<p>I have granite in my newly constructed house. Is it possible to have water stains?</p>
<p>Regardless of what I do, I can’t seem to get rid of these marks. It’s driving me crazy! It’s only noticeable in the kitchen in one area where there is a lot of light right above this section of the counter.</p>
<p>Was the granite sealed properly after installation?</p>
<p>My granite is 15 years old and still has the water stains from being sealed improperly to start with…have NOT found a way to remove them</p>
<p>Yes. If the granite wasn’t sealed, a spill would penetrate the surface. Does water bead up on the surface? If not, it’s not sealed properly. </p>
<p>Water alone won’t stain. It’s the impurities you have to worry about… like maybe a workman spilled some kind of liquid other than just plain water. </p>
<p>If it’s a newly constructed home, you might have recourse. Have a professional counter-top guy come out and look at it. </p>
<p>Nothing beats the look of granite, but it’s incredibly porous at the microscopic level. Remember, it’s just rock. It needs to be regularly and properly cleaned, sanitized (it harbors bacteria), sealed… generally maintained. It might be tough, but it is far from a maintenance free surface. But if you keep it up, it’s awesome!</p>
<p>some granite is more porous than others, some types need little maintenance. I would recommend Miracle 511 porous plus sealer. If the stains are already there though, not sure what you can do.</p>
<p>We have a very light colored granite. Those, we are told, tend to be more porous than the darker ones. Water DOES bead up on our granite, but a pitcher of cold water will leave a condensation water ring…it does dry in a day or two. I’m going to try that Miracle 511. Why not?</p>
<p>My counters are almost 2 years old and I love them.</p>
<p>And many granites are impregnated with a resin so that they can’t absorb anything. Kind of like a polyurethane finish on your floors. When you shop for your slab, you can see which ones are coated, the resin shows on the edges. They are also typically the ones with bigger grains, more “movement” and a mesh background. Those granites will probably never need sealing.</p>
<p>Mine are 13 years old and the counter next to the sink is starting to show water spots. I am curious about the process for sealing. Do they buff off the old sealer first? Does it cost and arm and a leg or just a leg? I would be fearful to do this myself as mine are black and the room is full of sun so any streaking in the sealer will show.</p>
<p>I have the same questions as Kajon. Effectively bumping…</p>
<p>Water will dry out even if not properly sealed. </p>
<p>Oil will not dry out, be absorbed and leave a stain, often a ring. Salad dressing is the worst with oil and vinegar combo. You can use granite poultice that is available at Home depot/Lowes. Pasty stuff, layer it on the spot, cover with plastic film and tape down the edges completely. Wait 24hrs and remove. May need to repeat. It sound crazy but it has worked with all of my oil spots. It draws the material out of the crevices between the crystals in the stone.</p>
<p>And BTW, resealing may need to be done as often as couple of times a year, esp for some of the very light granites in areas that are often wiped down like around the sink or stove. I have White Kashmir and it is the <em>worst</em>.</p>
<p>Kajon, it’s not expensive and it’s not hard. Follow the directions. Streaks can be buffed out. Main thing is, do it when the room can be aired out for an afternoon as it will smell afterwards.</p>
<p>Are you sure it is a water stain. I recently had granite installed. I thought there were some sort of stains (water?) on them. I had the granite installers back and it was some silicone that wasn’t taken off. It was easily removed with a spray of denatured alcohol and paper towel. I also thought the marble in my bathroom was stained by something- I tried the denatured alcohol and it came off.</p>
<p>Quartz. No stains.</p>
<p>Kajon, the process for sealing is DIY. Buy some sealer (I use 3M Maximum Bulletproof Sealer available at Amazon). It literally took me 15 minutes to seal the bathroom counter slab. No buffing needed.</p>