How to Get Soap Stains Out of a Marble Vanity Top

Favored for their durability and exquisite beauty, marble vanity tops add elegant accents to bathrooms. Marble vanity tops are, however, highly susceptible to soap stains, which appear as scummy residue on the stone. Unsealed marble vanity tops are especially vulnerable to the scum, since their surfaces are porous and hence exposed to grime. Aside from appearing dingy, soap stains attract dirt and make marble vanity tops even more unappealing. Promptly get soap stains out of a marble vanity top before they become more stubborn.

Things You'll Need

• Non-acidic soap scum remover
• Nonabrasive sponge
• Distilled water
• 2 rags
• Towel
• Marble paste wax

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Douse the marble vanity top with non-acidic soap scum remover. Thoroughly saturate the soap stains with the solution.

   • 2

     Dampen a nonabrasive sponge with hot distilled water. Scrub the saturated soap stains off the marble vanity top.

   • 3

     Moisten a rag with hot distilled water. Wipe the vanity top to rinse off the loosened soap stains and soap scum remover.

   • 4

     Wipe the wet marble vanity top with a towel. Thoroughly dry the marble.

   • 5

     Moisten another rag with marble paste wax. Buff the vanity top with the wax to inhibit future soap stains. Follow the wax’s instruction label.