# Chipped A Granite Countertop **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 2, 2009, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chipped-a-granite-countertop/505033 "2009-08-02T03:47:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chipped-a-granite-countertop/505033/1 "2009-08-02T03:47:14Z")
So, last Monday, as part of an ongoing kitchen renovation we had installed a nice black granite countertop. Tonight, I’m pouring myself a drink and bring in the bourbon bottle in a little low and and up whacking it into the side of the countertop. There’s a small chip, now, partly on the edge, mostly on the top of the counter. I’d have to put it at about half the diameter of a dime (but obviously much shallower) at most. Naturally, I’ll be calling the installers Monday and seeing what can be done and what it will cost me… But realistically, what can be done and what can I expect it to cost me? -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chipped-a-granite-countertop/505033/2 "2009-08-02T04:12:31Z")
My WAG is that it could be fixed with epoxy and dust from (matching) granite. IIRC, that’s what they use at the seams to make it hard to see them. I’d expect it would work well for a small chip. The big question for me is…Should a glass bottle really chip a granite counter? If it does is seems like you’ll have a lifetime of being really careful with that. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chipped-a-granite-countertop/505033/3 "2009-08-02T04:12:51Z")
Apparently they make epoxy repair kits for granite. Black should be easy to match. I’m guessing that the chip could also be wet sanded and polished, given the location. You might have a slight irregularity in the countertop afterwards, but probably you won’t notice unless you look for it. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chipped-a-granite-countertop/505033/4 "2009-08-02T07:16:40Z")
Get used to it. You’ll have a lot more during the life of that countertop. Granite is a trendy material for kitchen counters right now, but it is a rather brittle stone, and thus is more likely to have chips than some other countertop materials. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chipped-a-granite-countertop/505033/5 "2009-08-02T07:57:07Z")
You sure it isn’t slate and you are just taking it for granite? (I got nothing.) ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chipped-a-granite-countertop/505033/6 "2009-08-02T09:03:50Z")
It’s slated for repairs. Granite, it won’t be perfect, but you’d have to have stones to think you could make it look old again. ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chipped-a-granite-countertop/505033/7 "2009-08-02T10:17:40Z")
I have granite counter tops, and they’re quite gneiss. They really are the schist. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chipped-a-granite-countertop/505033/8 "2009-08-02T12:06:47Z")
To stick to a serious answer in GD I’ll add the following. Granite will chip like has been said. One reason it is preferred over metal plates for measuring equipment is for that property as opposed to metal that deforms. You will see more chips as you drop objects on the counter. Hitting the edge was the worst place to hit the granite. A solid large chip can be glued into place and ground even. It’s probably less visible that way then filling it with patch material if a good repair job is done. ---
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chipped-a-granite-countertop/505033/9 "2009-08-02T13:38:37Z")
You replace the chip with superglue. Buff it out slowly and it will be nearly invisible. This is how we did it at the granite shop where I used to work. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chipped-a-granite-countertop/505033/10 "2009-08-02T16:48:05Z")
Maybe you shouldn’t be hitting the bottle so hard. 😃