Referral for granite seam repair needed...

[aaron miller]

Hello everyone,

I had granite countertops installed a few months back. One of my seams in unlevel and the installer did some grinding on it to try to level it out. So now, around the seam the area is dull and not shiny at all. I called the installer back out, and they stated that it was possible they would damage the stone even worse if they tried to fix it (they refunded some of my install money since they couldn't fix it). They recommended for me to wax it, which I have done, but the wax wears off.

Does anyone know of anyone quality stone repair in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area?

	grinding This is the second stage in securing a flawless surface. This stage will remove all scratches from any de-lipped surface.

[Huligar]

forget about the wax.
Let me take a look and see if we have someone in your area.

[Topshop]

I hate to hear stories like this. It gives our whole industry a bad name when some fabricators cannot take the time to learn the trade they are in.

Be sure to tell all your friends, neighbors, and relatives to not use these guys. It is their responsibility to do the job right in the first place and if they cannot they should hire someone who does know how to fix it right. Giving money off on a top is no way to solve a quality problem.

Always remember in the granite industry - wax is for hacks.

I hope we can find someone to help you. Good luck.

[classicrascal]

I'm from the DFW area. After bootcamp, I'm confident I can do the project, Huligar.

[Huligar]

Miller, what type of stone do you have?
I will see to it that Classicrascal can deal with this task.

[Topshop]

I was thinking the same thing. If I know the stone I can try to have some of it on hand for Rascal to practice on and be sure he can do it. Every stone is slightly different and many need a slightly different technique.

[aaron miller]

hey guys!

thanks for getting back to me so quick!

i have tropical brown granite. what would be the estimated cost to fix a seam?

also, in the meantime (i've got guests coming over next weekend), i need to purchase some wax to hide my little problem. any in particular you'd recommend? what about this: Calibre Resources - diamond, air/electric tools for granite, marble, other stone, concrete and glass cutting, grinding, drilling and polishing

please let me know!

thanks!

[Huligar]

Calibre is a good company to buy from, we test a lot of his diamonds.
If you feel the need to hide it from your guest, you can use the wax that you linked to as long as you understand that its is a temporary fix.

[aaron miller]

thanks huligar!

i'll get the wax for a temporary fix, and await classicrascal's completion of his bootcamp.

out of curiousity, would some pictures of my seam help anyone out? i can take some pics and post them tomorrow if anyone is interested in seeing them!

thanks again!

[Huligar]

We love images of seams and bad repair work. if you can post i few images of the seams any other problems you have with the stone.