Marble Grave Stone Aging

Sometimes cleaning is done needlessly.

Marble grave stone aging.

If the marble headstone is in good condition proceed to the next step. With the vacuum cleaning method from systeco reinigungstechnik a gravestone can be cleaned effortlessly in a short time. Before starting to clean the granite grave monument remove excess dirt on or around the affected area. If there is growth remove using a wooden scraper.

Apply some black spray paint to the headstone in light uneven strokes. 2 clean white cloths to dry and polish the headstone for example cloth diaper or microfiber cloth. Different types of marble headstones. Marble headstones will run you a minimum of 1 500 for a full size headstone.

Over time with expanded availability and the improvement of stone cutting and carving tools granite became more affordable. It is important that you know what type of stone you are dealing with. Clean a marble gravestone. Old marbles tend to exhibit complex inner streaks in glass marbles faded outer markings in solid colored or clay marbles and a light.

Marble headstone of henry richards sr 1813 1890. Today granite has surpassed marble as most popular headstone material. The price rises depending on any extras the size and so on. Pre wet the stone with clean water.

The very beautiful marble gravestone was aging and should look like it did on the first day. For instance it can be easy to mistake the natural patina of aging for dirt. Dab up some of the water and paint with a dry cloth. Soak up any excess water.

Only clean the granite headstone when needed. Different types will require different cleaning methods. Marble is not as affordable as other materials but it does create a polished classic appearance. The use of chemicals and high pressure is very inappropriate and mostly forbidden.

Marble headstones will not look as white as the day they were set because the nature of marble is to change color as it is exposed to the elements. Cleaning gravestone on site is a difficult business. Photo by kevin fritz old town cemetery town of hillsborough n c. Since marble is vulnerable to wear and tear marble headstones that have cracks and signs of aging should be left as is because cleaning can weaken the marble further and result in more serious damage.

Marble needs to be treated even more gently than granite. Saturate the marble headstone with clean water. Apply brown coloring to the grooves at the top of the. Steps to clean a granite headstone.

It may be best to leave those stones alone. Apply some strokes of quarry spray and just a few touches of moss spray for texture. Burns efforts center on enhancing each of the cemetery s existing 800 white georgia marble headstones by eventually adding new granite flat stones to the base of each one of them. Many of the marble markers are weathered they are worn some are broken some have the name misspelled and some have the data incomplete said burns.