In a message dated 2/12/02 11:06:57 PM US Eastern Standard Time, yetzkejm@qtm.net writes: > Someone wrote in asking how to keep her husband's black marble headstone > clean. > Very few Tombstones are Black Marble. Most are Granite. This Method will not destroy the "Newer" Marble or Granite. But Please, DO NOT USE THIS ON OLD WHITE MARBLE OR LIMESTONE. It's Acidic. We have enough Acid rain now to destroy the older softer ones. The "Newer ones CAN be cleaned. But even those that have an area on them that is rough (Chisled not Polished) is beginning to show signs of very slight aborption of water carrying dirt over the last 25-30 years.. Just use good judgement with whatever you use. What are her credentials as to having carried out tests, or been to a class on Stone Cleaning. Or is that her Job. Time will tell if she is right. What works in or around the home does not necessairly work in a cemetery. Be cautious, Rinse good with water after cleaning. Good Luck. Maybe someone else on the List has some Ideas, Jack E. Briles Sr. jb502000@aol.com

Along the same lines, most of my older tombstones here in NE Indiana have a greenish-brown fungus growing on them. Anybody know how to get rid of that? Caroline ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jb502000@aol.com> To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 11:43 PM Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Clean Queen on cleaning tombstones > In a message dated 2/12/02 11:06:57 PM US Eastern Standard Time, > yetzkejm@qtm.net writes: > > > > Someone wrote in asking how to keep her husband's black marble headstone > > clean. > > > > Very few Tombstones are Black Marble. Most are Granite. This Method > will not destroy the "Newer" Marble or Granite. But Please, DO NOT USE THIS > ON OLD WHITE MARBLE OR LIMESTONE. It's Acidic. We have enough Acid rain now > to destroy the older softer ones. The "Newer ones CAN be cleaned. But even > those that have an area on them that is rough (Chisled not Polished) is > beginning to show signs of very slight aborption of water carrying dirt over > the last 25-30 years.. Just use good judgement with whatever you use. What > are her credentials as to having carried out tests, or been to a class on > Stone Cleaning. Or is that her Job. Time will tell if she is right. What > works in or around the home does not necessairly work in a cemetery. Be > cautious, Rinse good with water after cleaning. Good Luck. Maybe someone > else on the List has some Ideas, > > Jack E. Briles Sr. > jb502000@aol.com > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > "Show me your cemeteries, and I will tell you what kind of people you have." > Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) > >