Just looked at leathered quartz counters last night at a friend's new kitchen. I was stumped because it looks and feels like a cultured product, until I began to understand the process that they use to make it. It looks like a bedrock river bed, worn from the eons of water flowing over it. What a marvelous counter material. Rough but polished and sealed at the same time, it should stand up to decades of kitchen abuse.
Can any granite be "leathered"? Do you pick out your granite and ask them to 'leather" it? Or do you ask if they have any 'leathered' slabs to pick from?
Thanks for the comment Shelley. The fabricator is who you would ask about a leathered finish. It's a brushing process preformed per order typically. Hope this helps!
The designer I work with had white leathered quartz countertops installed in my kitchen. White and leathered. I am finding it impossible to get the dark smudges out of it. I have tried to soap and water with cloths, windex with scrub brushes. Nothing works. Smudges find their way into the surface and then get snug as a bug in a rug there, in bold relief against the white surface. What should I do?
I have heard similar issues recently. Some say to use a rough hand broom to clean out of crevices as daily cleaning while others have said that warm water and soap is less than ideal. The water will evaporate and leave the soap residue behind, eventually leaving a soap scum film. Natural orange based cleaners have been said were good choices. If you find a particular product that works please share!
It's a finish that most all suppliers would be able to direct you to Ramesh. I'd start with your most trusted local stone supplier and go from there. Best of luck!
