I bought the predecessor to this model and the moment I turned on the water 3 or 4 small flecks of the black veneer dissolved away as if they were dents discovered in the factory but hidden with ink. Under the thin veneer is  a dull grey.   I hoped it would stop there with a couple dents because the  expense of installation removal and shipping  prohibited me from sending it back.  One year later the black all but gone.   it is an ugly crumbling  blight on my bathroom. Such a beautiful design… such shoddy materials.