Ink on Granite

[Wandslinger]

Custy used some Acetone and lightened it but still not all the way out..Suggestions?

 

[Mikey P]

Acetone/clay poultice.

Keep trying until it's gone

http://connoisseurclean.com/blog/how-to-remove-stains-on-granite/

 

[Wandslinger]

How much?

 

[srosen]

Agree with Mikey keep trying-
Dont rub-if the acetone doesnt get it all try below.
Try paper towels folded about 6-8 ply high placed on top of the stain.
Wet the towels with some bleach and let sit for an hour or two-
Should do the trick-if not maybe an overnight poultice of hydrogen peroxide

 

[Mikey P]

Stuart knows..

Try Isopropyl too.

Soak a paper towel in it fold it over the spot and cover with plastic wrap and seal the edges with blue tape

 

[Wandslinger]

Thanks Gentleman,

How much?

 

[Mikey P]

nothing, teach them how to do it.

Do you really want to go out there seven times for ten minutes each?

 

[srosen]

Mikey makes a good point-when we first started doing this we chased every stain that came our way.
Some came out some didnt-others were 98.5% and some folks would give us a hard time about our time!
They didn't want to pay-Poulticing is something you do when your onsite for a larger job. If there isn't revenue there teach them for sure-

 

[Bryan Thomson]

Agree with Mikey P......isolate isolproply poultice w/ plastic and tell customer to re apply as necessary. Tell customer you'll come by to check progress after a couple of days and then when you arrive to check book cleaning of T&G , carpet , upholstery... I'll bet you get an easy good paying job just because you " paid it forward" by not charging them to fix their major stain of a expensive surface like granite.

 

[Wandslinger]

which one, isoprophyl alcohol, bleach or peroxide

 

[Mikey P]

what removes ink from Fabric?

 

[J Scott W]

Wet the area with StainZONE. Cover with Stain Absorb with stone for a poultice.

The professionally formulated version works a bit better than the Heloise methods mentioned above.

 

[dgardner]

Scott, would the professional products lock you into making the trips out there to apply, or would you sell/give them the products?

 

[Cameron DeMille]

Ink = Hydrogen Peroxide. Every time.

you have to be careful with ink stains and solvents, you can actually dilute them and carry them deeper into the stone.

 

[J Scott W]

Scott, would the professional products lock you into making the trips out there to apply, or would you sell/give them the products?

When reasonable, I prefer to apply the products rather than trust a home-owner to do it right. I may ask them to wait a day or two and then sweep up the dried powder. But considering the customers and the price charged for cleaning granite, I want them to know I am the expert. Don't give them ideas to try and clean it themselves with something off the shelf.

 

[Mikey P]

Have you tired duct taping a bar of Fels over it?

 

[Wandslinger]

Stuart knows..

Try Isopropyl too.

Soak a paper towel in it fold it over the spot and cover with plastic wrap and seal the edges with blue tape

Nailed it

 

[Mikey P]

Granite and I have an understanding..

 

[Old Coastie]