How To Clean Cemetery Gravestones using D2 Biological Solution

[@danielwilliamson3642]

I am a family historian and genealogist. In the past, I have found locating cemeteries, gravestones and stone photography to be extremely rewarding. After watching your video demonstration, I intend to follow in your footsteps and take up cleaning stones. It is very gracious of you to clean the only remaining remembrance on this Earth of children you don’t even know. What a respectful act of selfless kindness. God bless.

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Thank you so much, Daniel! It is definitely something that feels good to do for the forgotten. I get a lot of peace out of it.

[@nancychaffin7826]

What a wonderful family tradition you have started with your children!

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

My kids have been having a great time at the cemetery. Sometimes we research some of the graves at the library and see if we can find out more information from microfiche.

[@moshumzy]

You're a good man. We need more people like you in this world

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Thank you very much. Just trying to do my part in the world.

[@carringtonlefayette8644]

I concur with your sentiment.

[@AtomizedSound]

@@carringtonlefayette8644 I further concur with the sentiment that you concurred with

[@CityPrepping]

that's amazing about the lambs...didn't know the significance about these. there's a mountain community near us (Julian, CA) that has a very old cemetery and there's A LOT of graves for kids from 1918 when the Spanish flu hit. thank you for performing this service to your community.

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Thanks for watching and commenting, CP! Very interesting regarding the 1918 data. I'll need to pay even closer attention to the dates to see if there are any more patterns.

[@CityPrepping]

Yeh, just Google "spanish flu 1918". Something like that could hit our country (and/or the world) easily again and would be devastating. It's very sobering.

[@stormstereo]

City Prepping - Well... This comment aged well.

[@3nertia]

@@CityPrepping So dangerous that there are almost 8 billion of us now! So devastating!

[@HappierHeadstones]

@@CityPrepping And look what happened!

[@thepinkflamingostrikesagai7319]

To do this for kicks and giggles is great not many people would take time out of their precious life too do something so incredibly nice. Shows a rare strength of character.

[@marylinharris1353]

I didn’t get the impression he was doing this for ‘kicks ad giggles’. Somewhat disrespectful of you.

[@motherofheelers6816]

Thank you for serving veterans and the community. This is a great way to show respect for those we have lost.

[@carringtonlefayette8644]

Bless your cotton socks. Sir the universe was showing off when you were made. You are on the side of the Angels. You touched my Heart today. 8.40pm 29 January 2021 Australia.

[@topper1958]

I retired a few months ago and started cleaning stones. It’s most relaxing a very rewarding. It brings peace.

[@jwall62]

How are you doing 1 year later in your retirement? Still cleaning? @topper1958

[@topper1958]

@@jwall62 I’m still cleaning from time to time.

[@jwall62]

@@topper1958 how’s your retirement? I just retired in January 2024.

[@topper1958]

@@jwall62 Congradulations. It’s liberating and freedom all rolled into one. I’ve fully embraced my second childhood. My only issue is that my Mom is quite elderly and her health is in decline. So I take care of her which is OK. When the time comes I’ll sell the house and move to South Carolina. I have many places I long to visit. My advise to you is to stay healthy. I take around 18,000 steps a day, cover between 5-10 miles a day and keep busy. Ride my bike, cutting the lawns, whatever to have purpose. In these Biden times of hyper inflation, spent wisely. I still put money aside each month. Social Security, pension and an annuity guarantee income for life. I also have a slush fund for travel and such. Enjoy. And praise God in everything you do. At our age we are, “nearer my God to thee”.

[@jwall62]

@@topper1958 congratulations to you too. In always happy to hear the success stories. We’re taking care of my mother in law too, but she’s now in assisted living so some of the pressure is off (mainly my wife). Hope you have a long and healthy life, blessings.

[@zeenarwhal7202]

Wow this was quite informative and really just a great show of compassion and kindness. Thank you for all you do in helping insure that those at rest are not forgotten.

