You can remove water stains by carefully buffing them out with steel wool.
Clean marble 0000 steel wool.
How to maintain and clean a marble surface.
The finest wool i have is 00 not the 0000 he recommended but it worked great.
The acid will etch and dull the finish.
Buff out water spots with a dry 0000 rated steel wool pad.
Bmw i saw ryan s comment about the steel wool and tried it for removing hard water build up from our shiny black tile and the honed seagrass limestone in the shower.
Use 0000 or finer steel wool to remove dried water spots smudges hazy areas and for general cleaning to bring out the shine.
Use a pencil eraser to remove aluminum trails.
Do not use the steel wool wet.
We do not recommend taking your finger nail and scratching at the spot.
The marble institute of america recommends the use of steel wool to remove water spots.
To avoid water spots and rings from occurring you should make sure to use coasters or trivets when setting anything down on a marble countertop.
Make sure the steel wool is dry and only use wool with a rating of 0000.
It took the build up right off with very little elbow grease.
If you spill water on your marble tabletop and don t clean it up right away it may leave behind a stubborn mineral deposit.
Think like the marble.
How to remove water spots or rings.
Never use vinegar or acidic cleaning products on marble.
Removing water spots and rings from marble countertops.
For water spots light scratches and nicks try buffing your marble with dry 0000 steel.
If these steps don t help use some steel wool 0000 and gently buff the top of the mark.
To clean water spots or rings use the grade 0000 steel wool pad to buff them out.
Cleaning tips for other natural stone.
If it begins to go away then it s a water spot.