Honed, also called matte or buffed, finish creates a very smooth surface without any gloss or reflection. To create this finish, the regular polish finishing process ends before the stone is buffed to create a flat finish, which is sometimes called a satin finish. Honed finishes are most popular on floors to prevent people from walking on the slippery surface created by polished stones.
This finish can also be used on countertops, but it makes the granite more susceptible to staining. The leathered finish, also called the brushed finish, is a relatively new finishing style. It is created by taking a honed surface and running diamond-tipped brushes over it to add texture with subtle dimples.
Leathered finishes tend to look more sophisticated. Leathered countertops often keep the color of the natural stone, unlike with a honed finish. When compared to honed granite, leathered granite will be more stain-resistant.
This surface finish hides water spots, fingerprints, and smudges. Granite is the only natural stone that can have a flamed finish due to the high heat applied to the surface of the stone.
To create a flamed finish, granite is heated under extreme temperatures that cause the grains in the stone to burst and change color. The final product has a rougher surface with a natural and faded appearance. Countertops with flamed finishes are usually muted in color. The caressed finish is created by taking the leathered finish and adding some shine to it. To do this, the raised areas of the stone are polished, which creates a sheen on those surfaces.
This finish involves the use of a tool that resembles a meat tenderizing hammer with pyramidal points that are struck against the surface. A bush hammered finish resembles naturally weathered rock with a lightly textured surface. Bush hammering often lightens the natural color of the stone. One of the most crucial steps in maintaining the quality of a finish on granite countertops is cleaning. Contiguous U. States Only.
Cart 0 item. No products in the cart. Toggle navigation. Honed Finish Also known as a matte or buffed finish, honed granite has a very smooth surface with no reflection. Leathered Finish A leathered or brushed finish is a somewhat new finishing style that is becoming more popular. Polished Finish A polished finish achieves a glossy mirror-like surface.
Buy Now. Where to Buy. Previous Post. It is very good for flooring because it is not slippery as polished finish so people can walk easily on it without fear of getting slipped.
It can also be used for countertops but it is not stain resistant and easy to clean. Leathered Finish — Popularly known as brushed finish.
In order to get this finish honed surface of the stone is brushed by diamond tipped brushes. It looks more elegant and has more stain resistance than the honed finish. Unlike honed finish original natural color of the granite is retained. Flamed Finish — It is achieved by applying high heat temperatures to granite surface thereby causing grains in the stone to disintegrate creating unique color.
This is possible only because granite has high thermal resistance. It is more suitable for outdoor kitchen than indoor kitchen. After this finish stone has muted color and rough surface.
Lapatura Finish — This is also known as Antique Finish. To obtain this finish granite is first leathered finished then polishing is done on the elevated areas of the stone giving it a striking look and feel. Our Offer. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.
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