Has anyone used the performance fabric called Inside Out?
desireebruno
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Comments (21)kim k: Our Calacatta (Gold) quartzite arrived at the stone yard polished, and DH and I wanted honed tops. To oldryder's point: all the lines, colors, drama, etc. will be more muted once you remove the polish, but that's actually what we wanted. Among the many other issues we had with our installation, the honing/leathering was likewise a disaster. Our fabricator gave us two samples to choose from: honed and leathered (they had plenty of our slab, so prepared samples for us). The leathered sample look very orange peel-y -- lots of small dimples. We opted for the honed, as it was the perfect amount of matte and smoothness. After the installation, I noticed the tops were very gritty, and the veins had a whitish appearance here and there that were not in the sample we received. When I asked the company for the honed sample to compare, it took them a week (or longer) to 'look for it' (to include their coming back to me and asking, "Are you sure our guys took it with us?") before admitting they lost it. At that point, I had no 'proof' to show what the end result was that we'd agreed upon. While they admitted I should end up with a smooth, non-gritty surface, they didn't know where to go from there. They had me contact a regional rep to inquire, and they had me post a query on on the Stone Fabricators Alliance forum (at which point the pros -- as helpful and understanding as they tried to be -- told me to tell my 'guy' to get off their butts and post the inquiry themselves...a customer shouldn't have to do this for a fabricator). We went back and forth for months. They finally agreed to use different brushes and try leathering the tops -- used a sample, and this time, the leathering didn't result in orange peel. I agreed to having them leather (or whatever they wanted to call it) on site. At this point, I can still see grinder 'arc' marks on the tops, but along with so many other issues with the installation, I just settled. Based only on my single experience, I would not recommend having a fabricator (unless old ryder was nearby!) hone the tops -- unless you can go back and point to an example of what the end product should be. Good luck!...See More
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