Granite Cleaning

Only diamond is harder than granite.  It’s this stone’s exceptional hardness that helps make it heat, scratch, and stain resistant.

It is an excellent choice for both commercial and residential surfaces due to its manner of permanence, characterized by enduring color and texture, and freedom from deterioration through proper maintenance and care.  Making granite a superior choice for countertops and floors.

Is your beautiful granite countertop dull or lackluster? Are water spots and stains detracting from the beauty of your granite floors? MARBLELIFE^® can remove stains, streaks, and dull spots.

Granite cleaning and maintenance Tips:

• Clean with a surfactant-based granite cleaner such as MARBLELIFE^® GRANITE & QUARTZ CLEANER.
• Use micro-fiber cloths for maintenance.
• Seal your granite surface every other year or as advised by a MARBLELIFE^® stone craftsmen.
• Use only recommended and high-quality cleaning products. MARBLELIFE^® manufactures our own proprietary blend of cleaners, sealers, and polishers. All of which can be purchased in our online store.

Common granite care myths:

• MYTH – You should wash your granite surfaces regularly with warm water or a mild or gentle dish soap. 
  WRONG – Soap tends to leave soap streaks and residue behind. 
• MYTH – Clean with just water.
  Water still contains dissolved solids such as minerals or contaminants that can settle out and build-up over time.  MARBLELIFE employs purified water to avoid dissolved solid contamination.
• MYTH – Acids can dull granite.
  Not true.  Acid such as vinegar, lemon, lime can dull and dissolve marble surfaces, but the vast majority of granite are impervious to acids, which is one of the reasons granite is preferred over marble as a counter surfaces.
• MYTH – Clean-and-Shine products protect your granite
  NOT TRUE –Shining requires one to deposit something onto the surface.  Typically, the shining ingredient is an oil or wax and oils and waxes are the very products that provide the adhesion for dust and dirt to bond to your granite.
 

Whether you are seeking professional granite cleaning services or guidance on how to properly do it yourself, MARBLELIFE^® can help bring the shine back to your stone.