Quartz worktop stains... help!!!

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These look like the bottom of a pot or plate or something, but nothing I have tried (general cleaners, bar keepers friend, the pink stuff) is doing anything for it.
Arghhh it looks so unclean all the time 😩

Magic sponge? Is your quartz matte or polished?

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I had white quartz and no stains after 6 years. I use barkeeper’s friend if I do notice anything.

It's matte

Rub some Fairy liquid on it and leave.

Have You tried bleach? I know you’re not supposed to but if nothing else works o would try a small area and leave on for bare minimum.

Have you tried straight bleach? Smear some on leave it a bit then clean off?

The other thing would be some cream cleaner for induction hobs ( Delphis do a good one)

Then try magic sponge

Another thing you can try is a poultice - basically a wet paper towel or rag soaked in soapy liquid and leave it on the stain for ages - the idea is that it draws the stain out by osmosis. There’s probably a better version if you google this is just my makeshift version!

Look similar to mine, mine are Dekton which are a kind of ceramic/quartz mix. I spray ring marks with Flash Bathroom with bleach and leave it a minute or two then wipe clean and any rings disappear.

I find Cif (the cream in a yellow bottle) works well for that sort of thing, although if Barkeepers Friend won’t shift it, I’d be less optimistic. I’d try putting cif on it, leaving it for a bit, and then rubbing gently with a non-scratch scourer.

White vinegar? Nail polish remover works sometimes as well.

Put a bit of fairy liquid and warm water on to a microfibre cloth and scrub

Thank you for the replies. I've tried fairy liquid in the past. I've ordered the cif yellow bottle and I'm going to try the bathroom cleaner that contains bleach. And I'll try the white vinegar as well as the nail varnish remover. Hopefully one of those might shift it. I'm quite disappointed in the quartz actually.

We’ve had a fair few bad stains on our quartz, including curry. All have come out with fairy liquid and warm water, the key is using the microfibre cloth. You can also put a bit of baking soda on the cloth to help

I use barkeeper's friend like a PP and it's always got everything out.

Really depends what it is.

It is is a food stain then it will probably come off with something. If it is a burnt in ring (the resin has actually burnt) then it won't.

I would be very careful of using scouring, because anything that does that could scratch the surface if you rub hard and long enough. A lot of cleaners like cif are actually mild abrasives ( a bit like baking soda). I think unlikely they would scratch the surface of the resin, but I would not polish for too hard and too long.

Something like a solvent might dissolve it, maybe IPA. But again be careful not to expose the surface to the solvent too long as it might damage it. Use a small amount first.

My top tip for this sort of stuff is always test out on a bit of the surface that is out of view first. I actually retained a small offcut from installation that I can test stuff out on if I need to.

I'd give a specialist a call before I tried anything else. I have quartz worktops - no stains thankfully - but I think it pays to get advice on how to handle it as they are very expensive and a lot of upheaval to replace.

What is IPA?

I've tried all the above and nothing is shifting it. I'm wondering if it was a hot saucepan set on it that's done the damage, as the stains are rings. The only place would be under the toaster, but there are no stains there to test anything on! 😬

It's doing nothing unfortunately.

I have emailed the supplier, they've said cif is all that they would recommend, to try it and get back to them.

i had a curry stain and used bleach - it worked thankfully.

Another vote for a spray with bleach in, has eventually got any stains out of my quartz.

(Worktops are a PITA. Are there any that aren't a nightmare in one form or another? I honestly think I might just get posh laminate ones next time, I wouldn't get quartz again.)

We have the same worktops - the spray barkeepers friend has never failed. I buy from amazon as I’ve never seen it for sale in the supermarket. Even removes that yellow you get from a takeaway curry left overnight.
Just spray it on and leave for a while.

iso propyl alcohol, also known as rubbing alcohol.

It's a strong solvent that will dissolve all sorts of plastics and paint so you have to be a bit careful with how you use it on some surfaces, but if water doesn't shift a stain on something I find often ipa or a solution mixed from ipa and water will.

It's used a lot for industrial cleaning purposes.

Quartz is basically made of stone chips (quartz) bound together with a resin.

The stone won't burn, but the resin will. My installer told me I could put red hot pans on it and it would be fine. Not willing to test out that theory given how much it cost and I have granite blocks to put pans on.

Definitely this. Works like a charm.