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Old 08-01-2020, 08:32 AM   #41
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I've had both cats and granite for years. Cats do not go on kitchen counters.
Queen Becca is in charge here, so she is "allowed" on the island to supervise. I don't prepare or serve food there though, b/c I'm lazy and like to keep the mess in between the trash & the sink. During gatherings, she mostly hides, so no danger of island investigations then either.

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I am a little biased because my dad formulated 409.
Yep. My Dad ended up with glioblastoma & I've always wondered how much of that was influenced by the stinky plants in which he worked. We always lived in homes quite far from those plants for a reason. Better living through chemicals. Well, sometimes.
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Old 08-01-2020, 09:12 AM   #42
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This might sound weird but, daily, I wrap a piece of Costco cling wrap on my high touch SS handles that I figured wouldn't weather lots of disinfecting well. Cheap, easy, and quick.
This is based on what I see in my dentist's office. They put plastic covers on the high touch spots of the equipment (like the light handles) and just replace the covers between patients instead of spending time (was that surface wet long enough?) attempting to clean them.
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Old 08-01-2020, 01:37 PM   #43
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Mix 3 parts rubbing alc + 1 part filtered water + 8 drops of dawn & put it in a clean spray bottle. I add a little olive or other non-acidic essential oil (like 4 drops) for a nice shine. The mix is cheap to make usually, although I had to pay through the nose for a big bottle of alcohol when I finally ran out. Best of all, it's not full of chemicals harmful to the peeps & pet. I make most of my own cleaning products, since as a chem eng brat (and having worked for a chem co myself for 13 yrs), I do know what harm those ingredients can do.
This is exactly what we do. I add lemon essential oil, though - haven’t noticed a problem at all.

I make all my own cleaning products, too. I use kosher salt for scrubbing, and vinegar water for just about everything else.
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Old 08-01-2020, 04:11 PM   #44
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Is there something special about Clorox wipes vs diluted Clorox bleach on a paper towel?
?? Diluted Bleach, thats what we've always used or our granite.....
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Old 08-01-2020, 04:30 PM   #45
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We have stainless counters because I wanted something indestructible and easy to clean. I use soap and water most of the time - but when doing a more thorough clean I use a solution of mostly vinegar, a few drops of dish soap, and a few drops of tea tree oil. I always have a spray bottle of this around. I use the same solution for cleaning the stove, the bathrooms, and the kitchen table.
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Old 08-01-2020, 05:00 PM   #46
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I never realized that cleaners could be a problem. Our black granite seems indestructible. I just use window cleaner. I assume the naturally occurring radon in the granite will kill any residual bacteria.
Darker granites often have less of an issue than the lighter colors. We have one called Verde Butterfly, and it's not porous enough to take a sealant. It didn't stain or etch when we did the oil and lemon test before having it installed, so the fabricators said not to mess with a sealant and it's been looking good for 17 years now. I still wouldn't deliberately use a cleaner with something like vinegar on it though; that stuff can dissolve calcium (remember the elementary school science experiment with chicken bones?) and I'm afraid it might cause pits in the stone surface if left too long. I use ordinary dish soap and water followed by plain water to rinse and then a dry microfiber cloth to shine it up.

I do have a friend with a lovely cream colored granite with small gray swirls in it, and that has to be resealed regularly or it stains. It just depends on the composition of the stone you have.
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Old 08-01-2020, 05:36 PM   #47
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Clorox Bleach Web Site is full of info....


Growing up it was standard practice to put Bleach in the water well, bath water to kill red bugs, seed ticks, and washing off where Poison Ivy had got on us. I was bad allergic to the Poison Ivy and Oak as a kid.... Still am to this day.
Still use bleach to this day.
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Why not just use soap and water? Or just use your granite cleaner? That is what I do.


I mean- it's no big deal. Wet your cloth or paper towel. Mix in some soap. wipe. Done.


Or just spray your granite cleaner and wipe. Not hard.
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Clorox Bleach Web Site is full of info....

And there's the requirement for 5 minutes of wetness to disinfect. Just a wipe doesn't get the job done. The surface has to stay wet for 5 minutes. Meeting this requirement with wipes (unless you keep re-wetting the surface) isn't easy.
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