I agree with this method. Get the liquid stuff and add colour. UbaTuba
should be easy to match with it being predominately green. Do you have the
black/green or the brown/green with black and gold flecks? Probably black
would be sufficient for a 1/4 inch round chip. Surround it with thin scotch
tape several layers wide and use a razor blade to level the surface. When it
starts setting and is not fully hard, remove the tape and see if you can
plane off the extra with a razor blade. Buffing afterwards should make it
disappear unless you know exactly where it is. Be sure to thoroughly clean
the area first and make sure it is totally dry before adding the epoxy.

"Chris Lewis" wrote in message
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According to fishcakes :
Hello - We got about a quarter inch round chip in our Uba Tuba Granite
when a glass salt shaker fell from the top cabinet. Does anyone have
any suggestions or home remedies that the do it yourselfer could try
to fill the chip. I noticed there may be some professional granite
fill products, but they seem complicated. I'm not too worried about
an exact color match, just looking for something to fill the hole as
it is unfortunately in a very noticeable section of the counter. I
was thinking like clear silicon, but then thought that may not stick
to it or be good for a food prep area. What is generally done about
chips of this size, or is the answer simply leave it alone and live
with it.

Probably the best "amateur" fix for this would be to use epoxy, mixed
with small amounts of dye/color (eg: artist dye powders) to make it less
glaringly obvious. 5 minute epoxy would do, but it'd be better to
use one of the longer open time formulations that's not nearly
as thick. The West Systems sample kit (around $10 at marine supply,
canoe builder supply, many woodworking hobby stores etc) probably has
enough material to do the job.

If you use something thick, you'll need to force it level (eg:
wax paper under a wooden block) and squeeze out will be a PITA.
West will self-level. If you end up having to sand it, you'll
have to polish the result to get some gloss back.

After a day or two, the repair will be almost as hard as the rest
of the countertop. Silicone is just too soft.
--
Chris Lewis,

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