When choosing new sintered stone for your home or office, you can pick up between matt ones or polished finishes. Here are the differences between these two finishes and a few things that needs to be taken into consideration before making up your mind.
Differences
It is much like the difference between a glossy vs matte photo. A matt finish gives you a consistent colour and looks the same from any angle while polished ones have been polished to give them a smooth and shiny surface.
Polished, a high gloss, mirror-like finish made through grinding, polishing, and buffing produces, is the traditional, most common and popular look. The benefits to this are the shiny appearance and that the pores are closed in the polishing process, which makes it more stain-resistant.
Matt, a smooth, but no glossy finish made through grinding and polishing produces, has a softened appearance and does not reflect light. They are best for low maintenance, high-traffic areas.Be aware that this finish is not as stain-resistant as polished surfaces as the pores are still open.
Now with a better understanding of these two finishes, let’s take a look at the following factors before making the final decision.
Appearance
As mentioned above, a matt finish will give you a flat surface that doesn’t reflect light, while a polished surface will have a high shine. But it’s not just what these options look like in isolation that matter. The style of your room as a whole, either as it currently is or as you want it to be is what matters in the end. Matt finish is a good choice if you like a natural aesthetic, whereas polished ones can give you a contemporary, sleek style.
Practicality
When choosing between matt and polished finishes, practicality is also very important. One of the benefits of a matt finish is that it is easier to hide the wear and tear which is unavoidable. The surface won’t show scratches and other minor damages as easily as polished ones. However there are two sides of a coin. Matt finishes also make the surface more vulnerable to stains and scratches, making the ability to hide them necessary while polished ones won’t damage as easily, but can be very noticeable when get scratched or chipped.
Maintenance
Matt and polished surfaces require different levels of maintenance. Because stains can show up more easily on matt surfaces, especially with light colors, it’s of great importance to be very careful. Spills need to be clean up as quickly as possible and make sure that the surfaces are always kept clean. You can be a bit more lenient with polished surfaces because they resist moisture and is more resistant to damage.
Both matt and polished finishes are great options and could give you the look that you want. Hebei LingBiao Sintered Stones has both, so you can pick up the ones that work for you.
