Polishing Granite
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Polishing Granite
Overview
Granite stands out as the hardest and most durable choice for natural stone flooring. It’s highly resistant to stains, acids, and alkaline chemicals, making it a top choice for kitchen countertops and flooring. However, despite its toughness, granite can still get scratched, especially by quartz.
Granite's Vulnerability to Scratches
Quartz, a sand-like material commonly found on shoe soles, can scratch granite. As foot traffic carries these particles, they can create tiny scratches on the granite surface. While granite is less susceptible to scratching compared to marble, it still needs protection.
Maintaining Granite Flooring
To minimize wear and tear, follow a proper maintenance routine:
1. Daily Care: Dust mop the floor daily to remove dirt particles.
2. Weekly Cleaning: Wash the floor once or twice a week with stone soap, which reseals and enhances the color. Follow this with a pure water rinse, using a wet vacuum to prevent water stains.
3. Regular Buffing: Once a week or biweekly, depending on foot traffic, mist the floor with a crystallizing agent and buff at high speed to erase minute scratches and restore shine.
4. Annual Polishing: Use a more abrasive crystallizing compound with a slow-speed buffer and non-rusting steel wool pads once a year to maintain the floor’s luster.
Following this regimen ensures a long-lasting shine.
Risks of Neglecting Maintenance
Ignoring proper cleaning procedures will lead to a dull and scratched floor. Unlike marble, granite’s hardness makes it difficult to restore via grinding. Attempting to re-grind granite can cause unwanted color changes and requires considerable time?"about two to three hours per square meter, unlike marble's 30 minutes.
Conclusion
In processing plants, granite undergoes hours of grinding to achieve its high-gloss finish, a process that can’t be effectively replicated on-site. If your granite floor becomes dull, avoid expensive and potentially damaging re-grinding services.
Instead, take preventative care from the beginning, and your granite will maintain its shine for years to come.
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