It's funny to read the comments here... So many folks would do the quick-fix and be done. I don't know what is wrong with workers these days. Nobody seems to care about their work anymore - just get it done as soon as possible, and be out of there... You, on the other hand, are a true craftsman! You know your stuff, and apparently care enough to do a repair right!!! Given a choice, I'd choose your work over a quick fix every time. I wish I didn't live so far away! I'd call you in a heartbeat to fix the BIG chip the granite company that installed my island just couldn't seem to be able to repair. I had them out three times! I finally stopped calling, because they had sent their 'expert' the last two times, and he couldn't do any better job than the kludged fix the other workers managed to do. Keep up the good work, and thanks for sharing your video with us.
+rgoers You are most welcome! I appreciate the kind words and its very unfortunate but you are correct. This day and age everyone is quantity over quality. In the skilled trades its quite unfortunate.
This video was a good use of 30 minutes. So many people spend thousands of dollars on granite countertops, yet spend no time to understand what is involved to maintain the granite. This video will allow one to determine if they are up to the challenge of doing the job correctly. Conversely, it will allow people to appreciate the work put forth by the person hired to do the job correctly. A pan was recently dropped on our countertop in the exact location of the repair you performed. The damage was also identical. Thanks for effort in posting the video.
Thank you! It looks wonderful, and much more work than most homeowners would want to deal with. I am going to repair a long meandering crack in my countertop, and follow your instructions. I found a website that sells everything you mentioned, including the epoxy. He even has a link to this UA-cam video, Tin Oxide is a lapidary grit/polish. I have had a couple of tumbers so was familiar with it. I am pretty cheap when it comes to paying someone to do something I can do myself. My husband says "Hire a contractor." Not me...I just use UA-cam videos, and sometimes have to watch several times before I tackle a job. Plumbing (I waited a year with the tank lid off, waiting for my husband to fix the toilet. ) Finally, I typed in the problem with the toilet, found out how to fix it, and bought the parts and fixed it. Same with a tile chip, and another toilet problem, different toilet, and my dryer died, and I fixed that too. LOVE Youutube videos! Thanks again. Your work is excellent!
Anne Martin- Can you please share/post the link to the website you found to repair the crack? I have a crack in my countertop in front of sink that needs attention. I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.
Excellent video, its alway great to watch experts at work, and learn some of the tricks of their trade. Now I’m off to try fixing several chips on my granite worktops.
If you have a polisher and the pads, edge chips on a pencil edge like the one I'm working on in this video, can be fixed by just rounding the edge over more until the chips are gone. Some granites are prone to chip more then others and some are soft stone and chip easier than others.
Good tips man I do this at the shop alot when working with marble after dropping sinks by hand. Marble sinks should be ran on a cnc to be honest but once ares was down for repair and you know work must go on and marble is the worst for getting major blowouts and this actually works very well. My first day working at a new shop they had me drop a sink in an Alaskan Marble vanity and had a few small blow outs on the bottom edge and when the other fabricators seen me crushing up some marble they all looked at me like wtf is he doing Then when I was done repairing and polishing the sink they all wanted me to show them how ta do it lol.
Great video! I used the technique you demonstrate here to repair a chip and a largish crack in the edge a piece of granite and it worked perfectly! Thank you!
great video friend! ... i am a do-it-yourselfer and i learned a bunch ... also wonderful to watch a great craftsman, most folks do not appreciate what it takes to make it happen!
Thanks Dennis! You are absolutely correct! In todays world not a lot of people appreciate hands on craftsmanship. All of the granite work I do is done by hand, no CNC machine. More pride in the finished product!
