Jun 25, 2017 | Tips & Articles
Once upon a time a woman was preparing to dye her hair and accidentally spilled some 40 volume creme developer on her marble vanity top, which happened to have a severe stain. As she cleaned up the developer, she was pleasantly surprised to discover the stain had...
May 25, 2017 | Tips & Articles
Hooray for air conditioning and refrigerators! We don’t really stop and consider how fortunate we are to have them until our popsicles melt and heat stroke sets in. Sometimes when refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioning systems are repaired, PVE...
Apr 25, 2017 | Tips & Articles
If you have white residue on your stone, here are a few tips and tricks for identifying the cause and possibly removing it. First, take a close look. If the substance can be scraped into shavings, it may be an accumulation of cosmetics, soaps, cleaning products, or...
Mar 25, 2017 | Tips & Articles
Question: I have a water ring where a plant was sitting on my hearthstone, which I believe is limestone. Is there any way to remove it? I appreciate your help. Great question. Simply put, the water ring you see is either a stain or an etch… or a combination...
Jan 25, 2017 | Tips & Articles
If you’ve done any homework at all on how to properly care for your natural stone, one of the first things you probably learned was that certain types of stone (marble, limestone, onyx, among others) are susceptible to damage from acidic substances. The culprits...