[@ScottALanter]

While on my daily walk in our beautiful local cemetery, I saw someone last year walking toward a grave with a wire brush and a bottle of bleach. I knew what they were getting ready to do. Thank the Lord, I reached them before they wreaked havoc. After explaining to them the harm that would be caused, I asked them to wait for me. I then ran home, got my kit loaded up, headed back to the cemetery and showed them the proper way of cleaning a grave marker. Too many people head out to a cemetery with good intention only to end up doing more harm than good. Your video is an excellent tutorial for anyone who wants to clean grave markers.

[@holgerdanske9067]

As a veteran, I am very moved to know there are people caring for these graves. As a buddhist priest, we also did what is called ohaka souji. We swept, washed and cleaned graveyards at the temples. It is a great religious practice.

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Wow! Great story. Thanks for commenting, Holger!

[@sabrinafrantz4466]

You’ve got a lot of heart in you!! Thank you so much for what you are doing!!

[@SpookyKitten1]

The Urban Prepper you are a truly good person, to use your own money and time to selflessly (and without recognition) take care of those that have become forgot through time. As always another great video! Keep up the good work

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Wow! Thank you so much for the kind words. It's really humbling.

[@3nertia]

I'm sure the dead people appreciate it! Nevermind the living that no one cares about anymore ...

[@AtomizedSound]

@@3nertia the dead and the living relatives appreciate it as well as the non-relatives. People care about the living too but you have to honor the dead and insure they still have a place in history somewhere

[@3nertia]

@@AtomizedSound All evidence to the contrary

[@garykoenig3397]

As a member of the Berks County Association for Graveyard Preservation in PA we take care of the old family cemeteries in the area and also clean the stones. In addition we often dig up and reset old head stones that have fallen over and covered with growth. Enjoyable activity.

[@ms.docileone]

bless you for this, it's not just the respect you are showing these families, it's the values you are showing to your children! thank you for sharing, a marvelous way to show kindness and respect.

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

That's been the funnest part for me; having my kids take part in this activity.

[@PrepperPotpourri]

What a wonderful service you are providing!

[@joettekunse8024]

Thank you for doing this for those who are buried. You provided lots of tips.

[@SallyLippstreu-lh4gb]

My daughter has been cleaning headstones in our hometown cemetery. I go with her and I can see how much she enjoys it and like you said it's peaceful and just thinking about the person in that resting place.

[@saxophone833]

I appreciate you and your care for the little ones and our veterans. You have inspired me to follow in your footsteps. God bless you my friend.

[@rainbowmommy1224]

I wanna say a huge thanks for ur service of cleaning the stones. Not just for ur own family, but for all the ones that u don't even know. Who knows u may have cleaned one of my own family's stone. Thank u so very much and god bless u.

[@bluevandal8132]

Surprisingly pleasurable to watch. What a great deed, thank you for sharing.

[@dogbot555]

What a fantastic idea, also helpful as most people have lost someone and have a grave stone to look after .Thanks for sharibg what you have learnt.

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Thanks for watching, Paul! It's been a very rewarding project for me to do.

[@corinnemarkham7012]

I'm an American living in England, and I recently found the cemetery where my great x 4 grandparents are buried. The stones are 200 years old and in pretty rough shape, barely readable. I've come across your video in my research on how to clean up these stones safely. The church itself has not held services since the 1970s. It's a really cool old cemetery. Thank you for posting a step-by-step guide on how to do this. I'm excited to get started.

[@bxxj]

PLEASE PLEASE upload your photos to the Internet so people who are looking for ancestors and family can do genealogy. There are many Web sights specifically for this purpose. Great work!

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Will do! My wife is already on it.

[@hsbvt]

Great idea!!

[@gnash64]

@@TheUrbanPrepper If she isn't already doing so, please, please consider uploading your pictures to findagrave.com. It's one of the go-to sites for genealogy researchers and often the headstones pictured are very hard to read. Thank you for what you do!

[@l7846]

Find A Grave is such a depository for grave stone information. Free and a great community of respectful folks.

