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Getting rid of water marks on granite work tops

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Add message | Report | Contact poster By Fri 03-Jul-09 08:33:33
depends on how hard your water is

down south the water marks/limescale is awful
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Fri 03-Jul-09 07:47:12
Flash clean and clear works for me.
snore off? what does that mean, pray?

lol ggirl. grin
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 02-Jul-09 20:49:51
you're just jealous aitch -lol
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 02-Jul-09 20:48:23
and your point is Aitch ? snore off
lol at paying all that money for granite and still having to scour it. you numpties.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 02-Jul-09 20:44:31
cool..will go to a hardware shop...got some of that granite cleaner today and it is rubbish !!

Thanks
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 02-Jul-09 20:43:04
I'm not sure ,I get it in hardware shop.

You can also use one of those steel scourer or a plastic scourer but that is harder work
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 02-Jul-09 20:34:43
cheers ggirl, is this something I can get from sainsburys ?
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 02-Jul-09 20:33:00
btw-was told this by the suppliers
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 02-Jul-09 20:32:06
fine steel wool

scour it and it will shine

I was horrified and thought it would scratch it but it brings back the shine -honest
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 02-Jul-09 20:29:18
Come on MN's.....any good tips to erase those dreaded water marks from my granite work top ?

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