Clean and polish the marble. Marble is a material that is as beautiful as it is delicate. We can find marble in our homes especially as a coating for floors and kitchen or bathroom countertops. The cleaning of the marble can be done in an ecological way, as well as its polishing. It is good to know the best remedies for cleaning floors or marble countertops, avoiding substances that can damage it.
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Il marble it is a material that is as beautiful as it is delicate. We can find marble in our homes especially as a coating for the floors and for shelves area of kitchen or the room from bathroom. The cleaning of marble it can be done in an ecological way, as well as its polishing.
It is good to know the best remedies to proceed with cleaning of floors or marble countertops, avoiding substances that can damage it.
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How to clean a marble floor
to clean a marble floor in a natural way prepare a bucket full of lukewarm water and at least three microfibre cloths or other soft and absorbent material, easy to wring out and without lint. Pass the marble floor with a dry cloth to remove and collect the dust. Dissolve 1 tablespoon of ecological liquid soap or natural soap flakes (preferably homemade soap) in every liter of water you will use. Soak a second cloth, wring out and wipe the floor for cleaning. Use a last clean cloth to rinse and dry.
How to clean a marble countertop
To clean a marble counter, first use a soft cloth to remove dust. If there are no particular stains, just wipe the surfaces to be cleaned with a damp microfiber cloth lukewarm water, which will help you eliminate any traces of dirt. In case of stains or residues to remove, use a soft sponge after having soaped it with a few drops of ecological liquid soap or with one natural soap (never use cleaning products with acid pH on marble).
How to polish marble
3.1 polish the marble, when polishers weren't in vogue, our grandmothers simply used a old sweater or a hand made woolen cloth. At first, the floor or marble surfaces were cleaned with a cotton cloth soaked in lukewarm water. Then he let himself dry and vigorously rubbed the marble with a woolen cloth or an old sweater. The results were in no way inferior to what we could achieve today with one polisher.
3.2 Another remedy for polishing marble is to resort to sodium bicarbonate. You will be able to form a cleaning compound mixing 3 tablespoons of baking soda (or more, depending on the surface to be cleaned) with water, to add little by little to form a creamy paste. Apply everything on the marble in a thin layer, without rubbing, and let it act for half an hour. Rinse the surface with warm water.
3.3 A very simple method of polishing marble is to prepare one solution of water and bicarbonate, to be sprayed on surfaces. Dissolve 1 bicarbonate spoon in 1 liter of water. Pour into a nebulizer and shake. Spray on the marble and dry with a microfiber cloth to polish floors and counter tops.
Grease stains on the white marble
for grease stains on White marble, try a grandmother's remedy. Apply a powder mix consisting of equal parts of to the surface to be cleaned sodium bicarbonate and potato flour (or of cornstarch), to absorb grease and to whiten the surface. You can try applying a few drops of hydrogen peroxide with a sponge to remove grease and oil stains from white marble surfaces. Let the (delicate) hydrogen peroxide act for at least 1 hour before rinsing with warm water.
Remove food and drink stains from marble
If you spill food or drinks on a marble floor or counter, make sure it doesn't get stained or ruined by cleaning it right away. Blot wine, broth, coffee or fruit juice stains with a absorbent cloth microfiber or with a sponge. Clean the surfaces with warm water and a few drops of ecological liquid soap or mild dish soap. Rinse with warm water and, if necessary, clean again with soap and water, rinse and dry, so as to remove any stains caused by spilled food or drinks.
The substances and products to avoid
for cleaning of marble you will have avoid all acid substances which, on the other hand, can be useful for ecological cleaning of other parts of the house. For marble you will not have to use lemon juice, citric acid, vinegar of wine or apple cider vinegar, aggressive detergents and other solutions that are acidic or corrosive, given that marble is very delicate. Avoid abrasive products and all tools that could scratch the marble and ruin it irreparably.
Never rub the pure bicarbonate directly on the marble, so as not to scratch it. Bicarbonate is suitable for cleaning marble but must be left to act in the form of a cleaning cream prepared with the addition of water or as a remedy dissolved in water, without rubbing the product directly on delicate surfaces.
Marta Albè
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