cleaning slate

[se7enthdevil]

hi all, anyone know a good way of cleaning slate. i just bought a second hand bit off ebay and it needs tidying up, just wanted to know if there are any good slate cleaning products out there?

[Safety Steve]

wd 40 gives a good finish - what is on it?

[peatff]

Furniture polish the block kind works well. Apply it with a shoe brush and buff it with a soft cloth.

[spiral]

Olive oil & water 50/50 shaken together & poured over an old tea towel then wipe the slate... We use it on the slate tiles around the fire... Stays dark for a long time...

[Breezeblock]

when we got our hearth for our fireplace it came from a lab in a chemical plant and had acid rings on it so we put a belt sander on it and it came up spot on with the fine belts

[agg221]

A light sanding followed by an oil finish comes up very nicely.

 

Alec

[sloth]

In little north Wales village where I have family (and everyone has slate!), the older people all swear by using milk...

[djbobbins]

Guy who installed our stove swore by WD40 for polishing slate.

[Hanser]

I use wet and dry abrasive. The grade depends on how much %hite is on it. Work your way through to fine grade and keep a nice wet slurry going. On flat surfaces use a block.

[Nick B]

We use wire wool and something called Slate Oil got it from a fireplace shop.

I am sure wd40 would work