Diesel Soot Glaze
Haltom City is surrounded by rail lines and Loop 820. The air is heavy with diesel exhaust.
This oily grime locks onto the polish. Rain just beads up and rolls off. Over time, the granite turns a dull gray, making the names hard to read.
We use an industrial degreaser for grave site cleaning services. We strip the oily film chemically. The stone washes clean.
Railroad Rust "Measles"
Trains grinding on tracks create microscopic iron dust. It floats in the air.
It lands on the monuments. Moisture turns it into rust. It looks like small orange spots or "measles" on the stone. Soap cannot remove metal.
We use a pH-neutral iron dissolver for cleaning stone gravestones. We melt the iron particles. The rust washes away.
Clay Heave Snap
The soil here is heavy clay. It moves with the weather.
Summer heat cracks the ground. Winter rain swells it. This pressure snaps unreinforced concrete footers. Monuments lean. Shoveling dirt under them is a temporary fix.
For tombstone repair and restoration, we bypass the active soil layer. We install friction piers to anchor the foundation to stable subsoil.
Hard Water Scale
Sprinklers run hard in the Texas heat. The municipal water has high calcium.
The sun evaporates the water, leaving a white, crusty line on the base. It bonds like cement. Scrapers chip the stone.
We use a buffered acid flush. It dissolves the mineral bond safely.
Fire Ant Acid
Fire ants build mounds against the warm stone bases.
The dirt is acidic. It burns the polish, leaving a rough, dull ring. You cannot wash this damage off. We treat the ground and neutralize the acid to stop the burn.
