Quartz Care
Quartz is extremely resistant to scratches, chemicals, dulling, and abrasion. Polished finishes are also very resistant to staining. It is not necessary to seal or polish quartz counter tops.
Avoid using bleaches, very strong chemicals and solvents, including paint removers and furniture strippers. Never use any product containing Methylene Chloride or trichlorethane. Additionally avoid products that contain Pine oil. Pine oil leaves a residue that attracts and holds dirt on the surface, diminishing its cleanliness and even its appearance. Likewise do not use abrasive scrubs and/or cleaners with either soft or hard abrasive particles. Although the abrasives will not damage Quartz these products leave a powder residue if not thoroughly rinsed. This residue will be noticeable especially with darker colours.
Daily Care:
Use a damp cloth or paper towel, and if necessary, a small amount of non-bleach, nonabrasive cleaner. Although CRS-Quartz is quite stain resistant all food and liquid spills should be cleaned up as soon as possible.
With the proper care, your quartz surface will stay new-looking for many years to come. Should you notice a mark on your counter top the chart below has been prepared to assist:
How to remove marks on Quartz Countertops:
For stubborn stains use a non abrasive cleaning pad along with glass/surface cleaner.
If materials have adhered to the surface, such as gum, paint, nail-polish, etc. remove by gently scraping the surface with a plastic putty knife. A steel putty knife and or razor may be also used with the appropriate handling precautions. The Quartz surface is much harder than the steel blade itself. Thus with excessive scraping of surface by a steel putty knife or razor the blade may degrade itself and leave a mark on the surface. This kind of mark can usually be removed with a light scrubbing pad.
After removing the material from the spot it may be helpful to treat the area with a cleaner or solvent. Soaking a cloth with the cleaning agent and letting the damp cloth sit on the stain for 5-minutes may be helpful prior to final scrubbing and/or rinsing of the stain.
CRS Quartz is impervious and will keep its radiance without polishing. However, in residential applications occasional polishing can enhance resistance and ease of cleaning. Any commercial granite polishing product may be used.
Should you have any further questions, contact CRS Customer Care at 1-877-648-7997 or e-mail service@crsremodeling.ca
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