Caring for Marble and Granite. You can find out how to maintain your countertops to look their best here. You will find tips and products to help with the caring for marble and granite surfaces.

Granite and marble countertops require routine maintenance to look their best. Here are some basic care tips.

Granite resists scratches and acid stains (from such sources as citrus juice) and, if sealed by the fabricator, resists most food stains as well.

Marble is much softer than granite and is highly porous, so it's easily etched by acids. It's also prone to water stains, such as ring marks left by drinking glasses.

Caring for marble and granite is easy, by clean both stone surfaces daily with a soft cloth using mild dish soap, and wipe off any spills immediately. Especially after rolling dough on marble, you'll want to clean up the mess right away. If a stain does soak in, treat it with warm water and a mild dish soap, or a stone soap recommended by your countertop contractor. For more serious stains, you may need to use a poultice an absorbent compound, such as powdered whiting mixed with hydrogen peroxide which will pull the stain out. Check with your granite or marble fabricator about cleaning recommendations for specific stains.

If granite gets scratched, call a granite fabricator to professionally polish and refinish the countertop's surface.

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Intercare Professional Cleanser
A concentrated natural stone cleaner for the daily caring for marble and granite as well as slate, travertine, terrazzo and all other natural stone. This cleaner is stone safe and will not harm or dull or damage the surfaces of your natural stone. Designed to deep clean and lift dirt and grit from the pores of the stone without damaging the gloss or diminishing the natural color. Also cleans ceramic tile and cultured marble surfaces. Convenient Tip-N-Measure container. Dilute 2-3 ounces per gallon of water.

Marble Restoration and Maintenance Kit
Everything you will need to restore those dull etch marks and water spots on your marble, limestone and polished travertine vanities, countertops and small areas of the floor and then keep it in beautiful condition.

This kit includes:
1 Quart INTERCAREŽ Ready To Use Cleanser
1 Pint Gold Plus Gloss Restorer
1 Pint Marble Cream
1 Polisher/Buffer
1 Tan Buffing Pad