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31 March 2013

Re: [DIY] Hard Water Minerals on Granite

 

True granite is mostly Silicon Dioxide (quartz) while marbles are mostly Calcium Carbonate (lime).
Hard water minerals are similar to what make up marbles and many magnesium/calcium carbonate-based rock minerals.
Vinegar and commercial lime/calcium/rust cleaners like CLP and Lime-Away are safe to use for granite since they don't react with quartz.

You can also use mechanical means like fine sandpaper, Scotch-Brite or wire brush to clean granite if you don't want to use chemicals.



From: Lori Granger <redteam@frostyscorner.com>
To: "DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com" <DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 5:09 AM
Subject: [DIY] Hard Water Minerals on Granite

 
I recently moved the coffee maker on the counter and found very thick, what appear to be hardwater deposits on my black granite countertop. Does anyone know what fluids are safe to try to remove them?. I know you shouldn't use vinegar on marble, for example, but not sure about granite!
 
Lori 




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Posted by at 04:53 0 comments

RE: [DIY] Re: Hard Water Minerals on Granite

 

I think the full name is Bar Keeper’s Friend. I find the powder is superior to the cream version of the product. I also use it to keep my cookware looking new.

 

From: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of joan e
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 11:37 AM
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [DIY] Re: Hard Water Minerals on Granite

 

 

Hi, Bar keeper is great. I use it in toilets, as well as sink etc.
pots and pans, and glass.

Read the label carefully.
Joan

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> I recently moved the coffee maker on the counter and found very thick, what appear to be hardwater deposits on my black granite countertop. Does anyone know what fluids are safe to try to remove them?. I know you shouldn't use vinegar on marble, for example, but not sure about granite!
>  
> Lori 
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Posted by at 02:37 0 comments

[DIY] Re: Hard Water Minerals on Granite

 

Hi, Bar keeper is great. I use it in toilets, as well as sink etc.
pots and pans, and glass.

Read the label carefully.
Joan

--- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, Lori Granger <redteam@...> wrote:
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> I recently moved the coffee maker on the counter and found very thick, what appear to be hardwater deposits on my black granite countertop. Does anyone know what fluids are safe to try to remove them?. I know you shouldn't use vinegar on marble, for example, but not sure about granite!
>  
> Lori 
>

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30 March 2013

[DIY] Re: Flushing Water Heater/ dielectrics

 

A lot of the trash in the bottom of the water heater tank comes from the sacrificial anode rod (Gas or electric), and electric (May/ may not) sacrifice more rod, depending upon the dielectric properties of the installation and whether or not any dielectric isolation was done.



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Re: [DIY] Toilet stain

 

See??? I never KNEW all of that! Thanks for sharing the info. I will now look at Lava soap in a new light. :-) Cindi


From: Dave Uebele <daveu@sptddog.com>
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Cc: Cindi Wass <cleanboost2@yahoo.com>
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 11:42 AM
Subject: Re: [DIY] Toilet stain

 
There are all sorts of stones/minerals that have various degrees
of hardness. There are charts to show this ranking, often used
to help identify minerals.
Diamond is at the top, nothing scratches diamond, while
things like clay or slate are at the bottom, almost everything
scratches them.

Pumice is also fairly soft, its one of the ingredients in
"Lava" soap. so I suppose short of finding a pumice stone, you
could try using a bar of "Lava" soap.

This scale of hardness is also often used for buffing and polishing
different materials. I think just below pumice is "rottenstone",
which was used to clean the wooden decks of ships.

Weird history trivia for the day.
On 03/29/2013 08:23 AM, Cindi Wass wrote:
>
>
> Thanks, I guess I used a hard surface pumice stone and scratched away --
> leaving marks behind. The idea of pulverized stone sounds good, or
> perhaps I used too hard of a stone? Appreciate the comments.

--
Dave Uebele (daveu@sptddog.com)


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Posted by at 11:05 0 comments

Re: [DIY] Toilet stain

Probably a couple web resources, like:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohs_scale_of_mineral_hardness
http://www.englishcustompolishing.com/usca/abrasives.html

I might have some technical references that would compare pumice
and rouge.

On 03/29/2013 08:50 AM, Aki wrote:
>
>
> what about jewelers rouge? I have a pile of that for polishing glass
> windshields.
> -aki
>
>



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29 March 2013

Re: [DIY] Toilet stain

 

what about jewelers rouge?  I have a pile of that for polishing glass windshields.
 
-aki


 
On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 11:42 AM, Dave Uebele <daveu@sptddog.com> wrote:
 

There are all sorts of stones/minerals that have various degrees
of hardness. There are charts to show this ranking, often used
to help identify minerals.
Diamond is at the top, nothing scratches diamond, while
things like clay or slate are at the bottom, almost everything
scratches them.

Pumice is also fairly soft, its one of the ingredients in
"Lava" soap. so I suppose short of finding a pumice stone, you
could try using a bar of "Lava" soap.

This scale of hardness is also often used for buffing and polishing
different materials. I think just below pumice is "rottenstone",
which was used to clean the wooden decks of ships.

Weird history trivia for the day.
On 03/29/2013 08:23 AM, Cindi Wass wrote:
>
>
> Thanks, I guess I used a hard surface pumice stone and scratched away --
> leaving marks behind. The idea of pulverized stone sounds good, or
> perhaps I used too hard of a stone? Appreciate the comments.

--
Dave Uebele (daveu@sptddog.com)


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Posted by at 23:50 0 comments

Re: [DIY] Toilet stain

 

There are all sorts of stones/minerals that have various degrees
of hardness. There are charts to show this ranking, often used
to help identify minerals.
Diamond is at the top, nothing scratches diamond, while
things like clay or slate are at the bottom, almost everything
scratches them.

