I've been a residential house keeper for 7 years since I was 14 and I've never been able to figure this out. A few of my customers are gonna be super surprised on their next cleaning 🙂 thanks for the video
I agree with the others… Please don’t use hydrogen peroxide on stone tables. It is an acid and will eat away at the surface of the table and give the same dulling effect as the barkeepers friend. Think of how acid rain eats away at stone statues. You are better off going to a place that sells stone and tile to see if they have a specialty cleaner for marble. I’d hate to see you lose a day’s wages or more paying your client for a table that got ruined and needs resurfacing.
Hydrogen did the same as barkeepers. They're both corrosive and destroyed a layer of the marble. If you have stains that won't come out, you're better off attempting to sand the table slightly or ignore them.
Hello @Odd_Gott_6260, I'm just curious if you tried it at work or listened to your concerned fellow RU-vidrs' cautions? (Gotta say that I'm impressed and love this community actually looking out for one another - restores my faith in humanity a bit)
Hi! I used to work in the marble and granite industry. There’s a lot of confusion about the difference, so let me sum up: Granite = incredibly hard, made of minerals like quartz and silica, will not etch (ie the polish will not come off) with exposure to acid, and while you can cut directly on it, I wouldn’t recommend it if you have nice knives. You won’t hurt the granite but you will dull your knives. Marble = relatively soft, is made of minerals like calcium, and because of that it definitely WILL etch if any acid gets on it - essentially the acid dissolves a tiny bit of the stone, which in this case is the polished surface. So you want to watch out, not just for things like Barkeeper’s Friend, but also food acids like lemon juice and vinegar. Even milk has enough acid to etch marble if left on long enough! And definitely be careful of the cleaning products you use. You should seal granite and that will prevent staining (which is just getting into the open pores, the stone itself is very hard to stain.) You CAN seal marble, but it will not prevent acids from etching the surface unless you’re literally putting a layer of resin over it (which isn’t what a stone sealer does.) I’m not sure how well sealer will prevent marble staining, but it’s certainly better than nothing. As you can see, marble is a pretty difficult surface to keep a polish on, which is why a lot of people opt to use honed marble if they’re putting it in a kitchen (as opposed to say a bathroom). Honed is just basically a smooth but matte surface. It can also be beautiful. If you see really old marble countertops in places like restaurants, they are either originally honed or the polish has come off over time, giving them a patina that a lot of people find beautiful. But if you do want to keep the lovely polished surface on you tabletop, you will want to very careful of what you’re putting on it. I’d recommend always using placemats when eating because you never know if a bit of tomato sauce or something will get on your table and leave an etched mark, even if you can get the stain out. Hope you find this useful!
@@alexib2070granite is an igneous rock, which is formed from cooling magma or lava. Because of that, granite is generally very heat-resistant. I do put hot pans on my granite countertops sometimes. However - if your countertops were sold to you as granite but are actually manufactured stone (which unfortunately does happen sometimes), they still could be heat-sensitive. To be on the safe side, I would recommend testing a small item in an inconspicuous place. I’d hate to give you advice that ended up damaging your countertops. In general, even though my granite countertops could withstand it, I don’t usually put very hot things on them for long periods of time, primarily because I don’t want to heat up the counter and then accidentally touch the stone afterward and burn myself!
blood stains. hydrogen peroxide is awesome in taking out blood stains. even old ones too. best to first rinse the blood stain and get as much out with water, then soak the blood stain area with hydrogen peroxide , let it sit (try putting the garment in a sealed platic bag for a few days) and reaply as-needed. finally we rinse and wash as usual
Pet stains and odor too. Oh and skunk - soak in 6-1 (water to 3% peroxide) for at least 3hrs. Wash in the hottest water your clothes can stand. Then I throw a cup of vinegar in the laundry and soak for another hour after it agitates for a bit. Finally wash with baking soda to get the vinegar and any lingering skunk smell off. That works great for stuff that hasn’t been dried in the dryer and had the skunk smell baked in. It might work, but no guarantees.
The reason hydrogen peroxide works is because marble is metamorphasized limestone. Essentially the hydrogen peroxide eats away at the marble (which is mostly made of calcium carbonate) and takes the stain with it. I wouldn’t recommend using it regularly to clean it since in essence it is eating away at it. If it removed the seal you should def reseal it. Anything acidic left on that table will damage it, and that includes regular things like some (if not most) sodas, lemon juice, etc
Anytime you need to keep a liquid somewhere that it doesn't want to stay - just lay a paper towel down and pour the liquid on top. I do that when I bleach my bathroom sinks or tub especially and it works great. You can obviously use a cleaning rag but then you have to rinse it really well and wash it and with the paper towel you can just toss it.
