{"id":72,"date":"2013-08-20T19:59:13","date_gmt":"2013-08-20T19:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/?p=72"},"modified":"2014-07-17T14:53:04","modified_gmt":"2014-07-17T14:53:04","slug":"clean-your-natural-stone-while-caring-for-the-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/20\/clean-your-natural-stone-while-caring-for-the-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Clean Your Natural Stone While Caring for the Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We are all about using the correct cleaners and sealers to maintain your natural stone, but what if you are making a conscious effort to go \u201cGreen?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whether you are an environmentally friendly homeowner, or a building that wants to be VOC compliant, we\u2019ve got you covered.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Lavenet-Green.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-73 aligncenter\" alt=\"Lavenet Green\" src=\"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Lavenet-Green-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Lavenet-Green-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Lavenet-Green-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our neutral cleaner,<b> <a title=\"Lavenet Green\" href=\"http:\/\/www.intlstoneworks.com\/specialty\/lavenet_green.htm\">Lavenet Green<\/a><\/b> cleans polished, tumbled, honed or flamed marble, limestone, travertine, granite, slate, flagstone, other natural stones and grout.<\/p>\n<p>This \u201cGreen\u201d stone cleaner is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Environmentally friendly<\/li>\n<li>Biodegradable<\/li>\n<li>Has a neutral pH<\/li>\n<li>Does not contain solvents or phosphates<\/li>\n<li>Does not leave a film on stones<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Seal-Go-W.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-74 aligncenter\" alt=\"Seal Go W\" src=\"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Seal-Go-W-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Seal-Go-W-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Seal-Go-W-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now, you always hear us say that we recommend sealing your stone and grout annually. For our environmentally conscious friends, we recommend sealing with our water-based penetrating sealer, <b><a title=\"Seal &amp; Go W\" href=\"http:\/\/www.intlstoneworks.com\/sealers\/sealnngo_w.htm\">Seal &amp; Go\u00ae W<\/a><\/b><a title=\"Seal &amp; Go W\" href=\"http:\/\/www.intlstoneworks.com\/sealers\/sealnngo_w.htm\">.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This impregnator sealer is user friendly, environmentally safe and contains no solvents. It is VOC compliant in all 50 states. <b><a title=\"Seal &amp; Go W\" href=\"http:\/\/www.intlstoneworks.com\/sealers\/sealnngo_w.htm\">Seal &amp; Go\u00ae W<\/a><\/b> is especially designed for interior stones and grout.<\/p>\n<p>Some other great qualities about this sealer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Excellent oil and water barrier<\/li>\n<li>Vapor permeable (breathable)<\/li>\n<li>Inhibits efflorescence<\/li>\n<li>Non-flammable<\/li>\n<li>Non-yellowing \/ U.V. resistant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We carry a whole line of stone maintenance and restoration products that are environmentally friendly. We use and sell no-acid compounds for <a title=\"VG 1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.intlstoneworks.com\/marble\/verglow1.htm\">honing<\/a> and <a title=\"VG 2\" href=\"http:\/\/www.intlstoneworks.com\/marble\/verglow2.htm\">polishing<\/a> natural stone, as well as <a title=\"Green Solutions\" href=\"http:\/\/www.intlstoneworks.com\/specialty\/green_solutions_floor_finish_remover.htm\">wax strippers<\/a> that are safe for the environment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In fact, our diamond grinding polishing technique only requires a <a title=\"Diamond discs\" href=\"http:\/\/www.intlstoneworks.com\/equipment\/equipment.htm#DiamondDiscs\">diamond disc<\/a> or <a title=\"ISI Diamond Pad\" href=\"http:\/\/www.intlstoneworks.com\/accessories\/ISIdiamondimpregnatedpads.htm\">pad<\/a> and water.<\/p>\n<p>You can check out our \u201cGreen\u201d product line here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.intlstoneworks.com\/green_products.htm\">http:\/\/www.intlstoneworks.com\/green_products.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoing Green\u201d may not be a priority for everyone, but for those that are following this movement, we want to support you by providing you with the best environmentally friendly, quality stone care products that International Stoneworks, Inc. has to offer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/men-as09-gazette-recycle-tree1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77 aligncenter\" alt=\"men-as09-gazette-recycle-tree\" src=\"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/men-as09-gazette-recycle-tree1.jpg\" width=\"144\" height=\"193\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; We are all about using the correct cleaners and sealers to maintain your natural stone, but what if you are making a conscious effort to go \u201cGreen?\u201d Whether you are an environmentally friendly homeowner, or a building that wants to be VOC compliant, we\u2019ve got you covered. Our neutral cleaner, Lavenet Green cleans polished, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":115,"href":"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72\/revisions\/115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}