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• 1 Maureen Tammara // Aug 20, 2007 at 6:49 am

  I bet Castile liquid soap with orange oil would do a beautiful job using
  as soft brush to apply, wait a few min and then rinse. Try it because
  this is a guess.
  Anne Morgan

• 2 Earle Norman // Aug 20, 2007 at 2:13 pm

  Hi Barbara. I would suggest using Muriatic Acid.You can find it in most hardware
  type stores.My Grandfather used to use it.If you decide to use it make sure you
  wear rubber gloves. I remember him using a toothbrush and dipping it in the acid
  and applying to stone.Perhaps you could test it on a small piece of the stone to
  make sure it doesn’t damage the tombstone.
  HTH Blessings, Jet
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  I have a strange request and I know it but figured I would ask for help
  I have been ask to create something to clean tombstones with
  Thanks Barb

• 3 Maritza Suzan // Aug 21, 2007 at 4:23 am

  This comes from a person who spent a lot of time in graveyards growing
  up searching for ancestors’ headstones. I would be really careful using
  ANYTHING on stones that old until you know what kind of stones they are.
  IF they are made of sandstone, for instance, even plain water will
  dissolve them. My totally unknowledgeable suggestion is a dry brush.
  Maybe you could talk to someone at your local library. they might be
  able to put you in touch with a preservationist who can help you. You
  can always do a rubbing of the gravestone. Put a piece of paper over
  the top and rub it with a piece of chalk or a crayon or a pencil (a dull
  one). that might be easier to read than the gravestone. Anyway, just
  throwing out ideas.
  HTH some
  Karen J
  I have a strange request and I know it but figured I would ask for help
  I have been ask to create something to clean tombstones with
  There is a large family reunion happening in August in our family and
  some of the tombstones goes back to the late 1770’s there seems to be
  mold or mildew maybe lichens on some of them. I have been ask if there
  is anything than I can put together to clean them that would not hurt
  the stones or do any thing to the fragile environment
  they are found in a very old cemetery in South western Penn and I had
  to have a boost from my some just to get up the hill and
  family names so there is going to be a clean up day and I would like to
  help. Thanks Barb

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