How to Repair a Granite Countertop With Acid Burn Paint

Acid and Burn Stains

• 1

  Blot or pick up any excess liquid or burnt material. Don't wipe or scrub the area, because that causes the stain to spread.

• 2

  Mix a soapy solution of 1 tablespoon of liquid detergent soap per quart of water. Flush the area with the solution. Blot up the solution. Rinse the area with clean water. Blot up the water. Repeat flushing, rinsing and blotting until you can make no more progress removing the stain.

• 3

  Mix 1 cup of hydrogen peroxide and 6 drops of ammonia. Saturate the area with the solution. Blot the solution up. Repeat saturating and blotting until the stain is gone or until you make no more progress with the stain. Rinse the area with clean water. Blot the area dry.

• 4

  Mix a poultice of diatomaceous earth and hydrogen peroxide. Combine the two ingredients until the mixture is roughly the consistency of toothpaste.

• 5

  Spread the poultice over the stained area with a plastic putty knife. Press the poultice to ensure the poultice gets into the granite's pores. Spread plastic wrap over the poultice. Tape the edges down with painter's tape. Leave the poultice in place for 48 hours. Repeat if necessary until the stain is gone.

• 6

  Mix a soapy solution of 1 tablespoon of liquid detergent soap per quart of water. Flush the area with the solution. Blot up the solution. Rinse the area with clean water. Blot up the water.

Paint Stains

• 7

  Scoop up wet paint with a plastic putty knife. Wet the area with water from a spray bottle, and scrape up dried paint with a razor blade and razor holder. Hold the razor blade at a 20 to 30-degree angle to the granite surface as you scrape to avoid scratching the surface.

• 8

  Saturate the residual paint with lacquer thinner. Blot the lacquer thinner up with a paper towel. Repeat saturating and blotting until the paint is gone or until you make no more progress removing the stain. Flush the area with water, and blot until all traces of the lacquer thinner are gone.

• 9

  Mix a poultice of diatomaceous earth and hydrogen peroxide. Combine the two ingredients until the mixture is roughly the consistency of toothpaste.

• 10

  Spread the poultice over the stained area with a plastic putty knife. Press the poultice to ensure that the poultice gets into the granite's pores. Spread plastic wrap over the poultice. Tape the edges down with painter's tape. Leave the poultice in place for 48 hours. Repeat if necessary until the stain is gone.

• 11

  Mix a soapy solution of 1 tablespoon of liquid detergent soap per quart of water. Flush the area with the solution. Blot up the solution. Rinse the area with clean water. Blot up the water.