Care and Maintenance for Muscovita

When you install a quartzite surface, what do you recommend to the consumer as a care and maintenance program? For example, if you finished up a job installing a Muscovita quartzite surface and the customer asked how to care for it, what would you recommend? When it comes to recommending a care and maintenance routine for Muscovita, or any other quartzite countertop surface for that matter, we have a recommendation. We will examine it in this article. For a discussion of why sealing quartzite can be challenging checkout out article entitled: Meeting the Challenge of Sealing Quartzite. Now, on to the topic at hand.

Muscovita Quartzite Wet Cutting

Natural quartzite slabs are cut in many cases using wet saws to make the cuts in the material. Like other quartzite surfaces, Muscovita gets cut using saws and other tools in a wet environment. However, keeping liquids out of the pores of natural stone is beneficial and even when the slab is being cut, it makes sense to reduce the amount of water that the stone absorbs.

Muscovita Quartzite Care & Maintenance

Whether the stone is in the shop or installed in a home, Muscovita quartzite surfaces benefit from being treated with a quality stone sealer. These products won't make the stone stain-proof by any means, but they do provide a valuable task. Dirt and spills that are common not only in households, but also in work areas are repelled when an effective sealer is used to treat a Muscovita slab. This means that applying a quartzite surface sealer to the stone will boost its resistance to stains that can be delivered into the pores via moisture and oil.

Quartzite Care & Maintenance Recommended for Muscovita

A question that is sometimes found to be on the minds of professionals and consumers alike is, "Is sealing Muscovita quartzite required?" The answer to that question would depend on how much importance the one asking the question puts on getting the very best results. Why? Because not every single quartzite slab that is made into a countertop will be sealed either correctly or often enough. By the same token though, those countertops will not have the highest level of stain resistance either.

The NSI is a trade association representing every aspect of the natural stone industry. Its current membership at the time of this writing exceeds 2,000 members in over 50 countries. It serves as the authoritative source for safety and technical standards and information regarding the use of natural stone. What does it say regarding sealers?

The NSI offers training on sealers and application thereof, which implies the importance of using sealer to improve stone's resistance to water and oil based liquids. Additionally, we recommend that a care and maintenance routine be used by consumers after installation. Doing so gives the owner of the stone the best performance opportunity.

As we have discussed, Muscovita quartzite, as well as other quartzite benefits from having a regular routine that includes sealer application. Keeping water out if the pores of any natural stone improves the appearance of that particular stone. In fact the lighter the material, or the darker the material, the easier a discoloration from water could happen. For this reason and others, it is good to practice the techniques we have discussed in this article when working with or on Muscovita quartzite.