i went to a historic restoration seminar a couple years back and they clean the headstones using Biowash from Prosoco..it just disovlved the mildew and carbon and did not harm the stone....its pricy, like $100 a gallon, but worked great..
From: Fred Hueston <fhueston@gmail.com>
To: Restoration and Maintenance <sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 3:16 PM
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Head Stones
there are several products you can use but you have to be careful that those products do not harm the surrounding vegetation. I would suggest you first wet the stone with clean water. Next mix a solution of a good neutral cleaner and spray it on the stone. Scrub with a soft bristtle brush. If this doesn't remove the stains than take and mix a solution of sulfamic acid and spray on the headstone. Agitate and than rinse with plenty of water.
On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 1:23 PM, CJ Crow
<cjcrow@stonemaintenanceinc.com> wrote:
Does anyone know of a good method to restore/clean granite headstones/monuments? For the most part I need to remove surface stains caused by hard water.
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