[@AtomizedSound]

@@l7846 it’s really the premiere one out there

[@Traderjoe]

What am amazingly noble thing to do! I salute you! Strangely, my mother in law had passed several years ago and right next to her, a few years later, my childhood best friend had passed away and was buried completely at random next to her. When I visit my mother in laws grave for a prayer, I also pray for my old friend. I noticed that his grave was not as kept up as others around it and figure that maybe his family is to distraught over it, as he was the same age as me. So, I started doing something similar and bringing him flowers if I’m bringing her flowers or just tidying up. It makes me feel better. I would never tell his family if I ever ran into them, but I’ve often wondered what their feelings are about it.

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Thanks! That is a very cool story. What are the odds of that? I'm glad you're taking care of both sites.

[@REVNUMANEWBERN]

WONDERFUL what you are doing with your children, instills pride in them about their roots etc

[@Austin8thGenTexan]

My great-grandfather was a Confederate soldier as a teenager. He died in 1923, and his stone appeared to be made of cement. I used D/2 solution on it - only to find that it was merely filthy - and was a delicate gray and white marble underneath the grime.

[@pgadeb]

Wow, learned something new. Thank you for all you do!

[@howiealter2026]

What a wonderful service to those forgotten souls! You can sleep well at night knowing what you have accomplished without the need to be thanked. Those souls are keeping watch over you and your loved ones.

[@annetteroy9801]

Thank you for the detailed supplies checklist. I love what you’re doing. I used Orvis for a while now, but need to get D2 to speed up the process. So proud of you and your work!

[@markdodd1366]

Just a helpful tip, I clean gravestones also with the D2 but when I’m trying to get in the details and inscription I use wooden skewers. They seem to work tremendously well, cheap also!

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Yep! I often times use those too! Sometimes I use wood tongue depressors too.

[@davidbondy4359]

my friend i have the utmost respect for you i do the same thing all summer and like you i find it very relaxing. god bless my friend we are care takers and proud of it.

[@frankreyna9281]

Thank You Sir and also your Mother for stepping up and cleaning these grave markers, may God bless y’all 🙏

[@IrishAnnie]

What a wonderful man you are. You honor them in such a respectful way. I cleaned one from 1896. It’s beautiful. So now, it will need to be cleaned in 2148!

[@clarencehollowell7662]

Thank you for doing this. I have been cleaning veterans headstones for the past 2 years as well. 733 and counting.

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Wow! Amazing work, Clarence! I've been organizing community cleaning events now so we can knock out around 50 in a day. If I can get around 15 people to come and we all try to do at least 3 in a day, then we hit our mark.

[@capitalismconquerspoverty6018]

What do you charge

[@clarencehollowell7662]

@@capitalismconquerspoverty6018 nothing

[@capitalismconquerspoverty6018]

clarence hollowell nothing wrong with giving back, I do power washing and am adding monument restoration this year.

[@clarencehollowell7662]

@@capitalismconquerspoverty6018 please don't use a pressure washer on the stones. Over time the pressure erodes the stone especially the lettering.

[@guy954tube]

I have been doing this several years as well as leveling the markers. It is very relaxing and clears your mind more than anything I have ever done. Doctors should recommend this.

[@reygful]

What a good positive way to show the world that its not full of evil and that kidness and compassion still lives on even to those who have crossed to the other side... thank you im sure the spirits of those children thank you and have bless you and your family.

[@philiphamilton8634]

Great work. I only wish that more folks would be inspired in how you honor those who have passed. And I truly support those school board educational systems that may have this type of component in the Community Service Program. It is a win-win for everyone...

[@pathopkins4500]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH 8-) I know the families really appreciate the care you are taking to the memory of their loved ones =) Thank you for you service =)

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Thanks for watching, Pat. I appreciate the kind words. When I'm cleaning the sites, I like thinking that the parents are really happy that their baby's site is being restored.

[@pathopkins4500]

@@TheUrbanPrepper I passed it on to my family members .... they really liked it =) Thanks for sharing the great cleaning idea =)

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing it with your family!

[@mstimpson03301]

Thank you! I discovered yesterday that my Mothers 14 yr old marble stone is very dirty. I plan to go back & clean hers & perhaps a few other family stones this week. I watched a few videos to learn the best products to use. I like the D2 & ideas you shared. It is extremely nice of you to clean the veterans & childrens stones. Why aren't people doing this for a living?

