[Artificial stone countertop renovation] How to maintain and repair the artificial stone countertop

The advantages of artificial stone countertops are more obvious than those of other materials, but correspondingly, its price is more expensive, so there are many precautions when using artificial stone countertops. Let’s take a look. .

Precautions for the use of artificial stone countertops

1. Do not place high-temperature objects directly on the countertop. When placing high temperature objects, you should add brackets with rubber feet, heat insulation pads and other heat insulation materials under the placed objects;

2. Do not use boiling water immediately after washing the cabinet countertops in cold water to avoid Artificial marble countertops will burst due to sudden cold and hot in a short period of time;

3. Do not drag heavy objects directly on the countertop, so as to keep the countertop clean and beautiful;

4. Do not use the countertop as a cutting board to directly cut or chop various objects; (hint: add a rubber anti-skid pad or towel under the cutting board)

5. Do not let heavy objects or sharp objects impact the surface of the artificial stone countertop. To prevent leaving traces;

6. Avoid contacting the countertop with some organic solvents, such as paint remover, acetone-containing delustering water, pine perfume, etc., which may damage the gloss and smoothness of the countertop and cause Stain.

Care of artificial stone countertops

Matte surface: Use a decontamination detergent to round the surface, then clean it, Wipe dry with a dry towel. Wipe the entire countertop with a scouring pad at intervals to keep the surface smooth and clean.

Semi-matte surface: Use a scouring pad dipped in a non-abrasive cleaning agent and polish it in a circle, then dry it with a towel, and use a non-abrasive polishing material to enhance the surface brightening effect.

High-gloss surface: Use sponge and non-abrasive brightener to polish. Dirt that is particularly difficult to remove can be polished with 1200 mesh sandpaper, and then brightened with a soft cloth and brightener (or furniture wax).

Renovation process of artificial stone countertops

1. Seamless processing: For some defects in the filling operation, use Fill the seams with the corresponding caulk.

2. Leveling the cuts: After the stone caulking agent is completely dry, use 50# or 100# grinding discs to polish. This process needs to smooth the cuts, which takes a long time. The area where the cut is very large should be treated with a hand-throwing machine first, and then polished with a cut machine; then use a thick disc to smooth the marble glue outside the gap; then polish the overall artificial stone floor to smooth all the high and low gaps .

3. Grinding medium discs: use 150#, 300#, 500#, 800# discs, and polish evenly from coarse to fine.

4. Fine grinding and polishing: first use a water suction machine to clean the stone surface stains, and then use 1000#, 2000#, 3000# to polish the finely ground stone, be sure to eliminate the scratches and show The finish of the stone. After finishing the above work, even if the stone renovation work is over, after water absorption, dust removal, ventilation and drying, the later crystallization maintenance work can be done.

5. Antifouling treatment: Use oily antifouling agent, with crystal surface curing machine, steel wool, cotton cloth, etc. to grind the surface of artificial stone until the ground is dry; at this time, the ground is neither hydrophilic nor friendly Oil has certain anti-fouling and anti-slip functions.

It can be seen that the technical requirements for the renovation of artificial stone countertops are still relatively strict, and the process is relatively cumbersome, so in daily life, We should pay more attention to its maintenance and care.