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Acid Test on White Glass Countertop

At DowningDesigns we like to press the limits of our materials to understand their ability to withstand the harshest treatments they may encounter in our clients homes, bars, restaurants. Having scrap pieces in abundance helps as we can truly test them without reservation. In this blog we report on the ability of White Glass (aka NanoGlass) to withstand Muriatic Acid (aka Hydrochloric Acid) poured directly onto its surface. As ridiculous as this sounds, we thought we would try it anyway to see the result. We poured undiluted Muriatic Acid on to the White Glass and Textured Glass, and let it sit for 24 hours and rinsed it off. The resulting corrosion observed was in a word, NOTHING. No etching, staining, marking…just nothing. 

Some of the acid did flow onto the ground, where we had some concrete residue…now that had some impressive corrosive action…it smoked, fizzed, bubbled. Looked a lot like the movie “Alien” when they cut the creature and its acid/blood almost ate through their space ship. So we knew the acid was highly corrosive, but apparently just not tough enough to eat the White Glass.

So, next time you are planning on serving acidic drinks (wine, fruit drinks, etc.) go ahead… don’t worry about staining our White Glass Countertops. They are battle tested with chemicals that are far harsher than you will ever encounter, and come away clean. Zero staining. Zero cigarette burn. Zero hair dye stain. Zero maintenance. Just the best countertop material we know of…period.

 

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