Food and liquids left to sit too long can stain the granite and change its color especially if the countertops haven t been properly sealed.
Can granite be stained a different color.
Whether you want to change the color of your fireplace stone after years of looking at the same thing or you are moving into a home with colors that just don t.
Stones that are lighter in color do tend to show stains more quickly as we can see in the pictures here.
Granite is a personal choice and the best way for long term beauty and care is either to replace the granite or live with it.
Second we will explore colonial white granite.
It will not adhere and if you do not like the color think about changing the wall color or even the cabinet color to change the look of the granite and compliment it more.
Even a completely sealed granite countertop can stain if a spill is left to sit for long enough.
One of the videos i watched was for a product called giani s countertop paint and it gave me a good idea of how to start the process being that i am impatient and didn t want to wait for it to ship to me and they don t carry that product at my local home depot or lowe s i.
How to stain stone fireplaces.
After 2 hours though you can see a stain where the olive oil was.
There are tons of tutorials out there to duplicate the effect of faux marble and i tried a few different ways.
And of course more lightly colored granite is more likely to show stains than darker colors so if you have a white or other pale colored granite countertop it s important to be extra vigilant.