Wine stain in Travertine

[Ray Burnfield]

We came across this at a high end hotel. We're not sure what they tried before to take it out.
We tried a poultice and it didn't do anything.
Any other ideas?

 

[Mikey P]

Peroxide in the poultice?

 

[Cameron DeMille]

that's limestone and it's probably set in there really well.

what poultice did you try? There are a dozen or more popular formulations and you need to use the right one. Natural tannins like wine, coffee, leaves, etc. require a fairly strong hydrogen peroxide mix. 40 volume from hair salon supply stores, i think 6-9% HP. If you do it correctly, it will come out.

You can try bleach and warm water, NOT as a poultice, but agitate it and let it sit for a bit. start with 50/50

 

[Ray Burnfield]

Thanks
We'll give it another try

 

[J Scott W]

I have removed wine from travertine using a large dose of StainZONE (which is an oxidizer that includes peroxide) and then covering with a poultice.

 

[GeneMiller]

Bleach.

 

[Cameron DeMille]

Bleach.

you have to be careful when you throw out "bleach". Bleach by itself, sitting there long enough will damage the stone.

 

[Mikey P]

damage it how?

 

[Cameron DeMille]

I don't know what the proper term is, but it basically is a chemical burn. It happens with various chemicals to certain stones. It gets chalky and white. Depending on the stone, it can be fixed most of the time.

 

[GeneMiller]

you have to be careful when you throw out "bleach". Bleach by itself, sitting there long enough will damage the stone.

I would always start light and watch it closely. I never knew it would hurt the stone.

Gene