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Originally Posted by aln
We had granite installed in our home about 1 year ago.
In my research I found the lighter color granites are more porous than the darker ones. EVEN IF SEALED. We have Kashmir white.
We had the 15 year sealer applied to ours. We also get water spots that darken IF LEFT UNATTENDED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES but do go away.
Nontheless it would be important to find out if yous has been sealed. If you can't determine, I'd seal it just to be sure.
There's LOTS N LOTS of info online. Google granite sealers and plow threw.
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Had lighter colored granite back home. Even though it was sealed twice, it did get the water spots. However, be very careful about leaving something oily like an olive oil bottle that may have dripped oil on the counter very long as it WILL leave a mark that is extremely hard to get off if ever. I learned that lesson the hard way! We had very high grade granite and also had small pits. I think the pitting is the nature of the beast depending on all the characteristics of each color and amount of veining. Didn't choose granite for our new home here in Sanibel because of the upkeep. Chose Zodiac stone instead. Very happy with this choice. Good Luck in your new home and Welcome.