I have Honed Black Pearl granite and for the most part I am delighted with it. It was sealed when it was installed a year ago. I have strong lights in my kitchen and at night, when I look into the kitchen from my family room, you can see the reflection of the light in the granite surface and that surface is gray and hazy. (There is a lot of “pearl” in this granite and that might be the source of the grayness.) Anyway, is there any way to treat the granite to eliminate the hazy grayness (short of cooking in the dark at night!)

Christine

Hello Christine,

You explained your situation very well. Thank you for that. Cooking in the dark is one option that would work for sure.

The Black Pearl from India is an Anthorsite, and the mineral hardness varies from about 5 to 7 on the Mohs Scale. When the stone is honed the difference areas will reflect light to different degrees. Unfortunately there is no practical way to eliminate this ‘hazy’ that you are seeing because the ‘pearl’ minerals are not the same hardness as the minerals that surround it.

This does not bother most people when the finish is polished but it is definitely more noticeable in ‘honed’ finish. Have you considered using diffused lights? You can still have a bright kitchen but if you use diffused lights, this could reduce/eliminate the haze.

Best wishes,
Tom Cordova

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