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cleaning a granite countertop

I have a new venetian gold granite countertop, what product should I use to clean it. The installer suggested windex and to reseal every year. Any advice. Thank you Dawn
 

Dear Dawn:

Yeah, I've heard of the once-year-seal and the Windex thing more than once!!! J

Since in the vast majority of instances nowadays all slabs of Venetian Gold are resined by the factory, most likely your countertop does not to be sealed – ever. (The resining process effectively seals the stone permanently.) And as for the glass cleaner, read the free article on that particular subject that you find at:   http://www.mbstone.com/HH_promo/helpful_hints.htm

Now remember, it's never too early to think about the proper maintenance of your stone. The issue of what you'll be doing day in and day out to your stone is – as it should be intuitive – vastly more important than its sealing (if and when possible and/or advisable) and it's all too often neglected. As you can tell by reading many of this site's postings, you're not likely to get good information about routine care from your dealer or installer. Don't become another statistic! By logging into the Helpful Hints section of our website at:   http://www.mbstone.com/HH_promo/helpful_hints.htm , you will be able to get the short version of our maintenance guidelines at no charge. The full version of it – a 7-page document considered by many as an industry benchmark – is available in pay- per-download format in our Educational Literature section at:  http://www.mbstone.com/literature/literature.htm .  

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