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Cleaning bronze grave markers
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I am trying to find a cleaner for American Legion grave markers that have turned almost black from the weather.
Gilbert Thibeault- Dudley, Massachusetts
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My mothers grave marker is made of copper, it looks kind of bad from weather, water etc, can you tell me if Wright's Copper Cream [linked by editor to product info at Amazon] is ok to use? It is tarnished from wind, rain, weather etc.
Louis Russell- Boise, Idaho
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I am trying to refinish my brother's bronze namemarker on his grave. It has had a coat of some type of paint put on it in the past and I've used acetone [linked by editor to product info at Rockler] to remove most of that...still trying to get it all cleaned off. I want to know how to get the dark glossy color back to the finish. Do I paint this again with another type of paint or is there a special finish I can use to achieve this ?
KEN WILESTROOPER - DELAND, FLORIDA
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I would like to refinish or clean my parents' bronze grave marker. It is almost 30 years old. The cemetery office claims there's no product available in Hawaii.
Ellen Yamamura- Haiku, Hawaii
Ed. note: This question is a little repetitive of some previously asked and answered questions. So you might look at letters 21436, 21953, 22020, 18885 to see if they prove helpful. Good luck.
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What do you use to clean bronze cemetery markers. I am told at the funeral home, nothing will clean it ,has to be refinished. Very expensive! Hope someone can give me a method. Markers are over 30 years old. Thanks for any help.
Jeannie Boring- Houston, Texas
May 28, 2008
We have a bronze grave marker for our son. It is 5 years old. It has some sort of corrosion on it that looks like cement and is not the sort of corrosion described in the on-line info I have read. This is very distressing and we can't figure out what to clean it with. Can some one give me some help?
Carol Nortonconsumer - Summerfield, Florida
May 7, 2009
These bronze markers CAN be refinished so the lettering is bright and the background is restored to its original brown color, by shipping them back to the manufacturer, or many monument companies also offer the same service. Cost will run $150 to $200 for a single 2x1 foot marker. My cemetery offers the service in Danvers, MA
You can CLEAN them with any bronze cleaner, but do NOT use a steel brush
- Danvers, Massachusetts
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January 3, 2010
There is a local company that refinishes bronze markers if you get a hold of someone in the headstone field they can help you. Gregg Smith- Emmett, Idaho August 23, 2010 I WORK AT A CEMETERY, BEEN IN THIS BUSINESS 19 YEARS. MY COMPANY REFINISHES GRAVE MARKERS ALL THE TIME. I HAVE SEEN SOME OF THE OLDEST MARKERS LOOK BETTER THAN NEW WHEN DONE CORRECTLY! IT IS A TIME CONSUMING PROCESS IT IS BETTER TO LET SOMEONE WHO KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE DOING REFINISH YOUR MARKER. IT IS ONLY A FRACTION OFF THE COST FOR A NEW ONE AND WILL LOOK AS GOOD IF NOT BETTER THAN NEW.
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