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Care and Cleaning Tips

 
 
 
 
Skilled craftsmen using only premium materials have manufactured each piece of Cameo Marble. Our care and high standards culminate in the durable beauty of Cameo Marble. You can protect the splendor of your Cameo Marble products and ensure a long life of trouble-free services by following these suggestions:

Cleaning:
Remove any tape residue left from labels by using past wax and “elbow grease”.
Preserve the luster by occasionally cleaning and waxing. Be sure to use only liquid or foam, non-abrasive cleaners. After cleaning apply a light coat of non-yellowing wax and polish the marble. Remove hard water scale and rust stains with a mild vinegar and water solution followed by a polishing compound. Certain chemical substances can seriously mar your marble, even during only brief periods of contact. Protect your Cameo Marble from these harmful reagents:

Clorox and other hypochlorite bleaches
Hydrogen peroxide in any concentration
Drano or other lye solutions
Sani-flush or other sodium bisulfate compounds
Fingernail polish remover
Paint Strippers containing methylene chloride
Comet, Ajax or other abrasive cleaners

Cultured marble shares the contraction and expansion characteristics of natural marble. Attention to temperature change is particularly important during winter months when the temperature difference of hot water in your heater and the cold water lines feeding you house is the greatest. Avoid running hot water exclusively into your vanity bowl. Rapid changes in water temperature can cause your top to crack. Your top should last a lifetime if you turn the temperature in your water heater to the low or mid range.

Stain Removal:
Many difficult stains can be avoided by attention to the proper care of your Cameo Marble product. These steps would be followed to solve unusual cleaning problems:

Grease stains and oil residues can be removed by kerosene, mineral spirits or butyl-cellulose available from paint outlets.

Mold and mildew can be removed with a diluted solution of Clorox or with Lysol. Never let pure Chlorox come into contact with your Cameo Marble.

Hair dye or shoe polish stains can be removed by using polishing compound.

Cigarette stains can be removed by sanding Bon Ami applied with a toothbrush. After removing the stain, polish out the area with toothpaste.

Repair of Scratches:
Minor surface scratches can be buffed out using polishing compound. Deeper scratches or burns require light sanding using wet, 600-grit sandpaper. Sand lightly with a circular motion in as confined an area as possible. Wet the area amply while sanding. Remove the minor scratches that result from sanding by buffing with a polishing compound.

Small chips can be repaired by first applying clear fingernail polish and then following the instructions for sanding out scratches.
 

Cameo Marble 
540 Central Court 
New Albany, Indiana 
800/447-8558
812/944-5055
Cameo@cameomarble.com

 

 

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