Greetings Rex,
My first reactions is, please don't us a power washer.
Especially on the old marble & sandstone markers.
I have not had this peculiar problem, but hope others on the
list will respond.
I'm sending a link that shows cleaning. Hope it helps.
http://www.ctgravestones.com/Conservation/cleaning.htm
LA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rex Kirby" <rex(a)tyler.net>
To: <inpcrp(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Tombstone cleaning
I do not live in Indiana but I subscribed to this list to get ideas
about
cemetery preservation and restoration and have found many messages to be
most informative. I am hoping someone on the list can help me with the most
recent problem I have encountered. A few days or nights ago some kids I
presume sprayed black paint on any number of monuments in one of the
cemeteries here in East Texas. The paint was already dried when the
vandalism was discovered. So far no arrest have been made so I'm told.
My question is simply this: What is the best way to clean this paint off of
these monuments without doing any further damage to the monuments, some of
which are granite, some marble, some old sandstone, some military markers,
etc, etc? So far I have not actually seen the damage but have received a
couple of phone calls.
Would appreciate any suggestions, either does or don't...
Rex Kirby
Tyler, Texas
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