Unsealed Granite
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What will clean this spot from my unsealed granite?
Comments (1)Check out the following for stain removal: http://www.natural-stone.com/stainremoval.html Also Google "granite stain removal" and you will find great information....See MoreSerious Help!!! Can granite be 'unsealed'?
Comments (39)We had granite counters installed last Sat. Here is how it looks 4 days later. The are insisting the used a water based adhesive. The Svc tech came out Mon to look at it. (Prior to that we held a hairdryer to an isolated spot for 50 mins - no change) He pulled up a smaller section removed the existing adhesive and applied what he said was their "standard". 24 hours later and there were NO marks from the "new" adhesive. We've been given every excuse from weather conditions (Laugh) we live in AZ sunny and dry!, new vs older caulking, the color we chose, etc. I find this unacceptable. First they said it would take a couple days - be patient it will dry out...then it became a week... now it's several weeks. Meanwhile our remodeling is held up because we refuse to install plumbing for sink/new dishwasher until this is resolved. It's been an absolute nightmare!! I feel confident they used the wrong adhesive. Otherwise why did they pull up the section of counter and add new - indicating the same result would happen....low and behold it DID NOT!...See Morelight or dark granite..pro's & con's
Comments (14)I brought home various samples of unsealed granite to play with. Different granites have different properties, so I would bring home any that you're serious about (or just go grab some random ones right now to do testing for comparison.) On the ones I tested, out of ketchup, mustard, soya sauce, red wine, lemon juice, olive oil, and anything else I could think of, the only stain I got was a light stain of red wine on a light, unsealed granite. I left the stuff on the samples for a couple days before wiping off. The dark ones looked like they'd be more streaky to me. Miraculously, after no effort on my part, the red wine stain has disappeared from the light granite (I don't know exactly how long this took, around a couple of weeks). So, I'd have to say the stuff is pretty darn resilient to staining, especially if you use sealer....See MoreIs my granite supposed to be sort of dull?
Comments (6)Try using acetone. That is what the installers used on ours after they were done. I noticed they didn't get everything, so I went out and bought some and just put it on a sponge and 'scrubbed' away. Just make sure you have plenty of ventilation, because that stuff sure does stink!...See Moreweissman
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