How to Care for & Maintain Rawnsley

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 Rawnsley 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 Rawnsley, 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.

Cutting Rawnsley Quartzite Wet

Rawnsley quartzite undergoes wet cutting during fabrication. This is important to preserve the performance of the tools used during stone fabrication. Yet, quartzite slabs, including Rawnsley are porous and even though they are durable and hard, keeping as much liquid from being absorbed by the stone is not only practical, but makes good sense. Reducing the amount of moisture that gets absorbed by a quartzite stone as it gets cut can be done by sealing the stone prior to cutting.

Rawnsley Quartzite Care & Maintenance

In the course of everyday life, there are times when common spills and dirt come into contact with any countertop surface, including Rawnsley quartzite. And even though sealing stone does not make it stain-proof, it does boost the resistance of the material against staining. Using an effective sealer on a Rawnsley countertop will make it water and oil repellant. This allows the owner time to clean up any substances that could stain the quartzite. That is why using a quartzite surface sealer is a good idea; especially for materials such as Rawnsley that are porous and can get "thirsty" easily. Not only During fabrication, but even afterward it makes sense to use a sealer on a Rawnsley quartzite surface.

Quartzite Care & Maintenance Recommended for Rawnsley

There are several opinions promoted regarding whether it is necessary to seal natural stone surfaces. Because of this, fabrication pros and consumers alike may wonder just how important it is. The answer to that question would depend on how you feel about having a stone that reaches its full potential. Rawnsley quartzite , and many other natural stone materials offer a range of performance. The porosity of the stone impacts its resistance to staining. Sealing the stone boosts its ability to resist stains. That is consistent with the authoritative recommendation.

Many consider the NSI to be the authority on all things having to do with natural stone. What is it? It 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 and it is an authoritative source for safety and technical standards and information regarding the use of natural stone.

This organization offers training on sealers and application thereof thus indicating that the best course of action regarding natural stone (including Rawnsley quartzite countertops) is to treat them with sealer. In fact, many of the stone industry's most successful professionals recommend sealing. Even after a countertop is installed it is important for the owner of that stone to have care and maintenance program and follow it.

As we have discussed, Rawnsley 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 Rawnsley quartzite.