Chalk will work and then washed off with the rain, but be sure to pat it in the grooves as you followed them with your hands. If you pat and not rub the stone will be safe. Pink chalk works the best. Billie in Florida -----Original Message----- From: Lee <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, May 07, 2001 10:58 PM Subject: Re: [MDGEN] Cleaning Stones >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] > >