Leathered Black Granite

I have absolute black granite in the leathered finish.
Leathered black granite. The installer told me to use this product that would seal them and leave a slight sheen. Leathered countertop smudge by. Anonymous my leathered black granite countertop on my island is a smudge magnet. I was keeping up with it by using an envirocloth.
This granite is black in color and will work well in any home application. The smudges are a lighter grey than the rest of the island. The other day some jet dry finish rinse aid spilled on the countertop creating two large smudges. Absolute black leather granite is a simple yet eye catching stone that has risen in popularity in recent years.
The first couple of days i thought i had made a mistake because of the hand prints and water marks. The high gloss the reflectivity of polished granite makes it all to easy to smudge stain and weather. Some people kitchen professionals included warned of the hazards of the leathered absolute black granite. They went on to say that the leathered is much more porous than the polished and it just wasn t wise to use it in a kitchen.
Leathered granite also called antiqued granite is a great counter top choice for kitchens. This was working very well. Polished granite has the tendency to reveal all our little kitchen mistakes if not cleaned daily. I am a regular cook and am very hard on my kitchen counters and appliances.
This puts leathered granite in a whole different tier than polished granite.