Awesome video awesome description you got yourself camera tripod it would save you a lot time. I just cracked a 1-in bench shower seat I ended up keeping a lot of the grindings. Learned that long time ago would class and figured it would work in epoxy also. Not a lot of videos to show how to fix this like you do I give you an A and a lot better than most of the other videos. Really wish the last step when you came back when to hit it with the steel wool to complete everything. Thank you you're awesome you are a master
O.M.G. that was scary, especially when your work area appeared to broaden! I thought you were going to renew someones kitchen but turned out nicely. Good Job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's a lot of work for a chip. But I do like to see other stoners in action. :) It's interesting how many different techniques are learned for stone work. Grinder Up!
theres not many of us craftsmen out there.........damn you Home Depot!! My ass is retired, but I find it hard to pass up a sweet master bathroom once in a while :] $$$
Ya it is definitely a dying industry for actual hands on craftsmanship. Everyone is going CNC its getting to be quantity over quality. But not me! Not ever
MaineGraniteGuy - I just came across your video. Thanks for posting. Wow, that's craftsmanship at its finest! You just don't see that much now days. I'm looking at repairing a stone vessel sink attempting to use your techniques. Where can a DIYer get ground stone dust/chip you used in the filler? Thanks in advance and good luck in your business -- I bet you have a long list of satisfied clients. Keep the videos coming!
I have two matching antique european built end tables with pink marble tops. One of them broke about 20 years ago and there are partial voids or chips along the edges. I have no surplus marble with which to make the repair paste. I'm quite handy with materials and can mend wood, metals and other finished materials on a professional basis-- but I have no experience with stone. I understand Marble is considerably softer than granite and I'm thinking I could scrape some marble off the underside of the marble top-but not too much as I don't need more than teaspoon of marble dust/powder (it's about 7/8" thick) and use that as filler for the epoxy. I'm not adverse to sending it off for repair but from what I see, repairing it myself is within my skill set--I have great patience for long, drawn-out, exacting processes--it's the nature of what I do for a living. Any advice is greatly appreciated and of course, thanks very much for producing the video and drawing my attention to this repair procedure for black granite.
I have the Ubatuba in leathered granite. My chip is exactly like the one in your video. I do not have the equipment or the inclination to attempt such a skilled job. Your video certainly helped me appreciate the level of skill required. I wish you were in southern CA! With leathered granite, am I correct that the polishing required would be severely cut back since this is a matte finish? Does leathered granite get sealed? (Obviously I know nothing about this subject!) Do you have the resources to recommend a skilled craftsman in Orange County, CA??
Amazing!! :) thx I have white quartz countertop (not perfectly white, has some tiny grey specs in it). I glued the piece back, about half a woman's pinky nail, but silly me didn't glue it leveled so I had to sand it down with wet 1000 grit, you can imagine it's dull now :( Would using tin oxide with a dremel and polishing pad get it to shine back? please tell me so! I also read about aluminum oxide, thx in advance appreciate it
Thank you for posting this video. I hope you can help with a question. I have Uba Tuba, purchased a set of dry polishing pads and did about 6 feet of countertop. It left them smooth, but looking dull just like the spot you did next to the sink. Can you please tell me the product name for those polishing powders you used with the felt pad? I hope that can save my counters because now half look like Uba Tuba and the other half are much lighter where I used the dry pads! Thanks for helping a DIY'er in advance!
Additional info, I used dry pads with just a little water and my grit sequence was 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1500, 3000. I have a 6000 and black buff pad as well, but haven't used them yet since the color looked so bad.
+lights20 The powder is called tinoxide, I may be spelling it wrong. Its just a polishing compound you can pick up at most places you get the pads from.
+lights20 How did your repair turn out? If the lightness doesn't go away, it's possible you "burned" the stone. "Diaglow" is a brand of powder abrasive I use and recommend, can be found on amazon. I don't recommend using dry pads with water. The compound of dry pads is designed to be used dry. ;)
Dry pads are to be used dry, wet pads are to be used wet. You can get dry/wet pads witch is what you should have used also like Dave Bitton said after using the pads buffing the top with Dia-glow works very very well to bring out the shine but be careful when using it because its a acid an you don't really want that stuff on your skin or eyes.
