I have had in my bathroom for 2 years now with no issues. It is on the vanity and a shower shelf. It is polished. No staining with makeup or soap products even in the shower.

Did you do the glass tile test?

Did you stand your sample in a bit of water to see if water wicked up into the stone?

Katy:

Your questions sound like those of a damsel who has fallen in love with a bad boy and is hoping that somehow the testimony of others who have changed a bad boy will somehow allow her to change hers. Not gonna happen. Keep dating please. At least more through testing.

@chispa I did a screwdriver test. I have also gone a little test crazy doing coffee, a leftover tomato sauce noodle from my babys dinner, butter, a plum half, left water sitting on it all for about 30 minutes each and nothing except the side of the sample is stained a little from the red wine

@joseph corlett I have seen your exact analogy here before and this rabbit hole has me testing testing testing.. I have seen stained quartz and granite as well, my corian counters are so chipped around the edges (from previous owner) and scratched to oblivion albeit stain proof beyond belief. All materials have pros and cons unless you have insight I might be missing being in the industry. I’m just looking for real life experiences

Is the side of the sample raw/unfinished? That is the end you want to stand in some water. See if there is any wicking up into the sample turning it a darker color. My Taj Mahal sample (broken off the edge of a slab) sat in water for 24 hours with no wicking. If you get wicking the stone is probably hard, but still porous and you will have to seal regularly. Was the surface of your sample sealed?

@chispa the side is raw, yes. I did not ask about the finish on top though. That is great advice, though, thank you I will try that!

Katy:

I'd have those Corian tops literally new in several hours. Near perfect countertops, yet people want to diagnose, test, and fiddle-fart around with naaaattttturrrallll.

Well I am a goner, Joseph. As much as the Corian has been a work horse its going. We are not doing quartzite though. Talked to several sealing and repair companies (since our fabricator does not seal) that had nothing nice to say other than ”its pretty”.

I have used Taj Mahal quartzite in two kitchens and all those slabs have been pretty much bulletproof. Not all quartzite is the same.

My son and DIL have had it for about a year, in master bath and powder room. Their fabricator and installer were excellent and the stone is as perfect today as day 1. It’s gorgeous!

Hi Kathy, considering Mont Blanc too. The one you have pictured is beyond gorgeous. Did you end up installing?

@kathy95 we did not, we ended up with taj mahal quartzite instead. I was worried about the stain resistance of the mont blanc and talked with a few repair companies and they were all wishy washy, clearly they didnt want to dissuade me from using it but had seen enough issues with it to not really recommend it. We have had our taj mahal for about a month and no issues with stain resistance, I’ve gotten a fair amount of oil on them from holiday cooking and do not worry about it, spilled red wine and it does so much better at immediate wipe up than my previous corian

Thank you so much for your feedback Kathy. I went to the stone yard yesterday to check it out in person, so pretty. Similiar experience though as you talking to them, clearly they'd heard of some issues but didn't talk me out of it. No samples either for me to do some testing... So glad you're happy with the taj mahal, it is beautiful too!