Granite : milky looking granite

[Paper Boy]

I have black granite with bits of brown and silver . I have this throughout the house, all bathrooms, kitchen, fireplaces etc. Since they first installed my granite I was disappointed in the finish in some areas. Some areas seem to have a milky appearance. Other areas that have a bullnose finish you can see how shiny the edge is but the there is dulling all around the border. The installer said this is normal, but I have compared my granite to others and mine seems to have no luster. I picked all the slabs together with the builder and they were all matched. What can be the cause of this?
Thanks,
Debbie

[Huligar]

have any other of you ever run into crap like this?

[cheesedog]

i think i know what hes talking about. do you mean that it is dull on the horizontal part, right before the bullnose starts to go down? if so its from a poor polishing job, and is not normal. and if the bullnose itself is dull that is also most likely from a poor effort. it can, and should be fixed, if it is in fact what i just described.

	Polishing Polishing: This is the final stage, which leaves the surface with reflective characteristics.

[Topshop]

Yup poor fab job. Might be tough to fix installed.

[Huligar]

Tough but not impossible.

[Topshop]

With more patience than I have.

[Steve Patrick]

Being the "newbie" in this trade and still practicing, I read the description of the problem and then of course, Huligar's cryptic "not impossible". I grabbed up a scrap piece of Absolute and reproduced the customer's problem to see if I could remedy it. I brought the piece back without the halo. Still had to use the Alpha buff though. Which brought up the question- Is it possible to bring up Absolute Black to finish up to 3k without the buff pad? And do you think the guy that invented the pad owns his own island somewhere in the Caribbean?

	Buff Pad your polishing process is made easy to achieve a high final polish. This pad not only cost less than others in its class, but it also work faster and with less mess.

[cheesedog]

for some reason i havent had any luck with the alpha buff wet-to-dry process. i use the alpha turbos up to 2000 grit, then i use a potea granite powder. i was able to get the black absolute better than factory. i practiced a bit with it yeaterday. i scratched the face with a 36 grit stone, then removed it an polished. no haze, no dip.

	grit GRIT SIZE: Applies to the size and number of particles per square inch which are used to determine the abrasiveness of sandpapers, grinding stones etc.

[Steve Patrick]

Chido! I'll try it at 2K and the powder. I'll probably still lapse into using a 3000. Thanks Cheesedog.

[Topshop]

Steve, I bet the guy who invented the pad (unless he ownes the company)is some poor guy working for alpha - probably even got fired or quit a few years after it went into production. When working for a company anything you invent is theirs and they get all the profits - you have the priveliage of working there and collecting your salary. Trust me I know - I was there at one time.