Resealing Granite Benchtops
Buff the granite completely dry and wait an hour for any moisture the stone has absorbed to evaporate.
Resealing granite benchtops. Clean the granite counter well before resealing. The sealer should be reapplied at least every couple of years but preferably yearly. Instructions for sealing granite counter top the right way are by using recommended grani. If you have granite benchtops that do require sealing you will need to re apply the sealer periodically in order to keep the granite in tip top condition.
Spray cleanser evenly onto the surface and buff the stone to remove surface debris grime finger oils or other substances that could block the sealer from penetrating the stone. Granite differs from granodiorite in that at least 35 of the feldspar in granite is alkali feldspar as opposed to plagioclase. Although you may find that many countertops do not require being sealed applying a sealer is common practice. You should seal your granite or marble countertops once every year.
It is the potassium feldspar that gives many granites a distinctive pink color. Test whether the granite needs sealing. By definition granite is an igneous rock with at least 20 quartz and up to 65 alkali feldspar by volume.