Help, please, with Quartzite Stains

last year

We've had our Quartzite countertops for about 10 months and these stains have appeared all over. We have tried Oil-Ex, Acetone, Wet Poultice to no avail. Any other thoughts or help?

Thank you in Advance!!

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Joseph Corlett, LLC
last year
There are at least 5 stained/bleeding quartzite horror threads here and brace yourself for very bad news. There is no cure and the industry doesn't care a whit.
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gtdj519
last year
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no clue… I had quartzite counters installed, mysterious wet looking staining never resolved, had to have them ripped out 3 weeks after install. Never gor an answer as to what it was or what caused it.Fabricator took full responisbilty and Replaced them with our choice we chose honed marble. Zero issues
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I have a similar issue. Did you have get any resolution?

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