We noticed our kitchen's granite countertop has a very small (grain
size) chip/dent in it. Besides looks, I am afraid it may get larger.

What would be the best way to deal with it? Ignore? Try to seal it, and
if so with what? Thanks.

On 8 10 , 3 38 , RPS wrote:
We noticed our kitchen's granite countertop has a very small (grain
size) chip/dent in it. Besides looks, I am afraid it may get larger.

What would be the best way to deal with it? Ignore? Try to seal it, and
if so with what? Thanks.

sorry,your countertop should be replaced,you can not solve the
proplem comletely

On Aug 10, 3:38 am, RPS wrote:
We noticed our kitchen's granite countertop has a very small (grain
size) chip/dent in it. Besides looks, I am afraid it may get larger.

What would be the best way to deal with it? Ignore? Try to seal it, and
if so with what? Thanks.

Hi,

Go to a marble and rock place where you get kitchen counter tops. They
have fillers that color match and can help you out. We had a similar
issue in that when they fitted one counter top there was a 3 milimeter
gap between the granite and the tile on one edge of the counter. The
gap was also only about 2 cm in length. They fixed it by slipping in
this filler compound. Not sure what it is but it looks pretty good and
unless you look like from 4 inches away you will never notice it.

Best, Mike.

On Aug 10, 2:38 am, RPS wrote:
We noticed our kitchen's granite countertop has a very small (grain
size) chip/dent in it. Besides looks, I am afraid it may get larger.

What would be the best way to deal with it? Ignore? Try to seal it, and
if so with what? Thanks.

What hobbs said, its a 2 part epoxy with a colorant to match the top.

On Aug 10, 6:11 am, hobbes wrote:
On Aug 10, 3:38 am, RPS wrote:

We noticed our kitchen's granite countertop has a very small (grain
size) chip/dent in it. Besides looks, I am afraid it may get larger.

What would be the best way to deal with it? Ignore? Try to seal it, and
if so with what? Thanks.

Hi,

Go to a marble and rock place where you get kitchen counter tops. They
have fillers that color match and can help you out. We had a similar
issue in that when they fitted one counter top there was a 3 milimeter
gap between the granite and the tile on one edge of the counter. The
gap was also only about 2 cm in length. They fixed it by slipping in
this filler compound. Not sure what it is but it looks pretty good and
unless you look like from 4 inches away you will never notice it.

Best, Mike.

Epoxy and sealer.

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www.tawny-kitaen.com

On 8 12 , 8 49 , wrote:
On Aug 10, 6:11 am, hobbes wrote:





On Aug 10, 3:38 am, RPS wrote:

We noticed our kitchen's granite countertop has a very small (grain
size) chip/dent in it. Besides looks, I am afraid it may get larger.

What would be the best way to deal with it? Ignore? Try to seal it, and
if so with what? Thanks.

Hi,

Go to a marble and rock place where you get kitchen counter tops. They
have fillers that color match and can help you out. We had a similar
issue in that when they fitted one counter top there was a 3 milimeter
gap between the granite and the tile on one edge of the counter. The
gap was also only about 2 cm in length. They fixed it by slipping in
this filler compound. Not sure what it is but it looks pretty good and
unless you look like from 4 inches away you will never notice it.

Best, Mike.

Epoxy and sealer.

----------------------------------www.tawny-kitaen.com- -

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hi,do you solve the trouble now

On Aug 10, 6:11 am, hobbes wrote:
On Aug 10, 3:38 am, RPS wrote:

We noticed our kitchen's granite countertop has a very small (grain
size) chip/dent in it. Besides looks, I am afraid it may get larger.

What would be the best way to deal with it? Ignore? Try to seal it, and
if so with what? Thanks.

Hi,

Go to a marble and rock place where you get kitchen counter tops. They
have fillers that color match and can help you out. We had a similar
issue in that when they fitted one counter top there was a 3 milimeter
gap between the granite and the tile on one edge of the counter. The
gap was also only about 2 cm in length. They fixed it by slipping in
this filler compound. Not sure what it is but it looks pretty good and
unless you look like from 4 inches away you will never notice it.

Best, Mike.

Mike, You seem to know about this experience I am hoping for some
advice, My granite counter top of two years cracked from the edge to
the "cut hole" where the drop in stove top was placed, it is a little
over 2 inched long and all the way through top to bottom, they said
they could come and "fix" it so that it looked ok, the crack will
always be there, to the tune of $250 buck. YIKES Any thoughts?
Thanks, sam

On Aug 10, 5:13 am, wrote:
On 8 10 , 3 38 , RPS wrote:

We noticed our kitchen's granite countertop has a very small (grain
size) chip/dent in it. Besides looks, I am afraid it may get larger.

What would be the best way to deal with it? Ignore? Try to seal it, and
if so with what? Thanks.

sorry,your countertop should be replaced,you can not solve the
proplem comletely

Why do you say that? I mean I am not sure about hese guys but I
recently spent $5,000 on counter tops, I am interested in why you feel
repair is a waste of time. Thanks, I have to make a decision on a
more serious crack in my 2 year old counter. sam

wrote...

We noticed our kitchen's granite countertop has a very small (grain
size) chip/dent in it. Besides looks, I am afraid it may get larger.

What would be the best way to deal with it? Ignore? Try to seal it, and
if so with what? Thanks.

Go to a marble and rock place where you get kitchen counter tops. They
have fillers that color match and can help you out. We had a similar
issue in that when they fitted one counter top there was a 3 milimeter
gap between the granite and the tile on one edge of the counter. The
gap was also only about 2 cm in length. They fixed it by slipping in
this filler compound. Not sure what it is but it looks pretty good and
unless you look like from 4 inches away you will never notice it.

Since granite is not uniform/homogeneous like Corian, etc, the filler idea
should work fine. An exact color match should not be necessary.


Mike, You seem to know about this experience I am hoping for some
advice, My granite counter top of two years cracked from the edge to
the "cut hole" where the drop in stove top was placed, it is a little
over 2 inched long and all the way through top to bottom, they said
they could come and "fix" it so that it looked ok, the crack will
always be there, to the tune of $250 buck. YIKES Any thoughts?

My countertop cracked on a natural seam when the installer was cutting the sink
opening. The place where it cracked was a very beautiful, though apparently
weak, mineral deposit.

To fix it and prevent future cracks, he epoxied a metal strip all along the
bottom edge along the front of the sink opening. He then filled in the crack
with clear epoxy (thin, so it wicked into the crack) to stabilize and seal it,
then sanded it smooth. We can't even see the crack!

wrote...

What would be the best way to deal with it? Ignore? Try to seal it, and
if so with what? Thanks.

sorry,your countertop should be replaced,you can not solve the
proplem comletely

Why do you say that? I mean I am not sure about hese guys but I
recently spent $5,000 on counter tops, I am interested in why you feel
repair is a waste of time. Thanks, I have to make a decision on a
more serious crack in my 2 year old counter.

Whoever wrote that is clueless, just trying to stir the pot.

Your crack can be fixed relatively easily. The $250 you were quoted is
probably not out of line if the work is done properly.