Care and Maintenance
Use & Care
Some household chemicals are surprisingly strong such as acetone or bleach. Please do not expose your Tuscan worksurface for prolonged periods to products of this type. If they do come into contact with your worksurface, wipe them off immediately followed by a thorough rinse with clean soapy water. Finish off by buffing with a microfiber cloth.
Do not allow your Tuscan worksurface to come into any contact with oven cleaners, paint remover, paint brush cleaners, drain cleaners or any similar products.
Do not chop directly onto the worksurface. Always use a separate chopping board for this purpose, just as you should with any worksurface to prevent scratching. While offering heat resistant properties, we recommend you protect your Tuscan worksurface with protective pads, stainless steel trivets or hob bars. Never place hot ovenware, pots or pans directly onto the surface.
Cleaning
Full cleaning instructions are included with every worksurface and breakfast bar. They can also be downloaded at www.tuscanworksurfaces.co.uk. A few helpful guidelines are however: For everyday cleaning, use soapy water and a damp cloth to wipe over the worksurface. Then buff with a good quality cloth to bring up the shine on the surface. For slightly more stubborn spills, use a non-abrasive household cleaner or stone detergent.
For dried-on or difficult spills, scrape away any excess material with a sharp blade or plastic scraper. Then wipe with a damp cloth and non-abrasive cleaner to remove any residual marks. Where possible, food and liquid spills should always be wiped up immediately.
Periodically, we recommend cleaning with an approved stone cleaner such as Eagle Spray which builds a harmless but protective film on the worksurface. This helps to protect the surface from stains and maintains its lustrous appearance. If you have chosen a dark coloured worksurface, then it requires more regular application than light colours. As a finishing product, we recommendthe application of Worktop Guard by Nanoinduro, a specially formulated surface protector system for granite worksurfaces. Both of these products can be obtained from your worktop supplier.
Download Tuscan Quartzstone Care and Maintenance Document
You can download care and maintenance instructions for the Tuscan Quartzstone range of products here.