[@wraith696969]

Got a 5 gallon jug of D/2 and the tips and tricks have made a huge difference in every stone I’ve touched at the cemetery I volunteer at. Just awesome with the rainy days helping months after.

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

That's awesome to hear! Thanks for sharing.

[@PreparedUK]

Just a point for consideration. In the UK there are 2 schools of thought about grave cleaning. First one is keep them clean out of respect for the person interned and as a courtesy to the family. Secondly - Grave stones provide an important environmental calendar, it contains the date it arrived and therefore the growth of any Lichens or Mosses can be accurately tracked. Alongside this the deposits can also give a huge insight into things like air pollution and the make up of the atmosphere. In the UK scientists view grave yards as valuable sources of historical environmental data. Lastly a lot of Lichens etc take hundreds of years to develop and evolve and a stable environment can be difficult to find. Not against what you are doing, just food for thought!!!

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Thanks for the detailed comment! Definitely food for thought. Fortunately, I don't think my particular project will impact environmental data too much. :)

[@PreparedUK]

TheUrbanPrepper Love what you do Cliff!!

[@greg22458]

@@PreparedUK here in the USA lichen doesn't take but a couple years to grow on roofs and vinyl siding and etc etc. on roofs it does a lot of damage.they love lime-stone .. and as history has shown scientist are often wrong and one sided...these dating methods are often wrong..for example. stalactites and stalagmites are said to be accurate ways for dating..yet moisture and leaching are the 2 factor, that are never the same during floods or droughts.so using these methods, like fungi growth, depends food and conditions, so to date anything only sounds good to the blind following the blind .to me this is common sense.not a accurate date.

[@ca6177]

I recently got interested in taking care of family gravestones after my sweet father died two years ago. I've found d my great-grandmother's grave and started the process of getting her stone cleaned. I used D2 and I have to say it works, but, like you said, it takes a little while. I will continue to visit my family gravesites until I can't. My dad was the only one who visited our departed family members. I will continue it in his honor and try to get them clean.

[@dlvh007]

God Bless you for doing this!

[@mrgarner4796]

God Bless you for what you are doing. Thank you!

[@hsbvt]

I started doing this to our local cemetery last year. My father was the caretaker for this cemetery for years and before he passed he mentioned to me how important it was to keep the 'stones up front' 1900 and earlier clean. So I do it! D2 works great and I believe I will go buy some of those smaller brushes! I had toothbrushes but they just don't hold up. Thanks for the extra tips!

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Very cool! It's definitely a project that I get a lot of enjoyment out of it.

[@Cam-cy8eg]

Does the D2 remove hard water, if you spray on and let it sit for several days, weeks, or months?

[@jadestar1580]

Wow, what a great idea and such a nice thing to do. Thank you for the video.

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Thanks for watching this video, Jade! I was originally worried that viewers wouldn't like watching a non-Prepping video. I really appreciate the responses thus far.

[@landthatilove6556]

Thank you so much for this! My family and I are working on long forgotten graves of our ancestors. This was very informative! ❤️

[@StevenNichols-q6j]

Fantastic work..I just recently found som old family stones in cemeteries buriedcin backwoods..a few are in bad shape(1750- 1900) I'm thinking of doing this..I also feel at peace while there..KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!

[@Eric_Schon]

Love the video Cliff, That is a great thing to do. You and your family are good people. Keep up the great work.

[@TheStoneWhisperer]

I started to do the same as you, as I find it very therapeutic and calming. I live in the SW where it is dry, we don't have the moss build up. Istead, we have back hard water deposits and calcium build up on the stones. I'll have to do more research on what product works best on hard water stains. Thanks for what you do! 🙏🙏

[@MariaTorres-kn9if]

Your work is excellent.

[@barbhenderson2930]

I thoroughly relate to what you experience by cleaning long forgotten gravestones. Thank you for the video!

[@wanderingranger4208]

I used to clean memorials professionally and I would use pressure washers bleach and acids (depending on the material) but our customers wanted instant effects. But I agree about not using things like wire brushes especially on marble because if you left any bits of the brush on it it will rust and it will leach into the stone staining it forever. And for anyone interested NEVER leave wreaths with metal wire on the memorial for the same reason RUST IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUT OF STONE.

