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Oil stain on Santa Cecilia

Feb 9th 2010, 17:46

reno

Joined: Feb 9th 2010, 17:15
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Total Posts: 0 		I have Santa Cecilia countertop in my kitchen. It was beautiful at first. Unfortunately, it was deeply stained later.

What happened was, I put a plastic cover on the countertop in order to protect it (I did sealed the countertop, maybe not very well), and I arranged variety of sauce and spice bottles on the plastic cover, including a large bottle of cooking oil. Unfortunately, both the plastic cover and oil bottle became cracked or leaked. I did not notice anything until one day I tried to clean the plastic cover… I saw a huge and deep stain mark.

I went to Home Depot, the sales rep. suggested me some cleaners, in powder and in liquid. I tried both, they worked a little bit, but not very great. I know I have had it soaked for too long, but just wonder if there are any chemical which could restore the countertop, or at least make the stain less visible.
signiture
Feb 13th 2010, 13:45

gcvadmin

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Total Posts: 10 		Oil and other stains can be removed from stone using a poultice.

For light olive oil stains, first try ammonia mixed into a paste with powdered chalk or corn or rice flour. Cover the stain with the paste, overlapping by about an inch, then cover with cling wrap and seal down with tape. This keeps the poultice moist, allowing the ammonia time to penetrate the stone.

Leave overnight, remove cover and allow poultice to dry, then brush off.

If that doesn't work or for heavier stains, repeat using acetate. For small stains, leave just one hour. For large ones (over 12 inches diameter) leave overnight. I have used this method several times and it works exactly as I had hoped - no trace of oil remained.
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Mar 12th 2010, 15:05

reno

Joined: Feb 9th 2010, 17:15
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Total Posts: 0 		Thank you for your reply.

I have tried a repeatedly tried a few times. The mark has not gone, but became lighter. I will continue, and hopefully, it disappears soon.
signiture
Mar 12th 2010, 15:08

reno

Joined: Feb 9th 2010, 17:15
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Total Posts: 0 		Sorry for the typo.

I meant "I've repeatedly tried a few times..." in the prior post.

Thank you again.
signiture
Jun 23rd 2010, 08:27

Viresh.S

Joined: May 19th 2010, 00:02
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Total Posts: 32 		Thank you for your feed back i really get back on to this topic for resolve the issue.
Viresh Shinde,
Marble Countertop I Black Granite
Sep 14th 2010, 01:46

Viresh.S

Joined: May 19th 2010, 00:02
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Total Posts: 32 		Can you give some more details about kitchen countertops and remolding.
Viresh Shinde,
Marble Countertop I Black Granite