Hi, I had granite counters installed in my bathrooms. It's been only 6 months and half of one edge of the area around the sink is very dull (turning white) I would call back the granite company but they went out of business. How can I get it to shine like the rest of the counter. I kinda remember them using a razor blade on the edge. Thanks
yeah bro, you should def. seal the chip first with ager(!), then straight clear CA glue, with half a can of accelerator.... done and done. Seriously though, I truly appreciate an EXPERIENCED approach, that will last for sure. Going to try incorporating the epoxy shine along with, or maybe in lieu of the ol torch and Cera.
+Jonas Gideons Ager and clear glue really?! To repair a granite counter. With all due respect quality over quantity. I am in no big rush to repair a counter someone spent 1000's on. Also I will guarantee my repair for 25 years. Can you do that with your glue?
Respect for the know-how of a craftsman and a job well done! Why don't you just mask off the chipped area and you end up bringing 2 sq ft of undamaged granite into the process though?
its great work! I have a question that is it possible to get grey tinoxide powder ?I can not find it.I have learning how to polishing with your video very much ww. I m repair man in japan, I repair many things but only stone products are very difficult.
No the tinoxide powder only comes in white. They do have a black powder that I use to color the white when working on darker stones. I do not know the exact name of the black powder, its strictly to color the white. When polishing the surface I can tell you heat is key for a high matching shine. Not to much though as you can burn the surface. But when your doing your final polish with the tinoxide you want to keep it going until your generating some heat off the surface. I polish until its getting warm enough to dry up my paste and just keep adding a little water to keep it from getting to dry/hot.
Yes, you should be able to buy it from any tool supplier that has epoxies etc, there are severall online. And yes you should use it on the darker stone, if not all the little pits and surface cracks even the smallest ones will fill with white. If you cant find the powder and alterative is coloring creams for epoxies. Take the white powder and put some in a squeeze bottle and add a little water and shake until you have a nice texture and add a little color at a time until the desired color is there. Experiment with little amounts until you master it.
Our granite countertops are three months old, we chipped the sink area when we hit the edge with a pan. There is no rounded edge around the sink area. I think a 3/8 or 1/2 inch round finish around the sink area would be better.
John Fishback DIY you need the equipment, if you have all of it your looking at very little cost. If not I charge $50.00 an hour with an minimal $150 for local jobs.
John Fishback If I give up all my secrets I would be stepping on my own feet! Nobody told me 10 years of trial and error to achieve the skill and knowledge I have now.
where can I buy the sand pads? I don't know how some parts of my granite counter tops have become dull just like the video...mainly around the sink...and on my granite cutting board.... thanks
Would this work on a light colored stone. We have a small chip in a dolomite granite that we need repaired right on the front edge of our 7 month old counter.
@@MaineDIYGuy oh gotcha yeah I have used some of the products but I found best if getting color back into the stone is an issue like I said on my other comment is using a Ebony or classic black color wood stain uni black is another one but for whatever reason, I found it doesn’t work as well as the wood stains.
Wow. I'd hire you, but I would NEVER try to do this myself. It would be like trying to emulate Norm Abram making furniture... great idea if you have a million years experience and a workshop of professional tools. :)
no bigger than the chip i skim with akemi once dry i hit with ps33 120 then ps33 240 sand paper clean up an go. great work but to much time with the surface rebuff
brad kimmerly - Yeah, because he just enjoys wasting time for no reason. I guess right here proves that some people take shitty shortcuts because they just don't care and others' take their time and follow a precise process.
you are A MASTER. we hired TARDS. these guys claim to be fabricators and didnt even polish the edge after they did the profile. total idiots. and they delivered and installed a counter top where they cracked the stone in the front where you go to the sink... then polished dry which did nothing... then put black paint on it. hahahahahah seriously the tards of the universe !! crack still there.
Get with the times bro. That can be done in 2 mins with a uv chip repair and steel wool. With the penetrating sealer I use there would be no need to reseal to hide the haze you seem to think is impossible to make disappear. Not even sure why you would do that. Good work but damn.
