I think you seeing more of a build up from the detergents the customer is using in a day in day out cleaning practices. What happens in most cases the customer cleans their countertops after ding the dishes. There is a certain amount of cooking oils and greases that would be in the water.
I think if you go in using a alkaline based cleaner scrub the granite top , maybe 2 times, then repolish the granite top using a crystallizer , apply a solvent based sealer and the counter top should be clean and shinny.
This had been my experience in the past.
John E. Freitag
The Stone and Tile School
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From: rosen.stuart@gmail.com [mailto:rosen.stuart@gmail.com] On Behalf Of stuart rosen
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Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Polishing Granite counter that appears resinated
Will crystalizing and sealing this stone make it acid sensitive?
Thanks guys. John, would you apply a color enhancing or non-color enhancing impregnating solvent sealer? Walter-is the tenax ager like a color enhancing solvent based sealer?
Thanks,
B
Buff it and apply Ager from Tenax. Might do the trick and it'll last until the check clears. You can always leave the can with them.
Hi. I just took a look at a granite counter top that the owners want to have polished. I cleaned a test area and the counter appeared to have good clarity and gloss with no wear or scratches particularly. But it does have kind of smeary (is that a word?) cast to it that leads me to believe that the top is coated with resin. I did a test on an edge with some acetone and took out a faint black material, which I assume is not dirt. I'm wondering if there is anything I can do to get the top looking better? I assume that MB-20 and the like will not work so well. Maybe I am not reading it right and the top is the real thing. I am not sure how to test for this.
Thanks.
Baird
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