As I noted the first time I discussed solid surface countertops, they scratch relatively easily. Although the dark countertop I showed in that post was in reasonably good shape, the general guidance to stick to lighter colors seemed reasonably sound.
Fast forward a couple of years and I am accumulating scratches. It's unavoidable, although one can obviously be careful and minimize the damage. Even though I have a collection of scratches now--even cleaning the surfaces could cause minor scratching--the countertops still look pretty good unless one is on a scratch hunt.
Casual inspection doesn't really turn up anything. A careful angled view is needed. I have friends with a light-colored Corian surface, similar to this, and I asked them if they had any scratches. They said no. I looked and they were there, but similar to my picture above, they weren't that easy to spot. Their counters are about a decade older than mine.
If there ever is substantial damage, it can be buffed out. There are YouTube videos showing how. I don't expect that level of wear.
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