I see what u did, but that was too much you did to repair a chip. you could have easily shortend your labor time and still made a profit. I think the top Polish could have been avoided
No way I would have touched that deck. Completely unnecessary. Granite City Tool has a chip repair system. 10 minutes tops for a perfect repair for the same $300.00. Hours of waiting for epoxy? Are you kidding me?
+Joseph Corlett LMAO and will you guarantee Granite City Tool's repair system for 25 YEARS?!?! I doubt it. I will mine! Quality not quantity. Making me farrrrrr superior the competition.
If I had the money, the guy that made this video is the ONLY GUY I’d let touch my granite, he takes pride in what he does, and does what he deems is the best way to do a job, unlike a large business that has a large overhead and has to do stuff as cheap as possible, this gentleman reminds me of my grandpa, he was born in 1908 and had a rough life, but he showed me to take pride in what I did, believe me that’s the biggest compliment you can get from me sir.
It's funny to read the comments here... So many folks would do the quick-fix and be done. I don't know what is wrong with workers these days. Nobody seems to care about their work anymore - just get it done as soon as possible, and be out of there...
You, on the other hand, are a true craftsman! You know your stuff, and apparently care enough to do a repair right!!! Given a choice, I'd choose your work over a quick fix every time. I wish I didn't live so far away! I'd call you in a heartbeat to fix the BIG chip the granite company that installed my island just couldn't seem to be able to repair. I had them out three times! I finally stopped calling, because they had sent their 'expert' the last two times, and he couldn't do any better job than the kludged fix the other workers managed to do.
Keep up the good work, and thanks for sharing your video with us.
+rgoers You are most welcome! I appreciate the kind words and its very unfortunate but you are correct. This day and age everyone is quantity over quality. In the skilled trades its quite unfortunate.
This video was a good use of 30 minutes. So many people spend thousands of dollars on granite countertops, yet spend no time to understand what is involved to maintain the granite. This video will allow one to determine if they are up to the challenge of doing the job correctly. Conversely, it will allow people to appreciate the work put forth by the person hired to do the job correctly. A pan was recently dropped on our countertop in the exact location of the repair you performed. The damage was also identical. Thanks for effort in posting the video.
Greg You are welcome man!
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Greg
Thank you! It looks wonderful, and much more work than most homeowners would want to deal with. I am going to repair a long meandering crack in my countertop, and follow your instructions. I found a website that sells everything you mentioned, including the epoxy. He even has a link to this UA-cam video, Tin Oxide is a lapidary grit/polish. I have had a couple of tumbers so was familiar with it. I am pretty cheap when it comes to paying someone to do something I can do myself. My husband says "Hire a contractor." Not me...I just use UA-cam videos, and sometimes have to watch several times before I tackle a job. Plumbing (I waited a year with the tank lid off, waiting for my husband to fix the toilet. ) Finally, I typed in the problem with the toilet, found out how to fix it, and bought the parts and fixed it. Same with a tile chip, and another toilet problem, different toilet, and my dryer died, and I fixed that too. LOVE Youutube videos! Thanks again. Your work is excellent!
I meant tumblers to polish rocks.
Anne Martin- Can you please share/post the link to the website you found to repair the crack? I have a crack in my countertop in front of sink that needs attention. I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.
Hope this works. I've never shared a video I've seen.
It is from "MaineGraniteGuy"
ua-cam.com/video/o41XMf710PI/v-deo.html#action=share
nice job. i my self work with granite, marble, quartz and its always nice to get tips from experienced people.
Excellent video, its alway great to watch experts at work, and learn some of the tricks of their trade. Now I’m off to try fixing several chips on my granite worktops.
If you have a polisher and the pads, edge chips on a pencil edge like the one I'm working on in this video, can be fixed by just rounding the edge over more until the chips are gone. Some granites are prone to chip more then others and some are soft stone and chip easier than others.
