Cleaners often incorporate a wax as a means of conveying additional gloss, as we Americans (unlike Europeans) link clean with shiny-or-glossy.
Overtime, these wax deposits pile up and instead of just filling in micro-imperfections in the surface, become the surface. This wax surface is soft, easily marred and reflects light poorly, lending itself to a the “dull” surface description. Re-cleaning with the same wax-containing material equilibrates to a similar activity as waxing-one’s-car in days past.
In effect, your surface is not “dirty” but rather “waxy.”
Whether you have purposely waxed your surface or not – you may still be suffering from a billed up of wax on your surface. Waxes can be introduced by your cleaner.
Side symptoms can include a surface that is easily smudged or smears – as one moves the wax on the surface. Smudges and smears are an indication that something is on your surface, and be definition – it is NOT clean.
This is most frequently encountered with granite counters, and the most common cause is the use of glass, window or all-purpose cleaner due to their incorporation of waxes to fill in micro-scratches. Granite counters, are second in hardness to diamonds, do not scratch easily and do NOT benefit from such cleaners.
We need to restore a “clean” surface by removing the waxy deposits on your surface. This can be difficult as the cleaner is designed to deposit them not remove them.
This means we need to have the surface chemically cleaned to free your beautiful surface from these deposits. Once removed, you will generally find your original HARD surface is back with its original luster and shine. Selecting the appropriate treatment is best left to a professional craftsman who will evaluate your hard surface type, and the symptoms to ascertain the appropriate solution to remove these deposits.
When speaking to your craftsman, be sure to provide them as much information as to the type of cleaner or cleaners you have tried. This will allow them to more quickly derive the appropriate solution.
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A typical process will require three steps:
1. Ascertaining the appropriate process to free-the-surface-from wax deposits.
2. Ascertaining the original surface for defects (this is necessary if the surface was originally purposely waxed to address another issue such as etches, scratches or heat damage.
3. Addressing and resolving the original defect.
4. Making a recommendation on an appropriate cleaner that will provide the cleaning performance you seek without recreating a future problem.
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This is the most common complaint on granite counters:
MARBLELIFE GRANITE & QUARTZ CLEANER – is a wax-free, oil-free, streak-free powerful cleaner formulated to quickly cut through and remove oils, greases, fats and other common dirts that separate you from a “clean,” outcome.
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