Natural Granite Problems

Natural Granite owners are having more and more problems with their granite as time goes on. I have to say that the blame lies in the granite companies that sell the granite and then don't bother to inform the customer as to how to clean and maintain their stone. The problems range from etching (white film) to water rings to stains that won't go away. Most of the problems are caused by using the wrong cleaning products, leaving spills sit, or not sealing the stone properly. Unfortunately, some of these problems are not easily remedied and some situations may require a stone restoration specialist. These guys are hard to find and they don't come cheap.
Bottom line, no matter what color you have, your natural granite requires a care and maintenance program. Each individual piece of granite has it's own regiment that needs to be followed. The best place to find out about your stone is from the place you bought it. Also, if you check the internet, eventually you will stumble upon the best website out there for granite advice. It is called www.findstone.com. You can search about 9000 advice answers to find out how to resolve your particular problem....if it's resolvable at all. Or you can search for the color of granite you are considering purchasing to see what kinds of problems other people have had with that same color.
If this all sounds too overwhelming to you, consider Silestone quartz. It requires no maintenance or special cleaning products. You can clean it with windex or 409 or soap and water and you never have to seal it. On top of that, you won't find a website that has 9000 requests on how to take care of it. Sounds like a winner to me!