How to Clean Granite Countertops

The best way to clean your Granite Countertops without damaging the surface with harsh chemicals or abrasives?

The easiest way to do this is first…, prepare your countertops for proper cleaning by moving appliances and any obstructions so you can clean the entire surface. Next you’ll want to remove surface dirt with warm water, mild dish soap, a sponge and dry with a lint free cloth.
The most important part of cleaning is to remember that you want PH neutral cleaners, ones that do not have any acid or acidic chemicals. At your local dollar store you can purchase a squeeze bottle (if you have a ‘clean’ one on hand, feel free to use that).

Prepare a homemade mixture of warm water (filtered water would be even better), a mild dish-soap and rubbing alcohol. Combine the water, along with three parts dish-soap to one part standard rubbing alcohol (do not use ammonia, vinegar or lemon…”remember the acid rule above”).
Spray a clean, lint-free, white cloth (preferably a cloth that will not lose fibers, like a cloth diaper or microfiber cloth), with the cleaning solution you’ve prepared and wring the cloth out if filled to excess.

Proceed to wipe your counters, (pay extra attention to tough stains, you can use your clean bare hand to rub the stain if need be). After this step is completed it is time to grab a dry cloth (fiber free of course) and dry up the remaining solution. This will also help to ‘buff’ and bring out the shine!

We hope that helps! If you have any further questions please feel free to Contact Us!