Caring for Your Beautiful Natural Stone Outdoor Surfaces
STEP 1: Start by thoroughly cleaning your patio after installation; use Lithofin MN Dirt Remover for this.
STEP 2: For extra protection against dirt, apply Lithofin VLEKSTOP >W<. This invisible shield helps keep your natural stone clean longer.
STEP 3: Maintain your patio regularly by adding diluted Lithofin MN Dirt Remover to your scrubbing or mopping water. Avoid using soap!
EXTRA: You can easily remove dirt from plants, leaves, grass, soil, or moisture with Lithofin MN Outdoor Cleaner.
Cleaning
MN Dirt Remover
For safe, thorough, and quick cleaning of natural stone.
Effortlessly removes general dirt, greasy residue, floor care product residue, and polish.
It also removes light cement residue and construction debris from new natural stone floors such as marble, bluestone, and granite—provided they are scrubbed thoroughly.
Works effectively and quickly: apply the product undiluted or diluted, let it sit for 10 to 20 minutes, and then rinse it off.
MN Outdoor Cleaner
For safe, intensive, and thorough cleaning of outdoor natural stone, and ideal for removing dark moisture stains from silicone caulking.
Effortlessly removes dark stains caused by plants, as well as discoloration and moisture stains caused by trees or flowers. Quickly restores stone surfaces to their original bright and clean appearance.
Apply the product undiluted or diluted, let it sit for 2 to 10 hours, and then rinse it off or let the rain wash it away.
Protect
Protection >W<
For applying a water- and dirt-repellent (hydrophobic) coating to absorbent natural stone floors and facades.
Spread out any streaks and drips, and remove any excess impregnating agent after 10 minutes. Protect treated surfaces from water (rain) for 8 hours.
Note: For stain-prone floors, we recommend using Lithofin VLEKSTOP >W<. This treatment makes the surfaces not only water-repellent but also oil-repellent, providing excellent protection against stains.
Stain Stop >W<
For stain-resistant, easy-to-maintain natural stone. The best protection against stains.
Drying time: about 20–30 minutes, depending on the temperature and the surface.
The product will be fully cured within approximately 48 hours. Do not expose the surface to water or oil during this time.
StainStop Plus
Works just like Vlekstop >W<, but with added color depth.
Drying time: Most of the solvent evaporates within 2 hours. The flooring can be walked on after 12 hours. The impregnation reaches full effectiveness after 24–48 hours.
Maintenance
MN Dirt Remover (for maintenance)
For maintaining all natural and artificial stone patios
Removing Stains
Oil-Ex
Removes deeply embedded wax, grease, and oil stains.
Deep-cleansing gel.
Rost-Ex
Removes rust stains from all stone surfaces—acid-free—also suitable for marble, bluestone, and other limestone.
Outdoors, brown stains caused by iron-containing fertilizers can also be removed by rinsing them off or letting rain wash them away.
Apply topically to affected areas
Lösefix
Lithofin LÖSEFIX dissolves organic contaminants such as wax, oil, grease, tar, bitumen, fresh paint, transparent wood stains, protective coatings, hardened residues of stone care products, etc., and makes them removable with water.
Special Applications—For Professionals Only
ASR
A specialty product from the Lithofin line for professional use. A highly alkaline, fast-acting cleaner based on a carefully formulated combination of alkalis. Highly effective, biodegradable cleaning agents and degreasers.
For removing heavy stains from and thoroughly cleaning natural and artificial stone tiles, ceramic tiles, concrete blocks, stucco blocks, etc.; suitable for indoor and outdoor use
Abra-CLEAN
A specialty product from the LITHOFIN line for professional use. A special, mildly alkaline cleaner containing highly effective cleaning agents with an abrasive action provided by nanoparticles.
For stubborn, caked-on dirt and intensive cleaning of ceramic tiles and natural stone slabs such as granite and similar hard stones.