Good tips man I do this at the shop alot when working with marble after dropping sinks by hand. Marble sinks should be ran on a cnc to be honest but once ares was down for repair and you know work must go on and marble is the worst for getting major blowouts and this actually works very well. My first day working at a new shop they had me drop a sink in an Alaskan Marble vanity and had a few small blow outs on the bottom edge and when the other fabricators seen me crushing up some marble they all looked at me like wtf is he doing Then when I was done repairing and polishing the sink they all wanted me to show them how ta do it lol.
Great video! I used the technique you demonstrate here to repair a chip and a largish crack in the edge a piece of granite and it worked perfectly! Thank you!
You are most welcome! I am happy someone made use of it!
Kenneth Bankston wow sir, you must be really talented with your hands, did you make a video.?
Good job. Precise and meticulous Congratulations!
great video friend! ... i am a do-it-yourselfer and i learned a bunch ... also wonderful to watch a great craftsman, most folks do not appreciate what it takes to make it happen!
Thanks Dennis! You are absolutely correct! In todays world not a lot of people appreciate hands on craftsmanship. All of the granite work I do is done by hand, no CNC machine. More pride in the finished product!
You are the bomb! Going to help me out a lot on my countertop project. Thanks again for posting this video.
Awesome video awesome description you got yourself camera tripod it would save you a lot time. I just cracked a 1-in bench shower seat I ended up keeping a lot of the grindings. Learned that long time ago would class and figured it would work in epoxy also. Not a lot of videos to show how to fix this like you do I give you an A and a lot better than most of the other videos. Really wish the last step when you came back when to hit it with the steel wool to complete everything. Thank you you're awesome you are a master
O.M.G. that was scary, especially when your work area appeared to broaden! I thought you were going to renew someones kitchen but turned out nicely. Good Job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's a lot of work for a chip. But I do like to see other stoners in action. :) It's interesting how many different techniques are learned for stone work. Grinder Up!
good job my man , glad to see skilled craftsman still out there!!
Thanks man!
theres not many of us craftsmen out there.........damn you Home Depot!! My ass is retired, but I find it hard to pass up a sweet master bathroom once in a while :] $$$
Ya it is definitely a dying industry for actual hands on craftsmanship. Everyone is going CNC its getting to be quantity over quality. But not me! Not ever
Bravo, well done. Wish you weren't in Maine, could use a good craftsman here!
MaineGraniteGuy -
I just came across your video. Thanks for posting. Wow, that's craftsmanship at its finest! You just don't see that much now days. I'm looking at repairing a stone vessel sink attempting to use your techniques. Where can a DIYer get ground stone dust/chip you used in the filler?
Thanks in advance and good luck in your business -- I bet you have a long list of satisfied clients.
Keep the videos coming!
Find a local stone shop and ask for some scrap pieces and crush it uo yourself. Thank you for the kind words!
What type of epoxy were you using in the final step?
Touchstone Penetrating Epoxy RS manufactured by Bonstone Materials
Hi there. Is the epoxy you use to fill the chip the same epoxy you use to seal the granite? Will any two part epoxy work? Great video.
It was the same epoxy but he used hardener or activator with the epoxy to repair the chip and only used the epoxy to seal the top.
I have two matching antique european built end tables with pink marble tops. One of them broke about 20 years ago and there are partial voids or chips along the edges. I have no surplus marble with which to make the repair paste. I'm quite handy with materials and can mend wood, metals and other finished materials on a professional basis-- but I have no experience with stone. I understand Marble is considerably softer than granite and I'm thinking I could scrape some marble off the underside of the marble top-but not too much as I don't need more than teaspoon of marble dust/powder (it's about 7/8" thick) and use that as filler for the epoxy. I'm not adverse to sending it off for repair but from what I see, repairing it myself is within my skill set--I have great patience for long, drawn-out, exacting processes--it's the nature of what I do for a living. Any advice is greatly appreciated and of course, thanks very much for producing the video and drawing my attention to this repair procedure for black granite.
nice work, what was that 2 part penetrating epoxy?
cool video. thank you! i just found a sweet coffee table for free with a few chips. i am gonna make it look new again!
