cleaning service in Los Angeles to keep your stone safe, beautiful and protected. 

Morris Cleaning & Restoration
1007 N.Sepulveda Blvd. #1204
Manhattan Beach, CA 90267
(310) 545-8750
http://www.morriscarpetcleaning.com