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Good to know regarding the rust! I didn't know that.

[@kathleenstamm3918]

Please see my comments (and the question) to The Urban Pepper located a few inches above. I was told by a cemetery sexton to NEVER EVER use ANY type of brush on any headstones, no matter what substance they are formed from. Why then, am I seeing in this KZbin presentation and some of the following comments, that it is all right to use a brush? I am so confused, I really am not sure how to proceed. Thank you for any assistance you can provide, Wandering Ranger.

[@57HarleyDavidson]

Wandering Ranger Cleaning a gravestone with bleach is not a good idea. Bleach is at the top of the list as the number one harmful cleaner most used. Most who use it do because it’s cheap, kills germs and fungi, and it will bleach white a marble stone but it's very harmful. Also be very very careful if using a power washer to clean gravestones as too high of pressure can strip layers of stone off the grave maker.

[@wanderingranger4208]

@@57HarleyDavidson I agree with you but our customers wanted instant results so they we’re happy with pressure washing. But I don’t do that job anymore so it’s not a problem haha

[@wanderingranger4208]

@@kathleenstamm3918 I’m sorry I’ve only just seen your comment, it depends on what you’re prepared to do to get the desired results depending on what material it’s made from I.e granite or marble, granite is very dense and if it’s polished shouldn’t take much work to clean, water and a piece of cuttlefish on polished faces would work, marble however is another story as it can be porous and after a few years of frost it can make the surface quite sugary, various cleaning products will bring some brightness back to it but if you want it to look brand new then it would need the sugary level ground down back to good stone and depending on the depth of the lettering possibly rein-scribed.

[@nathanieldhudson]

Thank you so much for this video! I learned so much and am planning on incorporating your methods as I clean my own family's marble headstones.

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

That is SO cool to hear! I'm glad that you enjoyed this video.

[@TheDenisedrake]

Fantastic hobby! I've tried to clean family's gravestones, but stopped because it was so frustrating. I need to make up that kit. Thanks!

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Thanks for commenting. You should give it a second chance. There's a lot of enjoyment in the process.

[@angelac.7773]

Very helpful video and respectful approach to cemeteries. Thank you for your work and your video.

[@larryclem4167]

How nice to have a hobby like that. I notice a lot of these stones need to be reset (leveled).

[@timtamt5662]

Beautiful work 💙

[@appalachianwoman561]

Thank you kind sir for what you are doing so that these people and children are still remembered.

[@timothyclay2932]

Thank you for the video. I just joined the SAR and I am really interested in working on our patriot graves. I really appreciate your comments on the peace and nature aspects cemeteries.

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

I'm glad you enjoyed this video, Scott! I hope you start working on patriot graves. I think you will really enjoy it.

[@michaelf1935]

Thank you for posting this video. I will start this summer cleaning veterans stones in our near by Cemetary🇺🇸 ⭐️

[@FlyingPigMD]

>doing good for the community >teaching proper cleaning method >spreading the word on little thought of products for a SHTF or post SHTF scenario >inspiring ideas on organization This is quality content I’ve come to expect from UP! (Bleach and water in a 1:10 ratio is universally acceptable under OSHA and other organizations but sometimes bleach may not be acceptable. And now a days, regular alcohol doesn’t cut it. Hospitals have started using other substances in addition to alcohol to sanitize and disinfect. How do I know? I was in and out of hospitals at least a dozen times a week for the past two years and am currently in classes that involve working organisms in a lab). So stuff like D2 is pretty sweet to have around during or after SHTF.

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Thank you so much for the detailed comment! I'm really happy that you've been happy with my content. Thanks for the out of the box thinking regarding D2 for SHTF.

[@Red_Proton]

I was looking up D/2 stone cleaner when I discovered... my favorite Washington prepper!

[@StephenLyonsMusic]

This is an invaluable tutorial. I will be studying your process here. Great explanation. I'm heading out today to help a friend working on some headstone cleanings. Thank you!

