Comments on: How to Polish Granite

By: Sheri

Sheri — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:32:53 +0000

Trish, applying a color enhancer to the edges may be the fix that you’re looking for. You may have purchased a granite that was pre-sealed when the slab was cut and polished (i.e., in Brazil), especially if the granite was porous. Later, when your fabricator cut the slab, the freshly-cut edges were dull and less colorful than the top. I have had good results with Mira Matte Color Enhancer by Miracle Sealants Company. Be sure to blue-tape the top in a nice, straight line before you apply the enhancer to the edges. Good luck!

By: Julie

Julie — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:12:37 +0000

I used Lime Away on my bathroom faucets and now the granite countertop has lost its shine and is flat where it was exposed. Any way to fix this?
Thanks,
Julie

By: Ben Erickson

Ben Erickson — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:33:12 +0000

Hi Craig,
Thanks for the feedback on polishing granite. Glad to know it worked well for you.

By: Craig

Craig — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:26:37 +0000

I bought a cheap granite polishing pad set off ebay for about $45 shipped. Fits right into my 4″ hand held angle grinder. I’ve never done granite work before and was able to polish the edges of my tile just fine. Couple passes with each pad working from 50 grit up to 3000 grit then the buff pad. Mist some water before each pad on the edge. Not hard at all, unless I’m missing something, but they look great. BTW… this is on a tile granite countertop in my kitchen that I installed.

By: Linda

Linda — Thu, 07 May 2009 17:22:27 +0000

Our granite tile has pits in it, is that normal and can we polish them out and how? The tile came that way.

By: Amie

Amie — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:46:05 +0000

The granite installers lacked both experience and skill if they were not able to shine the edge. I would not recommend a homeowner trying on their own because it does take a huge amount of skill and good supplies. You may just want to call another company to fix it which will probably cost the same amount as you buying supplies to do so yourself.