Just wanted to add-besides the standard quality engineered stone materials-zodiac,silestone,ceasarstone,cambria and many others. There are also a lot of marginal quality engineered stone tops made with marble and other materials.
Seems like many come from china and can be refinished easily-Its pretty easy to tell the difference-
True quartz engineered tops require some practice when refinishing or repairing the material-quartz is a very hard material and the resins can make refinishing somewhat difficult.
Seems the lighter colors are easier to work with then the darker colors.
I have seem engineered stone stain as well. -Nano sealers are a line of sealer developed using silicon dioxide (sio2) or liquid glass.
The sealers are pretty amazing and can form a covalent bond with the surface you are sealing.
You can do some research on them-lots of info ou there.
Stuart-see if you can get some samples of what you will be working on-then you can start to become more familiar with the material-

On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 7:44 AM, Eric Vogel <evogel@countercrew.com> wrote:
Es stands for engineered stone aka Quartz.  Different terminology.  If  Quartz tops are staining then their is a defect in the cure process of that slab.

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> On Mar 16, 2017, at 07:40, Stuart Young <santafefc@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> There seems to be a difference of opinion. What is “ES”? What is a “nano glass sealer”? Does quartz scratch? Can you take scratches out of it?
>> On Mar 15, 2017, at 11:28 PM, Mike Marsoun <outerislandstonecare@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I have seen a ton of stained ES countertops. You can seal with a nano glass sealer.
>>
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>>> On 15 Mar 2017, at 3:21 pm, Dayron <dayron.padilla13@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Stuart in this business get all the experience and pointers you can get
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>>>> On Mar 15, 2017, at 5:56 PM, Eric Vogel <evogel@countercrew.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Quartz is non porous thus does not require sealing.  Tenax sells a Quartz toner product that is great for polishing up ES
>>>>
>>>> Thank You,
>>>> Eric Vogel
>>>> Counter Crew
>>>> 407-925-3796
>>>>
>>>>> On Mar 15, 2017, at 16:20, Stuart Young <santafefc@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> A local company has invited me to be their go to guy for cleaning, sealing honing, and polishing their quartz countertops. I have little experience with quartz. Does it require a special kind of pad or sandpaper to hone and polish it? What about sealing it? Does it require a water base or solvent base sealer? Any information would be helpful.
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>>>>> Thanks
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