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Glad it was helpful!

[@anitaludovici2859]

The lambs touch your heart and the little angels touch my husbands heart. We clean veteran stones every weekend. We love it and will do it as long as we can. Thank you for caring. God Bless.

[@REVNUMANEWBERN]

SO cool that you adopted all those children, because of YOUR effort & desire these markers will be able to be read for another 100 years !

[@Eezrider13]

Sir; very commendable work and well done on the video. I do have one question for you that confused me. At 8:51 of the video, you stated to spray from top to bottom to avoid streaking which makes good sense. However, at 10:16 in the video, you mentioned giving it another spray and again, to go from bottom to top. Could you please clarify if you should go top to bottom or bottom to top...thanks for your time and thank you for your service.

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Oops! I may have messed up. You should definitely go bottom to top to help avoid streaking. Thanks for watching!

[@OldMotorcycleAdventures]

I have a friend whose dad worked for a local funeral home for 20 something years. He would bid on contracts for us back when we were 16 or so, for setting monuments, and cleaning sets of headstones. It was definitely fun work, and the customers didn't complain much! 😂

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

LOL! True!

[@sharonsimpson5457]

Thank you for your kindness!!! I want to do ours which is marble. Water availability is my only hardship which I will search out. I’m 76. Keep up the great work!!! Hid bless!!

[@bobbidunn8512]

Thanks, Cliff and family! Also, thanks for the heads up re: D2 Biological Solution. It's too easy to use home cleaning products but they degrade the stone. I'm writing this in November, 2021. Are you still involved in this project?

[@safepethaven]

Thank you for this. I'm willing to bet that no one has ever tended to my brother's headstone. 6/1/1952--6/3/1952, on the Tex-Mex border.

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

If I'm ever down in that area I'd be happy to clean it up for you. RIP.

[@andreagoble5353]

Thank you. I really need to do this for my family plot. How long do the final results last?

[@julietprimuth4464]

Thank you! I wanted to do this for ancestors headstones but I didn't know the process!

[@fredoldy]

The cleaning is very impressive. Is there an anti-fouling paint that can be applied after cleaning?

[@kathleenstamm3918]

This is great and I really appreciate what you've done and are doing. The one question I have is ~~ I've been advised NOT to use any type of brushes on headstones because they are too abrasive no matter what substance the headstone is formed from. Your comments, please.

[@TheGchiu]

Sandstone headstones are the weakest stones but granite you should be just fine to go with a natural bristle brush. Some people recommend against plastic but it's hard to imagine plastic doing damage unless the stone is in really poor shape in which case you shouldn't touch it. I'm only cleaning stones for relatives in the last 100 years so I'm not seeing ancient stones.

[@stevehinton2189]

Blessed are the stone cleaners for they in turn shall become whiter than snow. Good Sir, could you tell me approximately how many stones will a gallon of D2 clean ?

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

I bet you could do around 25-30 small stones per gallon of D2.

[@jimgreene4923]

You might suggest to your followers that toothpicks are also handy for the lettering as well as the filigree of the monument. I’ve been a cemetery sexton for years & that works well for me.

[@anitaludovici2859]

I clean stones as well. Like you said it's very satisfying and rewarding. I'm wondering why you do no clean the base? I understand if it deteriorated but it seems like you just don't do them. Grave Stone would look so much better if base was cleaned too. God Bless and thank you for your caring soul.

[@TaleRavenTarot]

This is amazing. I had never thought about everything that goes into this before, but I'm happy to have this information now.

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

I'm really glad that you enjoyed it, Thalia!

[@lucadancelli1463]

interesting video, I resell bacterial enzymatic products and I was starting the experimentation on cleaning the gravestones when I saw your video !!!

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Wow! Perfect timing! Thanks, Luca!

[@lucadancelli1463]

@@TheUrbanPrepper hello, I have the first results of the test with the bacterial products on cement, if you are interested send me e-mail address that I send you the photos

[@cindysaunders3330]

Great video. Great person too. Thank you. It matters to people who care about the human race. You are a number one example of that!