Great work dude👍 how long do you let the apoxy absorb?
I have the Ubatuba in leathered granite. My chip is exactly like the one in your video. I do not have the equipment or the inclination to attempt such a skilled job. Your video certainly helped me appreciate the level of skill required. I wish you were in southern CA! With leathered granite, am I correct that the polishing required would be severely cut back since this is a matte finish? Does leathered granite get sealed? (Obviously I know nothing about this subject!) Do you have the resources to recommend a skilled craftsman in Orange County, CA??
Looking pretty good, I need to fix my granite table, but no confidence to do the same as you.
Hal Chang Years of practice and lots of trial and error :)
Amazing!! :) thx I have white quartz countertop (not perfectly white, has some tiny grey specs in it). I glued the piece back, about half a woman's pinky nail, but silly me didn't glue it leveled so I had to sand it down with wet 1000 grit, you can imagine it's dull now :( Would using tin oxide with a dremel and polishing pad get it to shine back? please tell me so! I also read about aluminum oxide, thx in advance appreciate it
Thank you for posting this video. I hope you can help with a question. I have Uba Tuba, purchased a set of dry polishing pads and did about 6 feet of countertop. It left them smooth, but looking dull just like the spot you did next to the sink. Can you please tell me the product name for those polishing powders you used with the felt pad? I hope that can save my counters because now half look like Uba Tuba and the other half are much lighter where I used the dry pads! Thanks for helping a DIY'er in advance!
Additional info, I used dry pads with just a little water and my grit sequence was 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1500, 3000. I have a 6000 and black buff pad as well, but haven't used them yet since the color looked so bad.
+lights20 The powder is called tinoxide, I may be spelling it wrong. Its just a polishing compound you can pick up at most places you get the pads from.
+lights20 How did your repair turn out? If the lightness doesn't go away, it's possible you "burned" the stone. "Diaglow" is a brand of powder abrasive I use and recommend, can be found on amazon. I don't recommend using dry pads with water. The compound of dry pads is designed to be used dry. ;)
Dry pads are to be used dry, wet pads are to be used wet. You can get dry/wet pads witch is what you should have used also like Dave Bitton said after using the pads buffing the top with Dia-glow works very very well to bring out the shine but be careful when using it because its a acid an you don't really want that stuff on your skin or eyes.
well done sir. Even better polish than the one from the workshop cncs. Greet from poland/ worked in Ridgefield Park/NJ
When putting the epoxy on top of the surface, are you using epoxy with the hardener or just epoxy? Rapid set or regular?
rapid set and hardener included
Very useful, I' not sure I could do this.
How long does the epoxy sealing last? 😀
Hi, I had granite counters installed in my bathrooms. It's been only 6 months and half of one edge of the area around the sink is very dull (turning white) I would call back the granite company but they went out of business. How can I get it to shine like the rest of the counter. I kinda remember them using a razor blade on the edge. Thanks
Excellent video, excellent work.
jandelionwine Thanks!!!
yeah bro, you should def. seal the chip first with ager(!), then straight clear CA glue, with half a can of accelerator.... done and done.
Seriously though, I truly appreciate an EXPERIENCED approach, that will last for sure. Going to try incorporating the epoxy shine along with, or maybe in lieu of the ol torch and Cera.
+Jonas Gideons Ager and clear glue really?! To repair a granite counter. With all due respect quality over quantity. I am in no big rush to repair a counter someone spent 1000's on. Also I will guarantee my repair for 25 years. Can you do that with your glue?
I installed my own counter top and the seam looks very bad, will this work for the seam?
Respect for the know-how of a craftsman and a job well done! Why don't you just mask off the chipped area and you end up bringing 2 sq ft of undamaged granite into the process though?