Baking soda also has some abrasive qualities to it, doesn't it? Otherwise, in case anyone doesn't know, Mr. Clean erasers are just really minute sanding pads... That's why they work so well at getting crayon and such off your painted walls, but if you use them too much in the same place, you'll take the sheen off your paint and also eventually remove ALL the paint from the wall.
Marble is very, very porous, so the stain absorbs into it, which is why it's so hard to remove. Barkeeper's friend contains oxalic acid. Any acidic product (so also vinegar, for example) will etch the marble, meaning it actually dissolves some of the minerals in the surface of the table, which is why it took some of the sheen off. This can also happen with harsh abrasives, so using anything that removes stains by scrubbing (magic eraser, baking soda, barkeeper's friend, kosher salt, steel wool, brillo pads, etc.) is potentially risky and should always be tested in a small, inconspicuous spot first. You could fix the sheen by sanding the table with the very, very fine grit sandpaper, (literally the finest you can find) and then buffing (you can get buffer covers for most power sanders, so no need to buy multiple tools if you don't have one). Once it all has an even sheen again, be sure to seal it using a sealant that is specifically rated for marble, and make sure to reseal it every year. This will prevent stains from soaking so far into the marble in the future. ...but coasters help, too. 🙃
This is really good info, I have a few things with marble on it and it's helpful to know how to shine it and take care of it cuz stains can be a problem
I work with granite and marble everyday. To clean granite hydrogen peroxide and acetone works pretty good. You can polish granite and marble with fine grits of polishing pads you can get at Gran quartz
@@cannontaylor97yep but dont use acetone on quartz. I work for a natural stone fabricator/supplier, we recommend sealing marble and open structure quartzites every 6 months, granite every year
@@mjc2417 interesting. I agree the sealer is awesome we use it quiet a bit. The only thing I have noticed is quartz doesn't hold up well compared to granite.
Baking soda and peroxide work on most organic stains for me. I sprayed it on a coffee stain on my carpet and literally watched it dissappear in a minute or two without touching it.
Do you think it would’ve worked over the polish too or did the barkeepers friend taking the polish off help the hydrogen peroxide/baking soda reach the stain?
Unlikely, don't know what caused the stain. It looks as either coffee or a heat stain (from putting a hot pan for example). In either case peroxide alone should do the trick. If it's an organic stain it'll just disolve it (peroxide is used as drain cleaner cause it disolves organic matter). If it's heatstain, peroxide is also a bleaching agent.
Honestly baking soda and peroxide is a must try for anything similar... white or very light clothing, shoes of many differing fabrics/materials, carpets/upholstery, granite/marble, etc. But soooo much more!
What is the stain? If you know that could help. In school for pastry arts we would iron the marble tables. Like take a rag and put and iron over it and steam the crap out of it and so much would come out. Not sure if it works on this stair but worked for chocolate and dyes.
I wonder if taking the polish off with the bar keepers friend actually helped the hydrogen peroxide do it’s thing? I hadn’t thought to use it but it makes so much sense!
Hydrochloric acid is an acid (it's in the name), bicarb of soda is an alkali. When you mix them they neutralise each other. In this case, it's probable that the acid was already doing its work before you put the bicarb on, but in general don't mix sodium bicarbonate into your acids. To stop the acid from running, dab it on with cotton wool periodically WHILE WEARING GLOVES or saturate a piece of kitchen towel. Always keep children and pets away, open windows in case of fumes and be sure to rinse very thoroughly.
She used Hydrogen Peroxide, though I'm not sure which of it's uses came in clutch here, in theory both oxidising what looks like coffee stain could work. Alternatively it's also used as bleaching agent.
For coffee stains specifically, citric acid saturated with vinegar works wonders, but the citric acid will leave the table sticky so you'll need to clean again after.
Girlfriend thank you so much I have a 52 * 52 marble table. It's stain from flowers the lily flowers. Your example was. Very plain and clear to the point❤
Hydrogen peroxyde if its organic Alcool if its polymer Soap if its grease Vinegar or baking soda if its mineral based Toothpaste or baking soda if its surface scuffs and polish Also, hydrogen peroxyde can sometime work better with uv light.
Live and learn! Barkeep's, Cillit Bang etc will dull polished stone. I nearly wrecked a marble shower interior with it. I recommend a mild soap and water for beautiful marble. You did well in the end, though. Good tip.
Marble is porous! Rather than trying ABRASIVES, you need something to dissolve the contents of the stain itself! Understanding your stain leads you to the right kind of solution hopefully minimizing any damage you do
Hydrogen peroxide will get stains off marble but if it's sealed you have to remove the sealant frist then just reseal and it's good to go. I have a Victorian marble top chest of drawers It's full of stains. I consider it part of its story I mean it did live in a milking barn from like 1910 until the '60s when my grandparents got divorced and my grandma needed a dresser and scouted it out in the old barn.
