Tony<div><br></div><div>It is common practice to use mineral oil on soapstone. My guess is that the oil has been cleaned away. You may just need to reapply mineral seal oil to do the trick<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Tony Warney <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a target="_top" href="mailto:tony@excelstoneandtilecare.com">tony@excelstoneandtilecare.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi Everyone,<div><br></div><div>Didn&#39;t know if anyone saw these pictures.  </div><div><br></div><div><div class="im">
<p class="MsoNormal">Hi ,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">What would cause an onyx green iron soap stone to fade in some wet areas? Could it have been dyed?<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Also a small one inch area on the edge, under the faucet is deteriorating. Is it okay to use a stone dye<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">And epoxy the damaged area.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">

Thanks for any info.</p><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="im">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Excel Master Floor Care</b> <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a target="_top" href="mailto:excelmasterfloorcare@cox.net" target="_blank">excelmasterfloorcare@cox.net</a>&gt;</span><br>

Date: Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 9:51 AM<br>Subject: FW: FW: [sccpartners] Onyx green iron soapstone<br>To: <a target="_top" href="mailto:tony@excelstoneandtilecare.com" target="_blank">tony@excelstoneandtilecare.com</a><br><br><br></div><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple">

<div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>

<div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> Excel Master Floor Care [mailto:<a target="_top" href="mailto:excelmasterfloorcare@cox.net" target="_blank">excelmasterfloorcare@cox.net</a>] <br>

<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 15, 2012 4:34 PM<br><b>To:</b> Restoration and Maintenance</span></p><div><div class="h5"><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: FW: [sccpartners] Onyx green iron soapstone<u></u><u></u></div></div><p></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">Hi Fred,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">Here are some pictures of the soapstone.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">Tony<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> Fred Hueston <a target="_top" href="mailto:[mailto:fhueston@gmail.com]" target="_blank">[mailto:fhueston@gmail.com]</a> <br>

<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 14, 2012 10:27 AM<br><b>To:</b> Restoration and Maintenance<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: FW: [sccpartners] Onyx green iron soapstone<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">do you have any pics?<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 1:09 PM, Excel Master Floor Care &lt;<a target="_top" href="mailto:excelmasterfloorcare@cox.net" target="_blank">excelmasterfloorcare@cox.net</a>&gt; wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>

<div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">

<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> Excel Master Floor Care [mailto:<a target="_top" href="mailto:excelmasterfloorcare@cox.net" target="_blank">excelmasterfloorcare@cox.net</a>] <br>

<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 12, 2012 4:32 PM<br><b>To:</b> Restoration and Maintenance<br><b>Subject:</b> [sccpartners] Onyx green iron soapstone</span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">Hi ,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">What would cause an onyx green iron soap stone to fade in some wet areas? Could it have been dyed?<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Also a small one inch area on the edge, under the faucet is deteriorating. Is it okay to use a stone dye<u></u><u></u></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">And epoxy the damaged area.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for any info.<u></u><u></u></p><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center">

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