tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921892265876028039.post8015701466461055355..comments2023-08-15T13:05:45.705-04:00Comments on A Bluebonnet in Beantown: Imperial Danby sample testGena @ A Bluebonnet in Beantownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13612056865987770135noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921892265876028039.post-87424288984290115062010-04-30T09:22:30.057-04:002010-04-30T09:22:30.057-04:00It's a really difficult choice, isn't it?!...It's a really difficult choice, isn't it?! I looked at my latest Danby etching test and decided I could be happy with the results. Have you gotten samples of marble to see how the etching looks on your island? Because etching looks most obvious when light strikes it a certain way, you may not see it as much on an island. How about a white quartzite like luce de luna? I hope you find a material that you really love.Gena @ A Bluebonnet in Beantownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13612056865987770135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921892265876028039.post-67756327419836550932010-04-30T04:21:32.809-04:002010-04-30T04:21:32.809-04:00I too am totally stressing about picking marble fo...I too am totally stressing about picking marble for my new kitchen island... if not beautiful calacatta or danby (or possibly carrara), then WHATTTT??? If you have any ideas please let me know! We will do a honed absolute black granite for the perimeter and white cabinets... so should I just do the honed black for the island to? It just sounds so BORING!Jennifer Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12375985334029859276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921892265876028039.post-3581978078534530522010-04-26T12:33:15.802-04:002010-04-26T12:33:15.802-04:00I saw! Great post ;)I saw! Great post ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921892265876028039.post-30088985311521689582010-04-26T09:25:21.752-04:002010-04-26T09:25:21.752-04:00Hmm...I don't know if it was water or silicone...Hmm...I don't know if it was water or silicone based. I'll have to go see. The Danby really is gorgeous, isn't it? I don't know if the stone was still wet, but hours later, the etches looked the same. Maybe they would have faded after days. Maybe not.<br /><br />Love your etch test. We tried one using lemon all over the sample.Gena @ A Bluebonnet in Beantownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13612056865987770135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921892265876028039.post-75762125080184900692010-04-25T22:40:34.843-04:002010-04-25T22:40:34.843-04:00Ok. You inspired me to try my own etch test. I blo...Ok. You inspired me to try my own etch test. I blogged it. I would recommend sanding with a 200 grit sandpaper to smooth it out. Did you use a water based sealer or silicone based? My marble guy said that when they install they will seal with a silicone based sealer and that I should water base seal it every 6-12 months. He pretty much said I should not have any problems with staining. Even if I decide to go with honed. And this is coming from a fabricator who really was trying to get me to go with granite because of the etching...which they, of course, assure me will happen.<br /><br />I hope you and the danby can be friends. It is so so so beautiful.<br /><br />Was the stone wet from the spots when you photographed it? <br /><br />Okay, you have me at the edge of my seat...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921892265876028039.post-74101380874373394322010-04-25T20:35:06.152-04:002010-04-25T20:35:06.152-04:00Yep. The wine did stain a bit, and my sample was s...Yep. The wine did stain a bit, and my sample was sealed. I can't imagine how bad the damage would be if it were unsealed. My sample was honed. Well...I'm going to be trying some different things like etching the whole sample and buffing out etches with Comet or Barkeeper's Friend. We'll see what happens.Gena @ A Bluebonnet in Beantownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13612056865987770135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921892265876028039.post-87245693595338402162010-04-25T18:30:25.131-04:002010-04-25T18:30:25.131-04:00Oy! What a sad moment in your kitchen planning. Fi...Oy! What a sad moment in your kitchen planning. First of all, the wine kind of stained. I am assuming your sample wasn't sealed. Was it polished or honed? I am going to go back and read the kitchen forum thread...maybe my questions will be answered there ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com