How do I clean slate

[helpme!]

My dining room table has welsh grey slate in it, which has a few marks on it from food and drink.  Water doesn't seem to shift the marks and i dont want to make it worse.  Any ideas how to clean it?

[oxeyedaisy]

try some hob bright that should do it you may even move the stains with that fairy power spray without damaging the slate..

[helpme!]

Do you think hob brite will be ok to use?  it seems to mark quite easily and i don't want the cleaner to leave marks.

[smudge]

You could take a look at this helpme!:

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[smudge]

And another:

http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=slate+cleaner&hl=en&btnG=Search+Images

[barney 1]

try rubbing baby oil onto the slate and let it dry. then buff it up with a lint free cloth.

[smudge]

I actually use Linseed Oil on our slate hearth.

[normyc]

you can get slate dressing, which is designed for cleaning slate. Try the link below

http://www.toppstiles.co.uk/3/frame-0products.html

or any other tile shop or hardware shop.

[Neenee]

Where did you get your dining room table from?? i know this isnt part of the answer your looking for but we are looking for a dining room table which has grey slate in it?

[helpme!]

I brought the table from Glasswells in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.  Not sure of the name of the makers, but I know it came all the way from Denmark.  It might be worth calling Glasswells if you are not in the area and ask them.  You may find a stockist closer to home.  The table is solid light american oak.  We got a side board to match as well!