We just got quartz countertops installed and upon inspection, there were a few small chips. The countertop installer came back out and filled them back in and it literally to 3 minutes. You can't even tell where the chips were. A lot of installers have a fill solution that can be used. I would contact the installer and see if they can come out and take a look.

Joseph, what is "accelerator"?

Quartz, or more accurately, engineered composite countertops, do not need sealing. They are a phenolic resin and a filler bonded under heat and pressure. The filler is not always quartz. It could be anything from glass shards to aluminum bits, to bamboo. The resin is the sealer and goes all the way through the material. Chips, however, should be filled because some of the filler material may be exposed, and this is often not waterproof.

sjhockeyfan325:

This is accelerator.

Joes right that is exactly how its done-takes a bit of practice however.

Have it done right and call a pro-You needn't seal engineered stone.

Although I have seen some(very few) actually stain

Thanks everyone. Joe - when you say put scotch tape under the chips I'm not quite sure what you mean. Could you explain that part a bit? So the idea here is that you fill it with super glue and then scrape it flush right? The chips themselves are gone - so I don't have the bits to stick back on. I can post a picture in a bit to clarify how big and where they are. Starcraft - I understood that the countertops don't need sealing -but where the chips have come off it seems rough and potentially porous - that was my concern.

Unless it's in the top, you have to circumvent gravity when chip filling. So if a chip is at the bottom edge of a top or the side of a sink cut out, you tape the side or bottom to hold the glue so you can accelerate it.

I wouldn't repair those chips, I'd have the edges reprofiled, especially in a rental. You could have a nice 3/8" radius for $500.00 or so and greatly reduce or eliminate chip repairs. And the existing chips will be gone, not repaired.