We have new granite countertops. What is the best sealer to use to keep them looking good and stain free?

When we had ours put in last year, the installation guys sealed them so we didn't have to worry about it for a while. Might check into that. I've just been using Pledge for Specialty Surfaces and so far, they look great!

I'll have to check the bottle tomorrow... 3M I think made it, and the stuff works great for us.

I'm also curious on a sealer. We also use the Pledge for granite and it works well.

I use DuPont Premium Stone Sealer on our granite counters and have had great results. It says it'll last 3 - 5 years (interior), but I go ahead and reseal every 2 years just to be safe.

http://www2.dupont.com/Stone_Care/en_US/products/protect/adv_stone_tile_sealer.html

Check online for the test to see if your counter needs to be sealed. Luckily for me I read up before I applied sealant - turns out I would have ruined my counter (made it hazy) since my counters will not absorb water or oil. Some are porous, and will take and need a sealant. Some are not porous, and will reject a sealant, leaving a hazy finish. I am just careful to keep them clean. The worst thing is anything acidic, like wine or vinegar or juice. Be careful what you clean with, must say for granite. Four years later, my counters look fine.

Do you mean something like this?

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Homeowners and fabricators can make the same test. Leave water on a slab for 10-15 minutes and then remove it; if water doesn’t darken the stone when it’s removed, the granite won’t absorb water-based staining material. If you’re shaping an edge on a granite top by working wet, and the stone doesn’t stay dark when the water is removed, it won’t absorb a water-based sealer, either.

You can use a solvent test to see if a solvent- or petroleum-based stain will enter the granite. Simply dab some mineral oil on the slab and leave for 5-l0 minutes. If, after you remove it, it doesn’t darken the stone, neither will a staining agent.

If it does go dark, no worries about damaging the granite with the test; the mineral oil will completely evaporate, leaving the stone its natural color. But, this will tell you that you can use a solvent-based sealer to protect against oil—based stains.

In short, if the granite goes dark with either water or mineral oil, then seal. lf there is no color change alter testing with these two liquids, you do not really need a sealer on your granite countertop

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Yes. I tested with water and I tested with oil and nothing absorbed into my counter, so I have not sealed. I do try to keep all acidic things like vinegar and juice cleaned up immediately. I would like a different material, like quartz, but the granite has not been as difficult to take care of as I was afraid it would be.

Thanks for the clarification

[This message has been edited by TexAgs staff (edited 9/11/2013 6:52a).]

^^holy hell that sounds fishy. Im not clicking that link.