Special rubing paper can be purchased from monuement manufacturers, that when palce on the stone and rubbed with a tennis ball will bring out the engraving.. This is to be able to read the stone, not improve it. Cleaning is best left to the professional, because materials and technics vary with the material the stone is made from. John from Grove-Bowersox FH, Waynesboro, PA Lee wrote: > At 05:08 PM 5/7/01 EDT, you wrote: > >Hello Everyone. > > > >Does anyone have a suggestions to clean headstones, I have a few that you > >cant read and I tried wiping them down with a cloth that helped a little bit > >to read the name, But I cant read the rest of it. > > > >I would appreciate any suggestions anyone has. > > Well there is a long list of things NOT to use.. > > Only thing I can think of would be chalk dust. you can buy a can at the > Hardware store, Chemically it should be compatible, but of course there > will always be abrasion for anything you use.. most people recommend using > a mirror and try to cast light at the right angle to bring out the writing. > > Lee > > ==== MDGEN Mailing List ==== > To Subscribe to the list [email protected]