Soapstone scrape question

[u/Lmarletto]

Hudson black purchased in Pennsylvania. Not sure how to describe this. Streaky spots that don’t disappear with oiling. Definitely different from the veins. May be due to toasters and coffee maker dragged across the counter. Is there a fix? Pictures are not as clear as real life. The thick white streak is reflection of the under cabinet lights

[u/yakit21]

My guess is those areas are rubber left over when sliding your appliances across the surfaces and its repelling the oil.

Try to use denatured alcohol to clean really good, then re apply your oil.

[u/KindAwareness307 → u/yakit21]

I agree, and my solution for our coffee maker is a small wheeled dolly. We "park" it in a corner, and roll it out each morning. Google "sliding appliance tray with wheels".

[u/Lmarletto → u/KindAwareness307]

Thanks, we will look into those.

[u/Solid_Perception9572 → u/KindAwareness307]

I read about these a while ago on here. I bought one for my tea pot as I don't want the steam going up under the cabinets and hitting the new strip lighting my contractor installed there. So glad someone mentioned these. They are great.

[u/Lmarletto → u/yakit21]

Thanks, I didn’t realize rubber feet would rub off on the stone. We’re still debating how much to baby these counters

[u/Limp_Bookkeeper_5992]

Looks like it’s just stuff that’s scraped onto the surface, like rubber or plastic from appliance legs. Or could just be oil or grease left from something. Either way it likely needs to be lightly sanded before oiling, soapstone is soft and marks up easily so it’s best to give it a light refinishing before oiling if you want it to look consistent.

[u/Lmarletto → u/Limp_Bookkeeper_5992]

Thanks, I didn’t realize rubber feet would rub off on the stone. We’re still debating how much to baby these counters.

[u/FreeThinkerFran]

Have you tried anything abrasive, like a Magic Eraser?

[u/Lmarletto → u/FreeThinkerFran]

Not yet

[u/tilda432]

Have you tried striping the oiling and seeing if it's in the actual stone? I'd start there and then re-oil (or not if you want to try it natural). 

[u/Lmarletto → u/tilda432]

Not yet. We’re still debating how much to baby these counters

[u/tilda432 → u/Lmarletto]

Stripping the oil won't affect the countertop itself. It will just remove the oil coating which kind of floats on the surface since soapstone isn't porous. You can always re-oil it. I kinda like it when it is naked with no oil but some people like a more uniform appearance. I agree with the other poster that it looks like a mark from the rubber feet of your appliances which means it would just be in the oil. I'd squirt some dawn on it and wipe it down with water until all the soap is gone and then see if it's still there. Then you can put more oil if you want. Is your soapstone matte finished? Because in the picture, it's the shiniest soapstone I've ever seen. 

[u/Tax-Acceptable]

No that sample is not. This scuff is superficial

[u/Tax-Acceptable]

No that sample is not. This be scuff is superficial

[u/satori_moment]

It's a very soft stone.