Stains Scars & Repairs for Granite

When granite and quartz stone have moved into the leading area in the countertop business, the eyeball is quick to point out their competitors have a variety of strengths -- and weaknesses, especially for the professionals.Scratches and marks in solid-surface acrylics can be buffed out and polished, they say, but the most-telling aspect of that statement is that it is made at all. Stone surfaces are not subject to scratches from knives or scars from the heat of hot pots or skillets.On the other hand, solid-surface tops are impenetrable, say Goetzinger and Abe Sambol from Stein′s Custom Kitchens & Baths in Oakland. That makes them anti-bacterial and popular for use in hospitals and schools.
Erenrich points out that the hard-wearing is porous and can be a stain victim. For instance, he says, if some olive oil is left accidentally in a spot for several hours during a kitchen job, it can leave a stain that would have been avoided with solid-surface acrylics. "But," he adds with a laugh, "you can just use the olive oil on the rest of the surface as a seal, and make the color the same." Concrete tops are fashionable and attractive, Erenrich and others say, but are even more vulnerable to stain, prone to crack and a fertile home for germs. The designers and dealers all say they do very few concrete projects.
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