The only way to get that shine back is to have a pro do it. Sounds weird but they sand it down to that polished look with a wet sander. Then once that is done, get a food grade sealer and be sure to apply a few coats. The pros can do it this also to ensure the best seal. It isn’t stain proof but it will help eliminate crazy stains like the one you had. Good luck!
This was my thought. I think just for future, no shade that it’s less expensive to have someone come treat that stain that the cost of repolishing it :(
They sell Polish for marble at Lowe’s! I only know because my whole bathroom is done in marble. Seal it and polish it. Both products are at Lowe’s! GOODLUCK AND GREAT JOB! ❤
baking soda and lemon concentrate works well for getting stains (especially rust stains) out of quartz countertops. barkeepers friend contains abrasive material that wi strip the coating of your granite. Thats why you're not supposed to use it.
Great job! But you haven't remove the stain, you have etched your table and removed a thin layer that the material had diffused in it. You cannot reverse diffusion. Sorry if it's too much physics
I used toothpaste, baking soda or sugar, and scrubbed for a minute with a lemon half. It didn't get the stain out so I gave up, left it there, and came back the next day. The next day, it was completely gone. Makes me think it was how long it sat, more than any scrubbing, that did it. Good luck, everyone.
Hey it’s a really easy way and it comes off straight away if you use mozzie spray (mosquito spray) and it doesn’t get rid of the colour or anything all you need to do is spray it on and wait a couple minutes 😊😊😊😊
It works on wood too: I used a little bit of the "summer hair" spray on a q-tip to get rid of a water stain on a laminated table. Much better than on my hair! 😅
You can fix the table with some car wax. Be sure to use the pasty kind of wax that comes in a tub, not the runny kind in the bottle. Apply wax, then using a car polisher or orbital sander with a buffing pad buff till shiny
We poured parafin oil on our countertop, left it overnight, that got absorbed and we just wiped it dry. Seals the stone and and makes it nice and shiny
Hydrogen peroxide is amazing! And it's 99¢ a bottle at Target! I use it for laundry, stains, some surface cleaning and so many other things. Then when you add baking soda it pull the liquid out with the stain. Perfection! Seriously though, it's great. Also, if you have laundry that still smells after a wash the best thing to do is to put in 1/4-1/2 cup of hydrogen peroxide or vinegar (do not mix them, it makes a nasty acid) and just wash them normally. It works just as well as all the other expensive crap out there and is much better for your washer. 👍
A paste made of Cream of Tartar and peroxide works on getting the brown crust stuff off the place around the burners on the stove. I wonder if that would get the stain out of marble too.
Thank you! I managed to get a very similar ring stain on my bathroom vanity. And scrubbed the polish off with steel wool. I will be trying the peroxide and backing soda tomorrow !
Remember people, stains and cracks are all part of the story of an object, covering them is like lying to yourself. My Japanese grandma used to tell me that whenever I was upset because I couldn't fix something perfectly.
marble or granite kitchen sinks and laundry sink scrubbers are very common and have been used for a century in Brazil and they use bleach and a brush to clean, without crying.
So on our wood table, we do mayo. and it takes water stains off. so I don't know if it;d work on marble, but it might be worth a try if you ever need to try it. hope this helps!
Marble countertops have a living finish-it will always change and evolve with stains to form a unique patina. That’s why many people who want marble kitchen counters actually find antique or long-used cuts, because a fresh cut of marble will show significant staining, but one with a history of use already has a mellowed patina.
So what you're saying is I need to let my husband put stuff directly on the marble table top so it all blends together? I have a glass ring on mine. ugh.
i immediately knew the answer was peroxide and baking soda- i had 1959 original vinyl countertops and i used that combination to remove stains from blueberries and even sharpie !
Maybe try using cocking and then remove it with professional acetone. My brother in law uses that to remove pen and an marker writings from quartz countertops
Ps when you repolish the table do the whole table. It will keep the polish even if you do it this way. Best of luck. Also for the future there's a product called tuffskin which is like a phone screen protector for your marble. It works great!
Johnson's paste wax and if you have it a buffer if you don't your arms are going to get a workout. Non buffer method: the brand new kitchen sponge works best within the can get some paste wax on it apply it to the entire top. Then take a microfiber cloth and start buffing. A cheap buffer from harbor freight is honestly the easiest. It will actually come with wool and microfiber caps. I just put it directly on the microfiber cap and buff buff. 5 minutes done. Feels like glass under your hand.
