{"id":8333,"date":"2006-12-04T14:19:18","date_gmt":"2006-12-04T14:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/?p=8333"},"modified":"2008-07-28T16:27:19","modified_gmt":"2008-07-28T16:27:19","slug":"honed-granite-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2006\/12\/honed-granite-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Honed granite countertop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"\" href=\"\"><\/a><br \/>\nI decided on a honed granite countertop &#8211; absolute black.  It is a nice look, but I am annoyed to find that it is pretty high maintenance.  It was sealed once by the installers but I noticed that it has some<br \/>stains on it already &#8211; maybe coffee did it.  It isn&#8217;t fatal, but I have a couple of questions for any brownstoners who have this type of granite:<\/p><p>&#8212; Can stains be removed?<br \/>\n&#8211;If so, with what?<br \/>&#8211;What do you all recommend to seal it?<\/p><p>It seems pretty absurd that I am spending so much time on this thing since it is black stone, for God&#8217;s sake, but I would appreciate any info, maintenance tips, etc.  <\/p>\n <span class=\"plp-active-page\"><span class=\"\">%<\/span><\/span> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2006\/12\/honed-granite-c\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"\">%<\/span><\/a> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I decided on a honed granite countertop &#8211; absolute black. It is a nice look, but I am annoyed to find that it is pretty high maintenance. It was sealed once by the installers but I noticed that it has some stains on it already &#8211; maybe coffee did it. 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