here are a few pics of a 2cm granite job I was asked about if I could fix.  They are a friend of some really good customers, so I felt like I should find a solution to their problem. 

The epoxy was smeared 2-3" away from the seam... and was very thick. I took a razor blade to the epoxy, but the area where the epoxy came off was very textured and dull.  I only did a small area and knew it was time to call in an experienced stone guy.  Can the epoxy be removed and something that matched better be put in the 1/8" seam?

When I was cleaning the top,,, I noticed where it got wet, it turned darker... so I can assume it is not sealed either?

This is the second BAD granite job I have seen in 4 months.

We have been successful removing the old epoxy in large joints and refilling with three different colors of epoxy. Start with the base color and then make two more colors that match the particulate.

Dab in the other colors to kinda match the pattern.

This material may be a bit harder to do because of the light color and tight particulate. It will look better than what you have there though.

Kelly judging from the pics the edges were polished straight thru the seams but I could be wrong. If that is the case she will have a wide seam regardless and like Andy said it will be tough to make it look REAL good. A reset along with dressing the seams is what would be best and again it might be just as easy to redo.Does she have any vanities that could be cut out of any of the pieces

You should definitely be able to make it look better. Hell, just cleaning the excess off should make it look better. You're probably not going to be able to make the seams any tighter unfortunattely. It looks like they used pre-fabbed blanks that have the edge profile run all the way to the end. That's going to make it nearly impossible to pull them tight together without some re-work.

If the material gets darker when wet it also needs to be sealed. That material will soak up a lot of it.

Matt, I emailed her your contact info.

Posted By Brian_Stone on 04 Feb 2010 12:07 PM
You should definitely be able to make it look better. Hell, just cleaning the excess off should make it look better. You're probably not going to be able to make the seams any tighter unfortunattely. It looks like they used pre-fabbed blanks that have the edge profile run all the way to the end. That's going to make it nearly impossible to pull them tight together without some re-work.

If the material gets darker when wet it also needs to be sealed. That material will soak up a lot of it.

Brian, where the epoxy was scraped off, it was pitted and very dull.... felt better, but still looked like awful compared to surrounding shiney surface.

Thanks Kelly

Thats too funny. They must have went with the cheaper guy. I just have to lauch when I see stuff like that.
About the only thing you can do is take a torch to it, get the old stuff out, remix, refill and then take some stone enhancer to it to get rid of the dull spots.

If that doesnt work then your forced to do some deck polishing. Fairly easy on that color but I wouldnt do it if you are not experienced at polishing.