Maintaining the Beauty of Your Marble Vases

By David Artstone

A marble vase is a beautiful accessory that can add class and sophistication to any space. Marble is a natural stone that has been used in famous works of art and architecture for centuries. The choice of kings, marble has an inherent beauty and power that comes both from its smoothly polished surface, and from its mountain born heritage.

Unfortunately marble also has a few characteristics that can make it a unique problem to clean and maintain. Luckily there are a variety of ways to get around these inherent problems in order to keep your vases looking beautiful and clean.

The first thing you have to understand is that marble is a natural base in an acid base relationship. Aside from being an interesting chemistry fact, it is also important because when this material comes in contact with anything that is acidic a reaction will occur. This reaction will cause the marble to discolor, and will leave a stain in the vase which will be impossible to get out.

Unfortunately, most of the cleansers that you buy at the store are acidic chemicals. Acid kills germs, and so they use it to make the cleaners more powerful, for less money. Other acidic substances include fruit juice and pasta sauces. If any of these splash onto your marble vase by mistake you could be in trouble.

When cleaning the vase all you have to do is take a warm wash cloth and use it to gently wipe the surface of the piece. This should be enough to clean most messes. If you have something you can't get off, you can just run the vase under warm water while rubbing it with a sponge or soft cloth.

Never use a brillow pad or anything hard that can scratch the surface of the marble. The perfect polish of the stone is one of its draws, and you don't want to ruin that by cutting into it.

As long as you are sure to avoid these simple errors, you should be able to keep your vase looking beautiful for years to come. - 31879

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