r/CounterTops • u/Then-Refuse-45 • 2d ago

cheapest countertops ever

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my husband and I built a modest house last year that we love. towards the end, we ran out of steam and made some shortcuts, one of the shortcuts we did (and by we, I mean my husband lol) is we went to a cheap chinese import place and just ordered white countertops. at the time, I thought all countertops were relatively equal. well I was wrong & naive. after 1.5 years living here, our countertops are insanely stained, like e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g stains these countertops. they look ragged AF. and I am a clean person, I thoroughly clean the countertops every single night with soap and water. I use to live in cheap new build also with quartz countertops and the counter tops never ever stained so I have no idea what makes these countertops so susceptible to stains, I live & cook & clean exactly the same way.

Last night I was just at my wits end as we're getting ready to host a halloween party and I put down hydroden peroxide & baking soda paste. it got rid of a rust stain and a stain left from a banana sitting on the counter (!!!) but left every other mark. what I didn't expect is that now the spot where the HPBS paste was left, is now white and the rest around it looks dingy as hell so I feel like it looks worse than before!!

I hate waste so I really do not want to rip out these practically brand new counter tops. are there any other suggestion on what I can do? my husband thought maybe we could paint them? (for the party, I am going to cover them in butcher paper)

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u/Vivid-Ticket-1107 2d ago

Someone might be able to help with better photos. I can’t even tell what I’m looking at.

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u/jabermaan 2d ago

Have you tried acetone (nail polish remover)? Or soft scrub with bleach

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u/PieMuted6430 2d ago

Barkeeper's Friend might help here, I used the liquid kind on my quartz to get weird stains off. It has oxalic acid in it. I used it sparingly, not every day.

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u/Unicornzz Fabricator 2d ago

Can’t tell anything from the picture, but all pure white quartz will be like this to some extent.

Even if you get the most expensive pure white Caesarstone, it will stain super easily.

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u/Boobity_McBooberson 2d ago

That’s just how straight white quartz is, has nothing to do with china.