Mikey P
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Feel free to use on your sites as a great example as to why you want to seal your counters.
Hand oils caused the darkening of the corner
Hand oils caused the darkening of the corner
Wow...that's heavy duty buildup there.
I'm going to try to get Shilo and I to the stone classes, I really want to learn how to redo countertops and such.
I see this all the time...even in new construction. This is where custy kept lazy susan for years. All they can do is TRY to darken the spot with oil. Poulticing a whole calendar is usually cost prohibitive without guaranteed results.
I see this all the time...even in new construction. This is where custy kept lazy susan for years. All they can do is TRY to darken the spot with oil. Poulticing a whole calendar is usually cost prohibitive without guaranteed results.
Wow....good info, thank you!I really doubt that's staining, it looks like oxidation of some sort. The chances of the all the edging and front of the stone staining the same is slim to none. Some stones can darken over time when exposed to UV light, and you'll end up with a light spot wherever something has sat for a long time.
Kellie, you would think Quartz (engineered stone made with crushed quartz and resin) and quartzite (natural slabs) would not need to be sealed, but that's not the case. True quartzite is not porous, but most slabs sold as such are hard enough to pass as quartzite, but not actually quartzite. Many of them are dolomitic marbles, which is an incredibly hard marble, but can still etch. Super White is one, which wil also stain quite easily. Engineered Quartz, like Caserstone, etc. "don't need to be sealed" but in fact can be stained.
What is this poultice you are using?