Subject: Removing copper corrosion from granite
I performed a conservation treatment on a Civil War monument that sits on an eleven foot high granite pedestal. The runoff from the corroded bronze stained the granite. The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) post that takes care of the memorial contracted the cleaning of the granite to a monument (grave stones) firm. They used muriatic acid in water diluted 1 cup/1 gallon water sprayed under pressure (psi unknown) and rinsed with water afterwards. The VFW representative informed me that the stains are still there. They've asked me to investigate and advise them on this matter. I found references about cleaning stone, marble etc. but none of them addressed the green runoff from bronzes specifically. Could anyone guide me on this one? Thanks Isabel M Coryat Conservation Dept. Coryat Casting Co 3346 Route 9G Rhinebeck NY 12572 *** Conservation DistList Instance 16:25 Distributed: Wednesday, October 2, 2002 Message Id: cdl-16-25-015 ***Received on Monday, 30 September, 2002