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Posted by PipeDown on June 1, 2006, 6:51 pm
> tomkanpa wrote:
>> The window sill in the bathroom tub/shower area has a white marble
>> sill. A candle was sitting on it.The candle had a metal wick holder on
>> the bottom. This rusted and stained the marble. I tried liquid bleach
>> on it to no avail. I sanded it with a very fine grit paper. Still
>> stained.
>> Any suggestions on how to remove the stain??
>
> Any mild acid such as lemon juice or one of the rust stain removers such
> as
> CLR (it has acid too).
>
> Unfortunately, acid eats marble. How much one of the preceding would
> attack
> it I cannot say. There is also the distinct possibility that what you
> have
> isn't marble but polyester resin made to look like marble. If it has an
> odor it isn't marble; OTOH not having an odor doesn't necessarily mean it
> *is* marble.
>
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Try a paste of Oxy-Clean or the dollar store equivelent. If that dosen't
work (and it may take a while) try a metal polish like MAAS (which I hear
works on anything) or a harsher chemical polish.
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