[@Brandr1]

Thanks for this very informative video! I have been wanting to take on some small projects for my channel and to honor those who have gone before us.

[@Jamesltricker]

Good for you man, what a worthwhile hobby. That said - maybe keep a couple untouched - as mentioned by others, the mosses/lichen are an ecosystem in their own right.

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Thanks! I figure there's still 1000's of other gravestones at the cemetery for lichen testing.

[@TheGchiu]

@@TheUrbanPrepper Or, just leave the lichen at the sides or rear of the monument. And just clean the face. That'll give you more time to double your productivity!

[@05generic]

Kudos to you and family for a great service. And a bonus is being able to read those interesting time capsules.

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Thanks! We've been having a lot of fun doing this.

[@pinay56]

What's the difference between a veterans headstone, where volunteers go and clean the headstone w/o asking permission, and that of non-veterans where you have to get the owners/next of kin's permission?

[@evevening7995]

Hi there, it a great thing you do in them cemetery, I wish there was more people like in the world, I have got relatives where the headstones need cleaning, now I know how to clean them thanks to you, best wishes from EVE in the UK.

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Thank you so much for the kind words, Eve! I'm glad that this video helped show how to clean headstones safely. Good luck with your upcoming cleaning projects!

[@MrWoodfiddler]

Cliff - with D2 being a bit pricey, and having cleaned so many stones, have you found a place to buy D2 at a discount price? Maybe larger quantities? How are you able to pay $40+ per gallon? Is it considered a business cost and is written off as an expense? I don't fully understand. Thank you for this video, and Thank You for the service that you provide! Zen time! Chuck in NE Kansas

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Unfortunately, I haven't. Maybe I should start a non profit gravestone cleaning service moving forward, as it does get pretty expensive offer time.

[@Cam-cy8eg]

When waiting the several days, weeks, and months for the D2 to do the rest of the work, do you have to go back and scrub/rinse it? Or does it just do the work/cleaning on it's own?

[@vgorski7545]

Would have liked a closeup view of the headstone after it was cleaned to read the inscription!!

[@johnfisher228]

Excellent work my friend. Thank you for your work. Doing the same thing here in South Carolina.

[@bertiepimplebum5633]

Best teacher video on using D2 correctly. D2 is sold in litre and gallon sized containers. Other video's show the small spray bottle seems to be enough. I'd like to see you do a video cleaning a worst, mucky headstone from start to finish. This will show how much D2 is needed for one headstone. I wonder too, about rewriting the lettering to professional standards. I think professional stonemasons need to show us how. D2 is sold in the U.K.

[@jimwhite7025]

What a kind soul. Some may not be able tell on their behalf Thank You. Canada

[@markw.4679]

It's that time of year to review this video!! 👍 🖖🇺🇦🙏

[@chrisrobinson8081]

How did you get into cleaning gravestones is somebody else wanted to clean gravestones what would you need to start

[@rebeccagardner3352]

Thank you ! good & helpful, as I am restoring small family cemetery

[@thomastommy1192]

You are truly an amazing very kind-hearted man. God will bless you for what you are doing. There is a graveyard near me. All of the stones there are flat on the ground. They look like metal blocks laying there. When they are new. They are made of some type of metal. They are brown with gold trim on them. After a few years, the look green & faded. What can I use to restore them? Without harming the metal and lettering on them. I am grateful for any information you can give me. I truly hope you have a blessed life. Thank you.

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Thank you so much for the kind words, Thomas. I need to research more on the correct supplies to use for metal gravemarkers. D/2 doesn't work on them. I've been focusing on stone.

[@ptaylor4923]

Truly wonderful. The only question I have is why not tackle the support or base stone at the same time. Biological mosses, etc will grow back sooner & migrate to the headstone sooner if it's not all eradicated at the same time. But bless you for all you're doing and for raising such a fine, caring, respectful family.

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

I do. Most of the time they are made out of a different type of stone or even concrete. I find them easier to clean. Thank you so much for watching!

[@leeboriack8054]

What a kind soul you are

[@elenaswanson1036]

I agree with shoomzy . . . your a good man; we appreciate your video and hard work.