Browse Forums Kitchen Corner 1 Jan 28, 2010 9:30 pm OMG, how do get rid of my lovely purple stain on my quantum quartz (reconstituted) stone benchtop? My 4yo daughter decided to 'colour in' with her texta right in the middle of the bench, and the colour ran through her paper and into the stone........ HOW DO I CLEAN THAT? Re: :: help! I have a stain on my benchtop.... 2Jan 28, 2010 10:53 pm Any luck? Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: :: help! I have a stain on my benchtop.... 4Jan 29, 2010 9:13 am This is the advice from the manufacturer (not very helpful): http://www.australiastone.com.au/?id=quantumquartzcaremai I also found this: http://www.selleys.com.au/Selleys-Stone-Benchtop-Clean/default.aspx And I have no idea whether it will work on stone, but Marbletrend make a polish for their polymarble basins and benchtops that shifts stains like nobody's business. I spilt a large quantity of Contest Colour (professional quality fake tan - nasty stuff!) in our rental, all over white melamine shelves and onto light coloured grout, and got it off with this product. It smells like car polish, so I suspect it has similar ingredients. Only problem is, I have no idea where you'd get it, as a friend of ours used to work for Marbletrend and gave us a supply.... I did read somewhere once that a paste made from carb soda can work...? If all else fails, there are professional companies who can polish stone surfaces. Re: :: help! I have a stain on my benchtop.... 7Jan 29, 2010 12:32 pm turps or metholated spirits. If it has soaked into the stone, you may be able to break down the pigment of the texta with UV light. I managed to do that with some outdoor seat cushions that got stained by texta colour. Hi, planning on using the attached stone pieces in my bathroom. I want to remove stains and gloss seal. Can I get some advice on best way to remove stains and best… 0 6713 The most definitive answer to your question James is this taken from the James Hardie Axon Cladding Installation Guide - i just happen to have it… 5 3693 Hi Courtney The mitred edges are glued up with epoxy so those little holes and gaps are areas that weren't filled correctly. Silicone is the wrong product to fill them… 2 12929 |