HGTV Message Boards
Quartz and Granite countertops

This topic can be found at:
http://boards.hgtv.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/1634079532/m/5553989167

Aug 11, 2012, 05:49 PM
arepo
Quartz and Granite countertops
Is it safe to use windex on my new quartz countertops to clean them?
I then use the Weiman polish that was recommended here to shine them and it looks great.
I want to be sure I am not doing something wrong by using windex for cleaning.
Thanks so much.
Aug 11, 2012, 08:37 PM
sms29s66
If your countertop has a polished surface, then you are doing exactly what Silestone recommends. If, however, you have a leather finish, as I do, then skip the Windex and just use the Wieman cleaner.
Aug 11, 2012, 08:52 PM
arepo
Leave it to you SMS. You always come through.
Thanks a bunch.
(I cannot use the smilies -- they don't work, so please accept my smiling face anyway)

Wish someone could tell me why they won't work for me.
Aug 12, 2012, 02:48 AM
sms29s66
I can't use them either. I see other posts have them. I wonder what we did to offend....
Aug 13, 2012, 05:27 AM
Indexlady
I can't use the icons either, so I just type the characters and it comes through. For a smiley like this Smile I type a colon and a closing parenthesis with no space between.
Aug 13, 2012, 11:23 PM
Lady50
We have relatively new granite countertops and were told by the installer NOT to use any product which contains vinegar or citrus, as they can etch the surface. We use 409 stone and granite cleaner in a spray bottle.

~Lady50
Jan 21, 2013, 11:51 AM
yvonneqhedge
granite countertops are easy to clean and advised by experts just to use water and soap.