Catmom, your mix sounds nice. You're another alcohol user (lol)! The lavender oil sounds like a nice touch...I love lavender! Thanks for naming a sealer brand too. Rockmanor, ooh, those Method products look so interesting! I always want to try them when I see them arranged so nicely on the shelves at Target. They look so pretty and smell so good. Nice to know you are pleased with their granite cleaner...will have to try it now! Nancy, thanks so much. That's good to know. I really want to try that polish, and since you've had a good experience, I feel more confident moving forward with it. I may try the cleaner too! I SO agree with you about the glass cooktop! I posted here when I got it in November, and on the Cooking forum as well! There was definitely a learning curve for both cleaning and cooking. I learned about Weiman's and BKF here when I posted. Got great advice that I have certainly put to use. Dlm2000, got me using microfiber cloths, and actually gave me the little kick I needed to get a pan out and start cooking on the thing. She told me not to pamper it, or be afraid of it, but to use it!! People really make a difference in other people's lives here...thanks, Dlm! Golddust, it will be our little secret...I won't say a thing around your granite about the years of abuse you've subjected it to! LOL! I'm just so paranoid about such things...especially since the stuff is so new! I believe with all my heart that your counters are gorgeous and in great shape. That's the way things roll for you Golddust! Maybe that's the takeway here...whatever you use, or do, you gotta have faith!

Thanks all for the help. More questions. I have ceramic tile in the bath/ shower stall. Should I treat it also with the 511? Ceramic floor tile in some living areas. Should I treat them with something? Granite in the kitchen, some is Santa Cecilia(Sensa). I understand this does not need sealing. Island is Black Galaxy Granite, not Sensa brand. Does this need sealing? Thanks, Paul

I know it’s been a while since you posted. Could you share what product you used fir sealing. Thank you!

Neither Uba Tuba or Tropic Brown granites need any sealing at all. They are both very dense granites. Don’t seal them. If you seal them, it might mar their appearance. Very dense granites like those two won’t absorb sealant, so the sealant ends up sitting on the surface causing a hazy appearance. You’ll also get streaking if you drag something like a plate on the counter because the sealant is sitting on top not absorbed, and you streak it by dragging something along it. https://www.absolutegranitestl.com/natural-stone-maintenance/sealing-granite-demystified/