I can speak to white quartz composite (It is the material that the store Roomandboard.com sells as one of the options.) I wanted to buy a kitchen table top with it, but when reading the reviews, some said that it stained and I almost didn't buy it because of that--I have 3 kids, and I can guarantee that they will spill red juice on it.... often. Thankfully, my brother had the same table top from the same place, and has 2 young kids. He said soft scrub gets anything of and that in 3 years, it is not stained at all. So I bought the table, and he was right. Yes, red juice drips will make a mark when you wipe them up, but a tiny dab of soft scrub and they are GONE! (It also works on sharpie marker by the way.....which incidentally finds it's way onto my kitchen table on a weekly basis.

Oh, and by the way, I too suffer from analysis paralysis (cute--I like that!)

Thanks for your response, you've given me what I hoped to find - someone with kids and still white quartz!

Making final decisions for this bathroom has been soooooo difficult that it's hard when I finally think I have it and something happens or someone says something to cloud my choice.

The sun shines again!!! Thank you

Rachel

Funny, I am sitting down to type this after soft scrubbing a little pink juice cup ring off my kitchen table ;)

Just wanted to make sure you saw that my experience is with "quartz composite" (It has man made materials mixed in with it.) I can't imagine quartz is that much different, but hope maybe some with solid quartz will weigh in just to be sure!

As a fellow "A/P" sufferer, I can empathize with your quandry :) However, as the parent of 2 small children, I do think the sharpie test is extreme. After all, how often do your kids have free reign with a sharpie? Most of the markers used by kids are washable anyway. Maybe just avoid the bath crayons and markers. But I think it'll be beautiful, and you should go with your gut. Plus you now have the power of soft scrub ;) BTW, we're now going into month 5 for our hallway bath remodel, partially because of my own A/P! So I definitely get it!

Thank you sooo much for your advice!! I'm committed to this stone so passing was more for peace of mind than my decision. I was going to use soft scrub right away but kept pushing it off 'next thing I do after this' over and over - when I finally did it the soft scrub product I used only faded it a little - Really upsetting!

Then I saw the soft scrub gel on the shelf and decided to let it soak a little before scrubbing - when I went back to it the gel had completely dissolved it -, NO SCRUBBING, no etching, and most important NO WORK!!!

YAY!

My quartz passed the Sharpie test!!!!!!

Thanks Joanne for your tips, they worked - I should know this, but I don't remember the exact composite of my counter - I have for gotten by now - I'll ask again - but that's irrelevant as it works, it really works!!!

Nika, while the sharpie test is extreme I use them all the time and though the house rule is no sharpies for kids, the 3 ft tall picture of a man drawn by my 2 yr old at the side door is evidence that rules w/ 2 yr olds aren't always golden! Mr. clean sponge isn't all that strong compared to a sharpie- hmm maybe I should try the soft scrub? 5 months for a remodel, that's nothing, I have you beat by lots!Way to long to admit in print

Rachel