You might want to try this on the Kitchens forum.

We have polished AB Premium & my experience, unlike Kevin's, is that it's pretty easy to keep clean...yes there are water spots, but they're not that obvious and if fingerprints get on it and you look at it at the right angle you can see them, but in general it's been easy to keep & look clean. Dust might be a issue if you don't wipe down your countertops every day to two, but ours are wiped down every day so it's never been an issue. Our sink is in front of a large bay down the countertop and for some reason we actually seem to less on that counter...not sure why as I would have expected the opposite! (With one exception....we have a strange rainbow affect around our faucets & SDs & the tops of the sinks....I have no idea what it is and the sunlight does make it more noticeable...I think it's something the granite installers did, but they refused to do acknowledge it was a problem...) I get a lot of ooos & ahhs over my counters...even when they're not the cleanest. We love our counters and would definitely do it over if we had a chance...ummmmm unless we had a kitchen that would work w/soapstone...I love the look & feel of oiled black soapstone w/white veins!

I know this has been asked and answered But I still need some help. After an extensive search for a slate counter top I settled for honed black granite. The owner of the quarry guaranteed me he would seal it before delivery and it would not leave any discolorations. That did not happen, the installers just wiped it down with a sealer and when epoxy was used for the sink glue residue & finger prints set in as well as every splash of water after the faucet was connected. I called the dealer?quarry the next day and he said he would take care of it. 1 week later everything was leaving stains even if I wiped it immediately, splatter from the stove just spread with each wipe. I called again and told him he needed to send someone over to remove the stains and reseal it properly. His response was well it's stone it's going to do that?????? but he would sell me a sealing kit!!!!I responded what good is that if it's stained. he said use bleach, didn't work either. Help! this guy lied to me and now I'm stuck with a top that is getting worse by the day, is there something wrong with this stone? What can I use to remove the glue stains & food splatter, water marked do come up if I repeated scrub them but that's all day every day???????

Idiots used clear instead of color matched adhesive. Should have dressed the top edges with a black magic marker before seaming with color match. Black Sharpie is your only hope other than a do-over.