How to maintain & clean granite countertops
Let's learn 5 easy steps to maintain and clean your granite countertops.
Step 1, Clean liquid dropped on the countertop in time.
Use dish towel or soft tissue to eliminate liquid dropped on the countertop surface in time, especially the acid liquid, like soda, orange juice, alcohol etc. And then use a wet soft cloth to clean the surface again to keep all the dropped liquid off the countertop. Timely clean is important.
Step 2, Keep the edge of your countertop far away from heavy item.
Do not drop heavy item on the edge of your countertop, including climb on your countertop, grab it to keep your body balance. Those action will cause the fall off of the edge.
Step 3, Do not let the high temperature pot to touch the countertop surface directly.
Put a coaster under the hot pot if it needs to be placed on your countertop, to avoid the high temperature damage. Especially for the materials with low heat resistance character.
Step 4, Keep irritating cleaning products away from your countertop
Do not use irritating cleaning products to clean your countertop, the acid contained inside will do harm to the surface of your top.
Step 5, Seal the surface of your countertop
The solvent-based sealant can be used to seal the surface of the top, so as to improve the anti-pollution feature of your top. The frequency of the seal is every 2 to 3 years.