All the mineral grains of the granite will continue to flake off.
Why does granite feel gritty.
There are sanding options but there are a lot of varibales.
Why does my granite countertop feel gritty.
If you notice the film has slowly developed over time after cleaning has been neglected chances are a deep cleaning session is in order.
This ruins that nice smooth polished feel.
Assuming your granite is a kitchen countertop the rough patches could be etching from a corrosive acid or because it was subjected to an acidic substance for a prolong time.
Chelating agents cannot see a difference between minerals in the water and the minerals in the stone.
It is the mica crystals that are being dislodged on the surface.
Your options are to replace the countertop or apply a permanent topical coating to bind the granite surface.
Here are some tips on how you can restore the polished look of your granite surfaces.
Instead you are left with a gritty damaged counter top.
With granite sealed by granite shield you won t feel the dirt or the grit and helps with the pits and fissures and flaws.
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When the average cost of granite countertop installation is 3 000 the last thing a homeowner wants to hear is that their newly installed countertop material is inferior.
Some granite tops that feel gritty are due to the structure of the stone.
You should check with a company that does counter installs or provide more information here.
You could try a solvent like denatured alcohol but i would start with a non scratch scouring pad.
We re sorry to say this but if your granite kitchen countertops feel gritty it s because you have low grade slabs.
It isn t a defect but a natural occurrence.
Do a deep cleaning.
If gritty in spots you might have adhesive residue.
Cloudiness is more likely to form on.
Along with some of the other things noted in this thread a good temporary fix would be a wax.
Grit on granite countertops is usually due to a low grade poor quality slab that cannot be fully polished.
Granite is normally very chemical resistant but it can etch under the wrong conditions.
Your granite countertops should not feel gritty.
The result is a slight etching of the stone causing tiny grains to break loose.
Many just don t like to feel the dirty gritty feeling and pits and fissures and decide to purchase engineered stone verses granite.
There should never be any raised grit in your stone with a polished finish.
I think over time it may get better maybe not.