How to Polish a Concrete Floor

 


Polished concrete flooring is very popular in homes and companies today as a result of its versatile characteristics. You can get the elegant look of a marble flooring but at a fraction of the cost. Polished concrete flooring is also durable, long lasting, reduces allergens and reflects light making it eco-friendly. It is also practical as you are just utilizing materials which are already present so there's no need to purchase further flooring supplies. Polishing a concrete floor at home or in an office can convert your boring grey floors into gorgeous, shining floors to be proud of.


This guide will explain the procedure tile removal arkansas of how you polish concrete. It is not the easiest DIY job in the world and it is also fairly messy, but if you take your time you will get a good result.


Items you'll need to polish a concrete floor


- Industrial grinding machine - dry upright machines are recommended.

- 30, 80, & 150 metal-bonded diamond grit discs

- 100 to 3000 grit resin-bonded discs

- Safety goggles

- Ear defenders

- Dust protection mask

- Cement epoxy or hard drying filler

- Cement hardener


1) Visit your local hardware rental store and rent an upright, walk behind grinder. Concrete grinders generally come in two variations, wet and dry. A dry grinder sucks the dust up like a vacuum cleaner as you work and keeps the air clean. The wet grinder uses water to control dust but makes the job a lot messier as you will have more cleaning to do once you're finished.


2) Purchase a set of diamond abrasive discs to use with the grinder. The discs are numbered with higher numbers corresponding to a finer abrasive. You will start out with a coarse abrasive and slowly work your way up the finest grit disc to give the floor to great polished finish.


3) At all times ensure you wear your safety equipment. Goggles, ear defenders and a dust mask are essential as the job can create a lot of dust which is harmful is ingested.


4) The first stage of the process is to use coarse diamond grit disc to remove any existing floor coatings and prepare the surface for the later stages. At this stage you should also prep the floor by filling any cracks or making any repairs that need to be done.


5) Begin grinding the floor by starting from one corner, slowly working your way across the entire surface. Start with a 30 grit metal-bonded abrasive and continue with 80 metal-bonded grit. Finish the grinding process with 150 metal-bonded grit.


6) Once you have evenly ground the entire floor using the 150 metal-bonded disc, apply a chemical concrete hardener to the floor. This will help you achieve a high gloss finish to the floor.





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