Ok. Next question- what grade steel wool would I use for cleaning, polishing crystallizing  and how do I use it on an angle grinder?  I've tried cutting a piece out of a pad and it just falls apart. 
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On Dec 10, 2011, at 10:50 AM, john jackson <kcstoneguy@yahoo.com> wrote:

i see that "smeary" look pretty often. We have a local product called Granite Magic  that is a spray on cleaner that has wax of some sort in it...you can take your fingers and write your name on the counter after a month of using this stuff..I just clean it with kleenzall and polish it with steel wool...and it generally looks like new again.

From: John Freitag <jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com>
To: Restoration and Maintenance <sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com>
Sent: Friday, December 9, 2011 12:20 PM
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Polishing Granite counter that appears resinated

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
Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 6:32 AM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Polishing Granite counter that appears resinated
 
Will crystalizing and sealing this stone make it acid sensitive?
On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 3:36 PM, Baird Standish <bairdstandish@gmail.com> wrote:
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
 
On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 1:28 PM, Walter Nartowicz <walter@midatlanticstonesolutions.com> wrote:
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.
 
On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 8:53 AM, Baird Standish <bairdstandish@gmail.com> wrote:
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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