Polished granite has the tendency to reveal all our little kitchen mistakes if not cleaned daily.
Leathered black granite.
The other day some jet dry finish rinse aid spilled on the countertop creating two large smudges.
It showed fingerprints and spots from everything and we would constantly be wiping down the countertops.
The installer told me to use this product that would seal them and leave a slight sheen.
I was keeping up with it by using an envirocloth.
The smudges are a lighter grey than the rest of the island.
Absolute black leather granite is a simple yet eye catching stone that has risen in popularity in recent years.
I am a regular cook and am very hard on my kitchen counters and appliances.
Here s our experience with purchasing installing living with leathered granite.
Anonymous my leathered black granite countertop on my island is a smudge magnet.
This was working very well.
It s durable beautiful works with different design styles.
The first couple of days i thought i had made a mistake because of the hand prints and water marks.
They went on to say that the leathered is much more porous than the polished and it just wasn t wise to use it in a kitchen.
This puts leathered granite in a whole different tier than polished granite.
Leathered granite also called antiqued granite is a great counter top choice for kitchens.
I have absolute black granite in the leathered finish.
Some people kitchen professionals included warned of the hazards of the leathered absolute black granite.