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Reply to: Have you considered sanding them..that will give you the patina you want and honestly they are very easy to sand yourself. I think the sales person sold you a very soft version of soapstone they shouldn't be chipping that easily. I would give it some more time. If not I considered the milestone soapstone I think it's kinda ugly and looks like a manmade material. We went with Nocturnal leathered granite...the best of all worlds. You can get a lifetime seal too...or just seal it once a year. I couldn't bring myself to get quartz they just look so much like plastic.

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Reply to: @Catt Combs as I have indicated, we have matte quartz and this has not been an issue for us. It is very warm and humid where we are and this morning I laid my sweaty hand on the counter, leaving behind finger marks. Within less than a minute they were gone having dried. When I wipe my counters down with just water any marks are gone and the counter dries on it's own with no streak marks. I have under counter lighting as well as a lot of natural daylight and that's not been a problem for showing marks either. I do suspect however that you may see more marks with any counter that has more uniform colour. The more variation you have in your slab the less you will see any marks (mine has a very faint mottling to the colour). Also, Silelestone calls their finish "suede" and it has the faintest sheen to it which may also make a difference. I have seen other matte finishes that are more flat so maybe it's the NBoost that makes the difference.(in actuality my counters are lighter than this as you see in the above photo).

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Reply to: matte finish quartz will show fingerprints, oils, smudges, and a million other things that will never 100% be removed. Are you okay with that? Do you have under cabinet lighting that can enhance this look? Here are pictures of a matte quartz that was installed with the homeowner signing 3 acknowledgements that this would happen... It was removed from her home within 2 days because she hated it even though she said she would not.

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