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Cleaning a granite headstone

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bylromarha
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Figured you guys could help with this please!

I need to give mum's grey granite headstone a clean. Water is not shifting the tree sap. What do you lovely OSers recommend please?
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  • kerri_gt
    kerri_gt Posts: 11,202 Forumite
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    Is it shiny granite? I wash my dad's just using fairy liquid - although its not under any trees. I've read that oily substances such as WD-40 or mayo will remove tree sap but I wouldn't recommend this on a matte stone and would try and little bit on an inconspicuous area first.

    Alternatively as a thought - and again for a shiny finish headstone - how about granite worktop cleaner?
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  • Sarahdol75
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    I wash my sisters with Fairy, and it comes up gleaming, we have a lot of trees by her aswell, always works for us. Have you tired putting it in a spray bottle and letting it soak in for a while before cleaning off.
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    You need to buy some 'Spiffy'. :)

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    I just bought headstone cleaner for the first time a couple of days ago! I've never seen it before, so I snapped it up (there was only one bottle)
    It worked well, but there was a strong smell of ammonnia and bleach and I found that it irritated my hands, so I will use gloves the next time.
    It's HG headstone cleaning spray, natural stone. hth
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