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I have an otherwise-new slab that was gathering dust [and assorted metal tools apparently!] for some time. We can see the outlines of two rusted tools here. One is a utility knife blade and the other is anyone's guess.

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Is there a way to hide/fix these deep stains/blemishes? I'm presuming a bit of scuffing and then applying a small amount of some finishing compound. Does that exist for a nearly-white quartz[-like] surface? What would I expect the quality of the result to be? I'm trying to decide whether to use this countertop for a different bathroom [vs buying everything new].

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Well Quartz (or probably a quartz-like composite) is dangerous to work with: the dust is silica-laden and highly dangerous. Even wearing two N95 masks and outside it immediately bothered me seriously to take a (powerful!) router to it. So I won't be doing the cutouts that had been planned. My lungs /health are of more value to me than a perfect countertop setup.

But the flipside is .. if you already have it .. man is it tough. And forgiving. It took single digit seconds hand-sanding with 60-grade to completely wipe out each stain. I did not even need to followup with a higher (lighter) grade sandpaper afterwards: the spots are completely smooth.

Look ma! No rust!

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