subject: Stone Conservation, Five Taboos You Should Know [print this page] Although the stone material is durable, there are some problems when stone used for a long time. In order to avoid these problems and extend the life of stone, we list five taboos for you on the stone conservation.
First, dont wash the stone directly.
Like the natural wood, the natural stone material is porous materials. Therefore, it is very easy to absorb moisture or dissolved by water, and cause pollution. And it will lead to a variety of stone problem, such as crack, weathering, falling off, float, spilt yellow, water spots, rusty spot,
efflorescence, fogging. So the stone should be avoided washing with water directly and using the wet mop to clean the surface of the stone.
Second, dont use something non-neutral.
All stone material was afraid of acid-base. For example, acid often cause pyrite oxidation of granite and occur vomiting yellow phenomenon. Acid will break down the calcium carbonate in the marble, and cause surface erosion. The alkali also erodes feldspar and quartz of granite and caused grain stripping phenomenon.
Third, dont be waxing arbitrarily.
There is a variety of wax on the market, such as water-based wax, feeling a fatty acid wax, oil-based wax, acrylic wax and so on. However, these wax basically contain acid substances, which not only will block stone respiratory pores, but also stained with dirt and form wax scale. This is what we call the etiolation phenomenon. If some place with a high frequency of pedestrians and goods need to be waxing, we suggested that invite professional maintenance company to guide you with wax and maintenance.
Fourth, dont use non-neutral detergent.
In order to achieve fast cleaning effect, in general, cleaning agents contain acidic and alkaline, and using unknown components of the cleaning agent will cause the stone surface without luster, the pharmaceutical residues also become the main cause of stone problem in the future.
Fifth, dont cover carpet and debris in a long term.
Cover the carpet and other debris should be avoided so that keep the stone breathe smoothly.
Otherwise, the moisture inside the stone can not volatile out. And the stone material will cause other problems because of excessive moisture and increasing water content. If there must be carpeted and piled debris, we suggested that keep the stone clean and replace the carpet and debris frequently.
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