Pumice is also fairly soft, its one of the ingredients in
"Lava" soap. so I suppose short of finding a pumice stone, you
could try using a bar of "Lava" soap.

This scale of hardness is also often used for buffing and polishing
different materials. I think just below pumice is "rottenstone",
which was used to clean the wooden decks of ships.

Weird history trivia for the day.
On 03/29/2013 08:23 AM, Cindi Wass wrote:
>
>
> Thanks, I guess I used a hard surface pumice stone and scratched away --
> leaving marks behind. The idea of pulverized stone sounds good, or
> perhaps I used too hard of a stone? Appreciate the comments.

--
Dave Uebele (daveu@sptddog.com)

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Posted by at 23:42 0 comments

Re: [DIY] Toilet stain

 

Thanks, I guess I used a hard surface pumice stone and scratched away -- leaving marks behind. The idea of pulverized stone sounds good, or perhaps I used too hard of a stone? Appreciate the comments.


From: Lee Griffith <ldgriff@earthlink.net>
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 8:58 AM
Subject: Re: [DIY] Toilet stain

 
I live with very hard well water and rust and calcium rings occur frequently. Pumice stone is what I have used for years to restore the surface to like new, white. It has not scratched the porcelain. I have tried all of the other products, Lime Away, vinegar, even muriatic acid used to clean driveways but they all fall short of the pumice.

Lee
On Mar 28, 2013, at 9:45 PM, Cindi Wass <cleanboost2@yahoo.com> wrote:

 

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To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 3:42 PM
Subject: [DIY] Re: Toilet stain

 
I have used the pumice stone on my rings many times and it has not removed the surface.  You don't have to scrub that hard to get it off and it is as good as new even with rust rings.
A  professional cleaner told me about the pumice stone.
 
Joan O.






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Posted by at 23:23 0 comments

Re: [DIY] Toilet stain

 

The toilet cleaning technique is shown here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4v03NZlgUI


The pumice stick looks like a piece of lava from a volcano but it is softer than porcelain.

-Lee

On Mar 29, 2013, at 6:38 AM, "Bob Davis" <bob@wrobertdavis.com> wrote:

 

It might be worthwhile to define exactly what the pumice stone product is.  Does it come in a fine powder form?  If so, that would be the same product used in a wood finishing technique called French polishing. It produces a very high shine with no scratches.

 

Bob

 

From: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Lee Griffith
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 7:58 AM
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [DIY] Toilet stain

 

 

I live with very hard well water and rust and calcium rings occur frequently. Pumice stone is what I have used for years to restore the surface to like new, white. It has not scratched the porcelain. I have tried all of the other products, Lime Away, vinegar, even muriatic acid used to clean driveways but they all fall short of the pumice.

 

Lee

On Mar 28, 2013, at 9:45 PM, Cindi Wass <cleanboost2@yahoo.com> wrote:



 

 

ok

 

From: "wduke2@aol.com" <wduke2@aol.com>
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 3:42 PM
Subject: [DIY] Re: Toilet stain

 

 

I have used the pumice stone on my rings many times and it has not removed the surface.  You don't have to scrub that hard to get it off and it is as good as new even with rust rings.

A  professional cleaner told me about the pumice stone.

 

Joan O.

 

 

 



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Posted by at 21:45 0 comments

RE: [DIY] Toilet stain

 

It might be worthwhile to define exactly what the pumice stone product is.  Does it come in a fine powder form?  If so, that would be the same product used in a wood finishing technique called French polishing. It produces a very high shine with no scratches.

 

Bob

 

From: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Lee Griffith
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 7:58 AM
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [DIY] Toilet stain

 

 

I live with very hard well water and rust and calcium rings occur frequently. Pumice stone is what I have used for years to restore the surface to like new, white. It has not scratched the porcelain. I have tried all of the other products, Lime Away, vinegar, even muriatic acid used to clean driveways but they all fall short of the pumice.

 

Lee

On Mar 28, 2013, at 9:45 PM, Cindi Wass <cleanboost2@yahoo.com> wrote:



 

 

ok

 

From: "wduke2@aol.com" <wduke2@aol.com>
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 3:42 PM
Subject: [DIY] Re: Toilet stain

 

 

I have used the pumice stone on my rings many times and it has not removed the surface.  You don't have to scrub that hard to get it off and it is as good as new even with rust rings.

A  professional cleaner told me about the pumice stone.

 

Joan O.

 

 

 

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Posted by at 21:38 0 comments

Re: [DIY] Toilet stain

 

I live with very hard well water and rust and calcium rings occur frequently. Pumice stone is what I have used for years to restore the surface to like new, white. It has not scratched the porcelain. I have tried all of the other products, Lime Away, vinegar, even muriatic acid used to clean driveways but they all fall short of the pumice.


Lee
On Mar 28, 2013, at 9:45 PM, Cindi Wass <cleanboost2@yahoo.com> wrote:

 

ok

From: "wduke2@aol.com" <wduke2@aol.com>
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 3:42 PM
Subject: [DIY] Re: Toilet stain

 
I have used the pumice stone on my rings many times and it has not removed the surface.  You don't have to scrub that hard to get it off and it is as good as new even with rust rings.
A  professional cleaner told me about the pumice stone.
 
Joan O.




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[DIY] Hard Water Minerals on Granite

 

I recently moved the coffee maker on the counter and found very thick, what appear to be hardwater deposits on my black granite countertop. Does anyone know what fluids are safe to try to remove them?. I know you shouldn't use vinegar on marble, for example, but not sure about granite!
 
Lori 


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