I have Typhoon Bordeaux granite counters in my kitchen and wanted to use giani paint kit to create the matching backsplash. I first tried with silicon sand kit and the white spots did not match with my counter top at all. I purchased chocolate brown kit after seeking the suggestions through Q & A and redid the backsplash. I was very nervous while painting on the vertical drywall but it worked just fine. I have used toothpick to add some veins and it turned out well.
Many thanks to everyone for answering my question and guiding me. I can't thank enough Amazon for the great customer service!

What a difference!. We purchased our house a couple years ago. The house was built in 2002 and it had no upgrades at all. The master bathroom is small and had pink laminate counter tops which were not attractive but we can't afford to replace them. I started looking around to find a way to change the look without replacing anything and came across the Giani Paint Kit and decided to give it a try. The change is amazing and it was fun to do. I did watch the video a couple times and read all the reviews to see how the process went for others. I'm more than pleased with the results and would do it all over again. I chose Bombay Black and I love the bronze and pearl white mixed with the black. My photos aren't the greatest and unfortunately I didn't take before pictures but maybe you can get the idea of how it turned out.

I bought the Sicilian Sand finish for 15 year old yellow, Formica counter tops. I almost wrapped the counter tops with a rubber adhesive cover, but I'm so glad I tried this first. The entire project took me about 3 days, or 15 hours spread out over 3 days, and I had 2 kids bugging me in between. Make sure to really clean your counter tops before putting this stuff on or else the paint will not stick. Use a razor blade to scrape anything you may have missed and you should be ready to paint.

Tip: Dab the entire counter space with one color before moving onto the next color, don't smear it or press too hard. Also, don't get discouraged if you dab too hard or something, because this paint is very forgiving. At one point, I was so pissed I had to stop the job for a half a day. I decided to continue and somehow pulled it off. The key is to "keep on layering," and the color will eventually turn out the way you intended.

Also, you're not going to see the actual beauty of your new tops UNTIL the top coat is put on. That's the key to making your new tops look, feel and shine like real granite. It's very important to remember this so as to not get unmotivated. I honestly feel as if my counters are new and I simply restored them versus just putting a band-aid on them. They're so clean and the surface is just awesome. Already got a ton of compliments. Also, did I make any mistakes? Yes. Has anyone else noticed? No. If anyone is looking that closely then I probably wouldn't invite them into my home anyway. The texture of this paint job tricks your eyes into not seeing any imperfections.

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I bought the Sicilian Sand finish for 15 year old yellow, Formica counter tops. I almost wrapped the counter tops with a rubber adhesive cover, but I'm so glad I tried this first. The entire project took me about 3 days, or 15 hours spread out over 3 days, and I had 2 kids bugging me in between. Make sure to really clean your counter tops before putting this stuff on or else the paint will not stick. Use a razor blade to scrape anything you may have missed and you should be ready to paint.

Tip: Dab the entire counter space with one color before moving onto the next color, don't smear it or press too hard. Also, don't get discouraged if you dab too hard or something, because this paint is very forgiving. At one point, I was so pissed I had to stop the job for a half a day. I decided to continue and somehow pulled it off. The key is to "keep on layering," and the color will eventually turn out the way you intended.

Also, you're not going to see the actual beauty of your new tops UNTIL the top coat is put on. That's the key to making your new tops look, feel and shine like real granite. It's very important to remember this so as to not get unmotivated. I honestly feel as if my counters are new and I simply restored them versus just putting a band-aid on them. They're so clean and the surface is just awesome. Already got a ton of compliments. Also, did I make any mistakes? Yes. Has anyone else noticed? No. If anyone is looking that closely then I probably wouldn't invite them into my home anyway. The texture of this paint job tricks your eyes into not seeing any imperfections.

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So so easy to use. The countertop backsplash was the hardest part since if you pushed to hard it created a different pattern. I cut a super tiny piece of sponge to get into the crevice. I used the Sicilian sand, but I chose to keep it darker with more black showing through since my cabinets are slate gray. This is a photo of it before the top coat so it's not shiny yet. I just need to put on the top coats and I'll be done. The "worst" part is having to wait the 8hrs of the primer to dry because I was so excited to start.
I also used the Giani cabinet makeover kit in modern slate for all my ugly white laminate with awful wood trim. We bought new hinges and hardware to make it look better.
I'm very happy so far, I definitely recommend to anyone who wants to update their counters. As you see in my picture it doesn't look like the Giani supplied photo because it all depends on how you differentiate the coloring. I'll put an updated photo when I remove the tape and do the top coat.