I'm not familiar with the specific type of granite you have by name (Comet), but in my experience most if not all of the graninte I've seen has small inclusions, fissures, and pits. Our vanity top has it, and our countertop has it. All the granite my fabricator gets is already polished, and although they add sealer after the installation, there's no process that I'm aware of to apply a resin to the polished surface that would make it absolutely smooth. Having said that, I don't think you'll have a cleaning issue unless you have a really large pit or fissure that catches debris. If you do, the fabricator can fill individual imperfections with epoxy and polish that smooth, one at a time. I'm not saying there's not a process of epoxying the entire surface, I'm just not aware of it if there is....

Buehl: You are so right!!! I would add this - IF a person is concerned about pitting - (Baltic Brown - I'm looking in your general direction) You should not only examine the slab while it is on the vertical "A" frame or pole rack, but ask to see a suitable specimen of the same stone layed FLAT - ie HORIZONTAL... THIS is how you will lok at your stone when it gets to your home - so look at an example of the same stone in varying (sp?) types of light sources too. I always say - IF a customer KNOWS what they are geting - They WON'T be SHOCKED when it gets to their HOMES!!! Remember - Many Fabricators (me included) hold by the philosophy that the time to reject a slab is BEFORE it gets put on the bridge saw (or in our case - the water jet)... Once it gets CUT - it's yours - so MAKE SURE you KNOW what you are GETTING - pits or no pits... hope that helps kevin

I had a few chunks missing when they installed my granite. They said it was because it was a granite with alot of different "chunks" of mica, etc. I hope that is the right terminology. Anyway, they filled the missing pieces and now I can't even find them. They didn't sand anything, but they filled it with the razor and what seemed to be the same goop they used for my seam. I know that there shouldn't be pieces missing in the more speckled stones. I hope that helps.

Picture would help: don't pay the balance yet. 1. New Venetian Gold (several crystals) 2. Light granite with garnets (round dots of red/purple)you: large really dark cluster with lots of little spots (could be mica: will be more ruff feeling to the touch and less polished) 3. tearing out granite 'could' effect any other granite touching and/or splash touching 4. Seal~Seal~Seal with a VOC compliant granite sealer: not water based: clean granite with only true granite approved cleaners & polishers: usually commercial brands works very best. 5. I guess you were unaware that you are allowed to see slab before being cut with templates layed out on the slab at cutting time to approve placement. Facts: A characteristic referred to as "pitting" is normally due to the fact that granite is a natural product that has a crystalline structure, sometimes resulting in small spaces between the varying mineral crystals. In some cases, certain tiny crystals may also be removed during the polishing process, causing the pits to become more visible. Various steps are taken during the finishing process to reduce the visibility of these pits, but they cannot be totally avoided in all granite types. Pitting will not become worse with regular use or with the passage of time. Many types of granite have small "fissures" or hairline cracks on the surface of the slab, usually more visible in the larger quartz crystals. These surface fissures should not be confused with structural cracks that permeate the entire slab. Fissures are a natural result of the heating and cooling of the stone during its formation millions of years ago. Fissures will not grow or expand over time. I hope this helps. Posting picture might help.