Orange stain on marble floor

[achillea]

Hi

Yesterday I tipped over the loo brush holder whilst cleaning my polished carrara marble floor. I didn't notice any spillage at the time and wiped the floor with my usual LTP stone cleaner. Several hours later I noticed an orange stain - it must have been drips of water mixed with toilet cleaner that had collected in the bottom of the brush holder.

I tried calling my local stone restoration specialist but think he must be on holiday. He had previously left me some green acid etch remover powder and a scrubber to sort out any etching spots. I gave it a gentle scrub with this and it has lifted the stain by about 50% but its still there.

I'm assuming it will need a poultice to try and lift the rest of the stain - is there anything I can put on it myself (not sure what to buy)... or will I have to wait for my stone person to come back? Live near Tonbridge in Kent and there are no other specialists in my local area.

Also - can anyone recommend something for cleaning the toilet that won't damage the marble? I'm thinking of using those tablets that you leave in the bowl overnight and making sure I keep cleaning out the toilet brush and holder in future.

Many thanks

 

[enduro]

Go to Tile Giant in Tunbridge wells they sell Poltice powder. Use soda crystals to clean your loo. Tesco's sell them & they will not harm your floor.

 

[achillea]

Great - thanks for your help.

 

[achillea]

Hi again. Just to let you know that I phoned Tile Giant and they only have the LTP product. Having phoned LTP they said that they don't do anything that would remove this type of stain. Their products seem to only cover grease/oil stains - this is toilet cleaner.

I have trawled the internet and most products seem to be for removing oil - Tikko do a Stain Remover No 2 which covers wine/orange juice etc which might do the trick but I've tried phoning them twice and can't speak to anyone. Not even sure if you can get this anywhere other than their website (trying to avoid a further £8 delivery charge).

Tried calling a few local tile places but they all seem to have the LTP product and don't really have the expertise to advise.

Can anyone suggest a particular product I could try?

Many thanks

 

[Topshop]

Carrerra has iron in it and will get orange stains if water sits on it. You need to use a product called "Iron Out". It will put an etch in the stone but your polishing powder/paste may be able to bring back the polish afterword.

 

[Mark@Fila]

Hi,
Fila have a product called SR95 which will remove the stain, this will not remove the etching but there is also a product called Polished Marble Restorer Kit and this will erase any etching and bring back the polished finish.

 

[Spud]

Hi,
Fila have a product called SR95 which will remove the stain, this will not remove the etching but there is also a product called Polished Marble Restorer Kit and this will erase any etching and bring back the polished finish.

Hi Mark who is my local Fila Trade supplier I live in North Herts

 

[DHTiling]

Store locator here gary .. Floor Cleaning Products Retail | Surface Care Products Retailer

 

[achillea]

Thanks - is this a bleaching product? I asked my local stone restoration guy and he said to try painting bleach on it but after several goes it's had no effect at all (he tried some Italian product which contained peroxide but that had no effect either). Makes me think its more likely to be a rust stain.

 

[Topshop]

It is not organic so neither peroxide nor bleach will work and actually both those products may even make it worse. Get yourself some "Iron Out"

Here is a link to a very well tested and constantly updated stain chart my stone restoration group put together:
Stain Chart

 

[achillea]

Thanks - do you know where I can buy this from? A Google search only comes up with large industrial sized packs from US suppliers. Can I use an alternative UK product that is suitable for stone? I've come across the following products that claim to be suitable for polished marble:

Mellerud rust remover for all stone surfaces 0,5L

HMK R79 475ml Rust Stain Remover (suitable for All Types of Stone)

Tikko R70 Stone Rust Remover

Lithofin Rust-Ex

 

[enduro]

Give Stonetools a call 01892 519290 they are on the north farm business park opposite John Lewis, Tunbridge wells. Speak to a girl called Dodi. She will sort you out with a product.