We got our typhoon bordeaux granite installed two weeks ago.
Are granite countertops perfectly smooth.
These tips will help but remember to practice a regular granite countertop maintenance routine to ensure your countertops keep their glossy shine for years to come.
The polish comes from intense friction and abrasion on big machines at the factory.
The shiny smooth surface of the granite slab you saw in the showroom is exactly how a properly polished granite countertop should be.
Only a very small percentage of stones such as absolute black are glass smooth when polished.
We can actually feel a little roughness from the stone.
These surfaces cannot be polished to create the desired glassy smooth texture.
Granite is a natural material and pits and fissures are perfectly normal in many stones.
You can not make those type of granites glass smooth.
The entire process was smooth and completely stress free expect for trying to choose one of the many beautiful patterns of granite at amf.
Most granite needs to be sealed even though they likely were resin impregnated in the factory.
Some granites form pits due to the fact that granite itself is made up of grains which have the potential of popping out.
Most have some spots where crystals came out or small pits in the surface.
During the polishing process the top layer of stone is ground smooth thus removing much of the resin previously impregnated into the pores of the stone.
But as you note the granite counter top is uniformly smooth as it should be and i ll bet when you look down on the granite or at any angle except sideways the surface looks uniformly shiny you can see your reflection and it isn t blotchy.
The installation team was arrived promptly quickly removed our old countertops and helped us with a slight problem we had with the kitchen faucets we had chosen amf was well worth the short drive from.
No chemical or sealer makes the countertop smooth or shiny.
I asked the retail store not the fabricator yet and they said yes that was normal.
While we love the look there are definitely a few areas that are not very smooth to the touch.
The polished shine of granite is the first image that comes to mind when thinking of kitchen countertops.