I don't like ripples in my work so I spread it out to avoid any ripples or dimples in finished product
What do you find better for curing, heat or ultraviolet light.? Tia.
Personally, heat
its great work! I have a question that is it possible to get grey tinoxide powder ?I can not find it.I have learning how to polishing with your video very much ww. I m repair man in japan, I repair many things but only stone products are very difficult.
No the tinoxide powder only comes in white. They do have a black powder that I use to color the white when working on darker stones. I do not know the exact name of the black powder, its strictly to color the white. When polishing the surface I can tell you heat is key for a high matching shine. Not to much though as you can burn the surface. But when your doing your final polish with the tinoxide you want to keep it going until your generating some heat off the surface. I polish until its getting warm enough to dry up my paste and just keep adding a little water to keep it from getting to dry/hot.
Thanx for replying , May i get black powder on internet? or not. Does it need for dark color counter right.
Yes, you should be able to buy it from any tool supplier that has epoxies etc, there are severall online. And yes you should use it on the darker stone, if not all the little pits and surface cracks even the smallest ones will fill with white. If you cant find the powder and alterative is coloring creams for epoxies. Take the white powder and put some in a squeeze bottle and add a little water and shake until you have a nice texture and add a little color at a time until the desired color is there. Experiment with little amounts until you master it.
thanx a lots I try my best ,your work is very cool
Our granite countertops are three months old, we chipped the sink area when we hit the edge with a pan. There is no rounded edge around the sink area. I think a 3/8 or 1/2 inch round finish around the sink area would be better.
I agree. Little details like that set aside the fabricators whom are about quality and not quantity.
Can't wait to do this DIY. Exactly what I needed. Any idea on professional cost vs DIY cost?
And why share all the secrets EXCEPT the epoxy type?
John Fishback DIY you need the equipment, if you have all of it your looking at very little cost. If not I charge $50.00 an hour with an minimal $150 for local jobs.
John Fishback If I give up all my secrets I would be stepping on my own feet! Nobody told me 10 years of trial and error to achieve the skill and knowledge I have now.
Guess I'll have to practice on a scrap piece of stone then...great video.
Great job. Now I know why repairs are pricey! ;)
im reviving a dead horse here, but has your process changed in the last decade?
Me personally no. Others do it differently but I like my way.
where can I buy the sand pads? I don't know how some parts of my granite counter tops have become dull just like the video...mainly around the sink...and on my granite cutting board.... thanks
+Mehry Martaín You can buy polishing pads on ebay, or stone websites, granquartz.com or similar.
Would this work on a light colored stone. We have a small chip in a dolomite granite that we need repaired right on the front edge of our 7 month old counter.
+Jason Bielski Will work on any stone. I have done it on several different colors.
good repair granite countertops guide video...there should be appear in the China
Thank you!
Hi, recently i had this problem as well.
May i have a list of the items i need to diy fix it?
bryanoet Everything that you need should be detailed in the video! Thanks!
how do you determine color type granite? where did you get the crushed up pieces from?
I got the pieces to crush from scrap at the shop, I can tell the color by looking at it just having done it for 12 years.
Whats the pad you use to do the grinding?
Thank you very much!
You're welcome!
What kind of pads did you use on the last part (dry sanding). They look different than the first ones that you used and I can't seem to find them.
They're dry polishing pads
Would this work on a 25" joint to make it disappear...thx
Yes but the grinding and polishing has to be done very slowly and carefully or you will end up with ripples that will look worse
good vid good advice for a tradie not for average Jack
could this method be used to fill a gap in seam?
Yes it sure can
The epoxy he’s using is more than likely lamlock infiltrating epoxy as is has a long cure time and will penetrate the stone.
It's not, it's Touchstone Penetrating Epoxy Rapid Set
It takes a while to cure but a heat gun used correctly speeds it up.
@@MaineDIYGuy oh gotcha yeah I have used some of the products but I found best if getting color back into the stone is an issue like I said on my other comment is using a Ebony or classic black color wood stain uni black is another one but for whatever reason, I found it doesn’t work as well as the wood stains.
