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How to clean a slate worktop
I am putting this in as I searched all over for this on the net and found nothing, no thats not quite true I found all sorts of fancy preparations and the like, but nothing that told me how to get stains such as lemon juice or pineapple (which mark the stone with a white stain) out of slate.
Lets start by understanding that though a beautiful looking surface and ideal for kitchen worktops it is quite soft and marks and stains easily if not prepared properly.
There are all sorts of preparations for cleaning it and sealing it and so on. However a good pure vegetable based detergent, or a specialist hygienic stone detergent will clean off any surface muck and marks. Ensure the surface is spotlessly clean and then let the surface dry.
Once dry, take a dry cloth and slowly rub in boiled linseed oil (there are two types of linseed oil, but you need the boiled variety, inexpensive and available at hardware and DIY stores) this will deepen the colour of the slate and remove all marks and light scratches. Unfortunately deep scratches will need to be ground out by an expert stone company like stone interiors ( http://www.stoneinteriors.co.uk/ ).
Once you have oiled the surface you need to allow this to dry and harden overnight , you newly revived slate surface will now have a protective layer, and as the odd mark is made again over the months and years a little rub over with the boiled linseed oil will keep it in tip top condition and continue to protect it.
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