Black gloss kitchen worktops....NEVER AGAIN

Steph998

27col wrote: »

Even if you had kept your old matt finish the marks would have been exactly the same.
So the problem is not that the shiny surface gets more marked, it is just that the same marks are not so apparent on the matt surface.

Wow....I'd never have worked that one out myself...:rolleyes:

newnhak

Thanks OP. I have just rung my kitchen company and changed my order of Black gloss laminate. I am not into housework and so definitely dont want something that needs wiping every 5 mins!!

Steph998

Good decision. Shiny laminate just needs constant attention, and as I say - even for a non obsessive housewife, it just looks awful all the time. It looks neglected and smeared and dusty, and only looks the way I want it to for about five minutes after I have spent ages polishing it up. Who needs that hassle? I wish I had taken a piece of the work top home with me and sat it in my kitchen for a few days...just to see how it would look under the lights etc.

QMABB

Hi I've also got these worktops try E-Cloth Glass/Polishing Cloth about a fiver but gets rid of the smears

Fire_Fox

I have black gloss laminate and have no problem getting it shiny and smear free. As others have said glass cleaner and a microfibre cloth (do not use fabric conditioner). If you want/ need to wash with water Stardrops and a very clean cloth.

Steph998

Fire_Fox wrote: »

glass cleaner / microfibre cloth / If you want/ need to wash with water Stardrops and a very clean cloth.

All of which have tiny particles (silver etc) which actually scratch and dull the surface even more. It's NOT glass, so is not as hardy. It's like using vim on plastic bath. :eek:

27col

Steph998 wrote: »

Wow....I'd never have worked that one out myself...:rolleyes:

I can do without the snide remark. The point that I was making was that as the amount of marks must be the same whether the top is shiny or matt. Then it follows that you are apparently satisfied with state of the worktop, just so long as you cannot see the marks. If you want it to be really clean then you would have to go through the same procedure for either type of top.

Steph998

27col wrote: »

I can do without the snide remark.

Takes one to know one Col. Tell that to the upside down lightswitch man.

27col wrote: »

I can't believe that you are asking this question. Turning a switch upside down hardly qualifies as needing an electrician.

Pot..kettle etc...

Steph998

27col wrote: »

The point that I was making was that as the amount of marks must be the same whether the top is shiny or matt. Then it follows that you are apparently satisfied with state of the worktop, just so long as you cannot see the marks. If you want it to be really clean then you would have to go through the same procedure for either type of top.

I knew exactly what you meant. My (snide) point was that this goes without saying, and is the whole point of my post on why I would advise people not to get a gloss surface. Even 'really clean', it still has the appearance NOT being really clean. What busy housewife wants to go through the rigmarole of cleaning wipes and polishing, every five minutes, when a quick wipe down with a cloth on a matt surface will suffice, aethsetically at least, until the next deep clean.

So steer clear of gloss.

27col

If the light switch man had stated exactly what the problem was. I would not have made the comment that I did. It just goes to illustrate my opinion that posters should make sure that they put down the full story and not just part of it. If there had been a photo the question could have been answered in seconds.