How to Maintain Finishing of Granite Counters

Granite is an extremely finished stone usually incorporated in the kitchen countertops and even in bathrooms. The beauty of this expensive stone is its aesthetic appearance and smooth surface which also makes it more popular even being the luxurious stone. Granite’s elegance makes it most sophisticated interior stone to be installed in kitchen counters because the chief aspect of granite is its durability and resistance to stains.

Although granite tops are durable and resistant to stains yet we should be careful enough to retain the beauty of granite through proper maintenance. Sometimes colour and luster of granite sinks down due to carelessness and to increase its life and luster it is important to take careful steps regarding maintenance. We have brought the ways to maintain the finish look granite kitchen counter top:

    The first usual way to retain the colour and shine of granite kitchen counter top is its apt cleaning. Because granite counters are resistant to stains they can be easily get clean with soft sponge or cloth. Make sure you do not use steel cleaner to clean the leftovers on the counter as it can leave ugly bruises on the granite. Cleaning granite with wet cloth also helps in retaining the colour and luster for the longer time.
    To maintain the pH balance of granite stone, any chemical cleaner must be avoided as they often scrape the granite and can foil the appearance. There are so many Chemical cleaners available in the market but one should be carefully select the one especially made for cleaning counter tops and are not harsh on natural stone.
    Granite CountersRemoving stubborn stain is often a problem on granite counter top, so it is advisable to adopt different method for make granite stainless. Granite seems to absorb stain from agent and to remove stain it is better to apply some foam or liquid dishwashing gel on the hard stain and leaving it for overnight. Wipe off with sponge soaked in warm water.
    To make your granite counter top stain proof, you can also apply granite sealer before its installation. Manufacturers provide this service on varied basis to get the granite sealed with an apt commercial sealer so that granite doesn’t stand any kind of stain. The only thing to be remembered is to get kitchen granite counter top sealed again in a period of two or three years so as to retain its luster and making stain proof.

source:sereneinteriors.com