Are Granite Countertops Perfectly Smooth. Poor quality granite slabs may have rough patches and simply not feel smooth as glass. Only a very small percentage of stones such as absolute black are glass smooth when polished. The polished shine of granite is the first image that comes to mind when thinking of kitchen countertops.
But as you note the granite counter top is uniformly smooth as it should be and i ll bet when you look down on the granite or at any angle except sideways the surface looks uniformly shiny you can see your reflection and it isn t blotchy. We got our typhoon bordeaux granite installed two weeks ago.
We can actually feel a little roughness from the stone.
The shiny smooth surface of the granite slab you saw in the showroom is exactly how a properly polished granite countertop should be. Poor quality granite slabs may have rough patches and simply not feel smooth as glass. Most granite needs to be sealed even though they likely were resin impregnated in the factory. Most have some spots where crystals came out or small pits in the surface.
