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Quartzite Super White vs. New Super White

3 years ago

Anyone know the difference between the quartzite Super White and the quartzite New super white? If you have New super White can you please let me know your experience?

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nhbaskets

3 years ago

I believe ‘SW‘ and ‘New SW’ are one in the same, both dolomite marble. As said above, it will etch and scratch even with sealing. My counters are sealed and I have both. Etching is different than staining and won’t disappear unless the stone is refinished. Some people have their SW honed, which makes the etching less noticeable. Mine are polished and we’re sealed. I’m probably the only one who notices the etching. I don’t baby my counters. FYI, we were also told our stone was quartzite but I knew from here it was not. Six years later, I still love them. Good luck!

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Joseph Corlett, LLC
3 years ago
The difference is stoner marketing. They just make up names willy-nilly and slap it on slabs. It could be the same stuff, it could be completely different, the only way to tell is to test.
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nhbaskets
3 years ago
If you search on Super White here, you’ll be reading for several days as much has been written. The one thing you should know is these stones are not quartzite, but rather Dolomite marble. The resident geologist on GW is karin_mt. Take a look what I believe is her first post on this stone: https://www.houzz.com/discussions/2695698/the-lowdown-on-super-white#n=181. I installed SW 6 years ago and haven’t regretted it once. Just know what your buying, as Joe says above.
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andrealord1978
Original Author
3 years ago
@nhbaskets thank you for the reading above! Do you believe this it is likely that the Stone company calling it "New" Super White that it is any different than Super White? I did do a test on the sample they gave me. Water stains over night came right off but I poured some lime juice and left over night and it did affect the stone. Although I question if the samples are sealed at all? Thoughts?
M Miller
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
"I question if the samples are sealed at all?"

Sealing prevents staining. Sealing does not prevent etching. If your sample etched, it will etch regardless. Having said that, many people love Super White, and don't care about the etching. You have to decide if you are that type or not. What you don't want to do is be worried about your counters all the time - no one should be a slave to their counters. That is why I say either decide you don't care about etching, or decide to get a different stone.
andrealord1978
Original Author
3 years ago
@Joseph Corlett, LLC thank you for the info. I did do my own at home test with the sample they gave me of the stone. DO you know if the samples they give would be sealed or not? Water stains left over night wiped right off although I left tablespoon of lime juice over night and although wiped off the next morning it did seem to affect the stone and did leave a stain mark. Is there other test I should do that I am capable of doing at home?
andrealord1978
Original Author
3 years ago
@MMiller when you say etching are you saying scratching as in if you cut on the stone it scratches? Sorry I am new to this so trying to figure it all out. Our stone company said that the New Super White that we already purchased is a Quartzite we already had template so there is no going back for us now. Sadly I came across the information that it is not a quartize after the fact. Countertops go in next week so thinking maybe I can have stone company out on an additional sealer before and know what I am getting into. I really hope I wasn't duped...feeling a little dumb that I just took their word for it. Didn't even come across this information until I started searching this site looking for backsplash ideas that go with super white. @Joseph Corlett, LLC @nhbaskets
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Joseph Corlett, LLC
3 years ago
"Our stone company said that the New Super White that we already purchased is a Quartzite we already had template so there is no going back for us now. Sadly I came across the information that it is not a quartize after the fact. Countertops go in next week so thinking maybe I can have stone company out on an additional sealer before and know what I am getting into. I really hope I wasn't duped...feeling a little dumb that I just took their word for it."

I disagree. You're in a position of strength now. They want to get tops installed in order to be able to collect. If you don't take delivery, they can't collect. A critical part of business is customer education which leads to customer satisfaction. They haven't properly set customer expectations; make them do their job please.

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