Light Scratches on Dark Granite; Using Stone Enhancer
Hello Tom,
I just had my Granite Counters installed, (picked 3 slabs at AZ TILE, no polishing or deep scratches ). My fabricator apparently gave 1 of the slabs polishing scratches (circular and very light, very numerous on Black Maroon Cohiba granite) while making the edge. Even though the scratches are light and very fine, they are very obvious and run 3″ x 90″ on the edge of one of my kitchen counters. From reading your great web site, so informative, are these the type of scratches that can not be fixed. Once that fine ‘gray line’ is in there, is it for good?
Hello Patricia,
The scratches are permanent unless the edging is sanded down to the grit at which the scratches were made. In other words, circular scratch are removed during the finishing process, but will be visible unless each sanding step is completed. With a dark color granite (Maroon Cohiba), the appearance of any scratch is enhanced. My recommendation is to apply a Stone Enhancer to dull the visual intensity of the scratch.
First, you must remove any sealer that has been applied to area (use Acetone) or else the enhancer will not absorb into the granite. Be sure to apply the Enhancer quickly and wipe it off quickly. Note, test a small area first. You only want the Enhancer to absorb into the tiny scratches, not the polished granite. Try the Enhancer up to three times, 20 minutes apart. Reply sealer to the whole area after 48 hours. Good luck, and again, test a smaller area first and if you have any bad affects, remove the Enhancer with the Acetone as soon as possible.
Best wishes,
Tom Cordova
July 14th, 2006 at 8:44 pm
Dear Tom:
I have recently installed granite countertops in my new kitchen. These were purchased from Home Depot which uses Innovative Stone. I have prided myself on taking good care on my stone but tonight, my husband found a dent measuring 1/4 inch on the top edge of my island. Needless to say we’re upset. I’m also worried that if I have damaged it, not knowing how, I can do it again. My daughter said that she always remembers a slight dent in the stone but I guess maybe something fell on that exact spot and made it biggger. We did find a small piece of the stone but it was smalller than the dent.
Is this possible? I thought granite was indestructible???
Please let me know if anything can be done.
Thank you
September 4th, 2011 at 9:34 am
Hello Tom, We recently had Golden Queen installed, and it is gorgeous. But, there is 1 very big problem at the black areas. There it did not seem to take the high gloss polish and you can see major scratch marks as if from the tools used to cut the stone. We had the polisher come out and he worked on it all day…doing something of a sanding motion to all thses areas. But it still looks exactly the same, even after he buffed it. It looks likes milk was spilled and it dried in those areas and inhances the dull finish and scratches. Also you can see around these areas where the polish or sealer ends, like there were high/low areas where the buffer tool missed.
Sure do hope you can help me. Thank you, Jo