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Rick Blaine

(v) wrote:

Our granite has never stained. But what do you call a stain? When it
rains, do you consider the asphalt or concrete highway to be
"stained"? If the granite is wet it can look wet. Then when it is
wiped and it dries, it doesn't. During the period that it looks wet,
do you consider that a "stain"?

Unsealed granite is porous - if it wasn't, it wouldn't look "wet" when you pour
water on it.

That means anything with color (ie red wine, tomato based sauces, etc) can
penetrate the stone and once they do, will chnage the color. If you have darker
granite, you may not notice it.