Stone conservation need to know

   Stone now relatively high common building materials, has been widely used in hotels, restaurants, office buildings, airports, memorial hall and other public buildings in the ground, table and into the family. But because of the natural stone in the long process of formation, many of the marble because of its own structure and chemical reaction of chemical substances. Natural stone need careful nursing and maintenance, can save the innate nobility and elegance, otherwise because of man-made or natural environment influence and make the stone born noble, elegant temperament charisma gone. Therefore, maintenance of stone to maintain a long time, and easy to clean, it is particularly important.

    Stone because of the characteristics of the structure, physical properties is absorbent and due to the unreasonable stacking, packaging, transportation, and external pollution source, such as sewage, gasoline and other liquid contact with, stone is extremely easy to produce pollution. Customers often encounter the problem of pollution is: efflorescence, rust, vomit, stains, oil stains, yellow straw and weathered, aging and fading, gloss worn. Again, there are construction workers often encountered in the construction of water spot does not dry the problem of a stone wet paste after the construction of the phenomenon of the watermark, but also one of the main reasons for the project dispute. Stone conservation mainly divided into two types of cleaning and protection.

1, waterproof

       Stone is afraid of the water of, humid environment will be on the stone produce hydration and carbonation, water spots, whitening, weathering and other phenomenon, the destruction of the beauty of the stone surface, and even affect the stone of nature. Therefore, the use of stone decorative parts to keep ventilation drying. Some people therefore on the stone waxing treatment, in this is not recommended, because wax is a kind of airtight sealant, kick down the wax, although outside the water and moisture can not enter the interior of the stone can prevent the pollution to a certain extent, but inside the stone and below the moisture due to the sealing wax also sends out do not come out, so that water vapor accumulated inside the stone, it will lead to stone disease; and the wax is generally affect the stone's natural color, and often waxing will damage the stone surface, shorten the life of a stone.

2, not to be exposed to non neutral items

      All stones are afraid of acid and alkali. For example: acid often cause granite in pyrite oxidation and spit yellow phenomenon that acid contained in the marble of the calcium carbonate decomposition, resulting in surface erosion of alkali will erosion granite feldspar and quartz silicon compounds crystals caused by grain boundary grain peeling phenomenon. Therefore, non neutral objects are the original fierce destruction of the stone mirror.

3, can not arbitrarily waxing

       On the market where there is water type wax, wax, stearic acid wax, wax, wax oil acrylic etc.. These waxes basically contain acid and alkali materials. Not only will block the stone breathing pores, but also stained with dust formation caused by wax scale, stone surface yellowing. To be in the pedestrian and circulation of goods of high frequency places waxing, you must consult a professional maintenance company guidance with wax and maintenance.

4, can not be indiscriminate use of non neutral detergent

        For the sake of fast cleaning effect, general cleaning agent containing acid and alkali, so if long time use of unknown composition of cleaning agent, will make stone surface gloss lost and for non pharmaceutical neutral residue is the future of stone material pathological changes is the main reason.

5, can not cover the carpet for a long time.

       To maintain smooth stone to breathe, should avoid on the stone surface long-term coverage of the carpet and debris, otherwise the stone moisture can not by stone pores volatile. The stone will be due to excessive moisture, moisture content increased and produce annoying stone disease. If you must lay the carpet, piled debris, please don't forget to change.

6, to completely clean and clean

      Whether it is texture hard granite (hardness HRs88-111 + 4 7) or soft texture of marble (hardness HRs46-77 + / - 3-5) were not tolerant of wind sand and soil particles long torn. So from time to time using electrostatic precipitator and mop thoroughly good dust removing and cleaning work. Entrance to the commercial space in the best place mat dust, filter between the shoes with sand, homes is best started to change slippers, reduce sand dust stone surface wear.

7, to regular maintenance, maintenance gloss

     Light by dust, clean is not to let the bright stone luster continued to keep not back. So be sure to regularly ask professional company to send someone to do maintenance and luster regeneration maintenance work.

In the past, stone conservation and more use of wax, not only time-consuming and costly, and the wax is ammonia, volatile decomposition on the human body and the environment have adverse effects, in the international has gradually stopped using. At present, the crystal surface treatment is the best way to maintain.

8, to immediately clear the pollution

All the stones are natural hair pores and sources of pollution (oil, tea, coffee, cola, soy sauce, ink, etc.) can easily penetrate into the interior of the stone along the pores, the formation of stains annoying, so be sure to choose good quality stone special protective agent in construction, in the stone surface to prevent pollution of stone. You know all the protective agent can not hundred percent long-term stop pollution, so once a pollution source inverted in the stone must immediately clean, to prevent the ingress of stone pores.

9, to maintain ventilation and dry

      Stone afraid of environmental humidity is too large. Water vapor will produce hydration, hydrolysis and carbonation of stone, resulting in water spots, bleaching, weathering, erosion, rust yellow and other lesions, the destruction of stone. Therefore, the stone installation site to maintain ventilation and drying.

10, to be regularly applied for protection

      To keep the stone life, stop water pollution source and the penetration, be sure to regularly take professional protective treatment. Special attention must be paid to the quality of the protective agent. After construction must be able to maintain the permeability of stone and waterproof, anti fouling property. Never use the unidentified protective agent, so not only can not achieve the protective effect, but increased the stone maintenance problems.