Water Stained Granite?
I recently purchased a piece of granite from European Marble. Can anyone enlighten me as to why this granite counter-top constantly uptains water stains around the kitchen sink after being sealed now for ahout the 6th time?
I recently purchased a piece of granite from European Marble. Can anyone enlighten me as to why this granite counter-top constantly uptains water stains around the kitchen sink after being sealed now for ahout the 6th time?
Come on people, if you want something that never changes and is dull and mundane get a piece of plastic. If you want unique beauty that comes from the earth consider granite. Water changes almost everything, get any rock from anywhere and dip it in water and see if it changes color. I think water and wind made the GRAND CANYON.
The term Granite is used for a broad range of stone. Some is actually granite while many others are not. Typically, the lighter tropical kinds are not actually granite and do suffer from water stains in addition to being softer. Many types of real granite do not even need sealer.
I’ve got blue night, which is a dark granite with specks of blue. It has no sealer and does not stain at all. You should go over these questions with the fabricator or stone yard when choosing granite. apply water to the samples if necessary.
i’ve got poured concrete and it does the same thing…..it stains if you look at it wrong….
We have dark granite, 7:46 and the water stains are white. So there’s no winning with granite.
I hate granite and will never buy it again. What a ripoff perpetrated on the public, the obsession with granite. I’m SO thankful I chose quartz (Ceasarstone) for the kithen I can’t even tell you. It’s performing far far far better than the granite in the bathroom. I knew the nightmare stories of granite, the cracking, the staining, but it’s what was readily available at Lowes as a countertop for a bathroom vanity we bought so I went for it. It arrived cracked, after such a long delay I just kept it instead of waiting another 6 weeks for it to be replaced. And it started getting water stains oh about 2 months after installing it. Sealant-schmealant. Nothing seals this junk for any kind of long term.
If the seal you are using is oil based it is an oil stain.
what does “uptain” mean?
We have Uba Tuba from Brazil thats never been sealed and cleaned with everyday cleaners. It has never stained or shown water spots. When the light hits it just right it’s like you can see down through the surface forever. It’s now 7 years old.
get dark granite. it is prettier anyway.
we have the same problem. I understand it’s more noticable with lighter colored stone.