Polishing concrete uses heavy-duty grinding machines equipped with progressively finer grits of diamond attachments to hone concrete to a hard, lustrous, dust-free, easy to maintain finish. There is no film-building surface coating to scratch and wear.

Phase 1 - Initial Grinding Passes

*During this stage, existing finishes are removed as needed and the concrete is "cut."

Phase 2 - Secondary Grinding Passes

*Secondary grinding steps are performed by increasing the grit of the metal bond diamond to progressively "close up" the concrete and repair scratches created from the previous grinding steps.

Phase 3 - Densifier Application

*During the polishing process an internal impregnating sealer is applied. The sealer penetrates into the concrete and is invisible to the naked eye. It not only protects the concrete from the inside out, it also hardens and densifies the concrete. This eliminates the need for a topical coating, which reduces maintenance significantly (versus film-building surface coatings). Also, at this time, if required, a concrete stain would be applied.

Phase 4 - Polishing Steps

*During the polishing phase of the process, the switch is made to resin backed diamonds and small micro cracks are repaired. As the grit of diamond pads is increased, the natural sheen of the concrete begins to show.

Phase 5 - Burnishing

*If required, a protective coat of ‘Guard’ densifier is applied and burnished to a high sheen.