Wow. I'd hire you, but I would NEVER try to do this myself. It would be like trying to emulate Norm Abram making furniture... great idea if you have a million years experience and a workshop of professional tools. :)
that was a nice job.
Damn good job
Thank you!
Can you use simply black Tin Oxide? I have the same granite in your demonstration (Uba Tuba).
5Cantrells You sure can.
5Cantrells I also have Uba Tuba with a chip next to the sink in the same area! Great info.
What is that's sprayed after epoxy?
Pledge
Question, Are you using just the basic flowing or something else?????????????? LOL never mind its 2 part Ill keep your secret
2 part transparent flowing
type of grinder? type of pads?
Alpha grinder, just basic pads
How do you turn the solid granite into powder?
Smash it into a powder.
LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have a question, where do you get the granite to turn to powder.
nice
great job! do you have contact info? I Have a counter I want to get repaired. thank you
you can reach me on my primary email address 1mrmopar@gmail.com
no bigger than the chip i skim with akemi once dry i hit with ps33 120 then ps33 240 sand paper clean up an go. great work but to much time with the surface rebuff
LOL Akeemi does NOT bond good and its guaranteed it will flake out in time, also it yellows very badly after a couple months.
brad kimmerly - Yeah, because he just enjoys wasting time for no reason. I guess right here proves that some people take shitty shortcuts because they just don't care and others' take their time and follow a precise process.
you are A MASTER. we hired TARDS. these guys claim to be fabricators and didnt even polish the edge after they did the profile. total idiots. and they delivered and installed a counter top where they cracked the stone in the front where you go to the sink... then polished dry which did nothing... then put black paint on it. hahahahahah seriously the tards of the universe !! crack still there.
Wow! They definitely were not experienced. I am sorry to hear this, I wouold call and demand they pull it out and refund my money.
Bb
IT WILL LOOK GOOD FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS UNTIL THE WAX FROM THE PLEDGE GOES AWAY
Wrong, I have been doing this 12 years, never once had a customer call back and complain. Thanks for your inexperienced opinion though
MaineGraniteGuy can’t believe that comment, after all the work you did with the results, like you don’t know what your doing, unbelievable.
Get with the times bro. That can be done in 2 mins with a uv chip repair and steel wool. With the penetrating sealer I use there would be no need to reseal to hide the haze you seem to think is impossible to make disappear. Not even sure why you would do that. Good work but damn.
I sent you a private message if you had a spare moment please check it out.. Love the video
I see what u did, but that was too much you did to repair a chip. you could have easily shortend your labor time and still made a profit.
I think the top Polish could have been avoided
Opinions man, I have done this 10 years and guarantee my repair for 25 years. I am more then happy with the effort and time as was the customer
No way I would have touched that deck. Completely unnecessary. Granite City Tool has a chip repair system. 10 minutes tops for a perfect repair for the same $300.00.
Hours of waiting for epoxy? Are you kidding me?
+Joseph Corlett LMAO and will you guarantee Granite City Tool's repair system for 25 YEARS?!?! I doubt it. I will mine! Quality not quantity. Making me farrrrrr superior the competition.
+MaineGraniteGuy:
No one in their right mind guarantees repairs. If the lady drops a pot on your repair, it's a goner.
+Joseph Corlett I guarantee mine bub probably why I get the business :)
akemi is what you use with a colorant you are ripping people off
If I had the money, the guy that made this video is the ONLY GUY I’d let touch my granite, he takes pride in what he does, and does what he deems is the best way to do a job, unlike a large business that has a large overhead and has to do stuff as cheap as possible, this gentleman reminds me of my grandpa, he was born in 1908 and had a rough life, but he showed me to take pride in what I did, believe me that’s the biggest compliment you can get from me sir.
nice job. i my self work with granite, marble, quartz and its always nice to get tips from experienced people.
Thanks!