I like your test idea. Any fabricator with any brains in their head makes sure that if there is a possibility of a blow-up, it's the customer's fault.

If I were your fabricator, I'd do the test and when you approved, I'd have you sign the back of the sample and give you half. We used to do that with architects in the store fixture business to approve fixture finishes.

I am a fabricator

Take a small piece, put a piece of tape down the center, and then have the fabricator treat one side as he proposes. then approve the treatment if you like it.

If the fabricator was more professional he would have already proposed this approach to you; it eliminates a lot of potential problems.

I'd like the 2 above posts if I was customer.

Although I'm not a granite fan, I love your granite. I'm not familiar with it. What's the base color?

Thanks everyone! I'm still waiting to hear back regarding my request today for a sample that shows his "enhancing" technique. Oldryder - could you tell me what you use to enhance stones such as ours? Is it common to apply an enhancer and then buff it off? Is it perhaps the same as wiping away the excess? Assuming that's all it is - it should be fine - and then I just need to make sure any sealer he uses isn't a gloss finish. I'm still going to insist on a sample but I wanted to make sure his wasn't some unorthodox method that wasn't an industry norm.

And Mags438, the stone (when enhanced) is jet black and the streaks/veins are cream, brown and rust. You can see in this photo (the area where we've wiped it down with a wet paper towel) what it will look like after it's been enhanced. I liked this granite the first time I saw it (polished) but I LOVED it when I saw the leathered version.

I have the same issue right now! I have black cosmic leathered and love it- i love the enhancer. It’s too shiny tho- i want it more matte.. 🤦🏼‍♀️ but i love how it’s a little darker.. thank u for your post! I’m using it to ask my fabricator how to do it! 🙏🏼🙏🏼