Monday, July 20, 2009

OILING JERUSALEM GOLD LIMESTONE

I just installed a Jerusalem Gold floor in my entrance hall bathroom.  The entrance hall floor, installed about 80 years ago, is set with Jerusalem Gold limestone and China Black Marble.  The old floor is gorgeous, with a rich patina.  However, the new bathroom floor is not a rich, gold color--it is much lighter.  Is there any way that I can darken the stone to match the original floor?  As an experiment, I took a cut-off of the new stone and rubbed some light oil on it.  The oil brought out all of the rich gold tones in the stone--matching the original.  However, I am reluctant to oil the entire new floor.  Has anybody had experience with this?

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