If you own a concrete floor or have the job of taking care of one, polishing should be your first choice for maintaining it. It is low cost, requires minimal maintenance, and the finish is very durable. The process is simple using new technology. It is the perfect flooring choice for industrial and commercial organizations. But what is diamond concrete polishing?
Using a diamond floor pad on your concrete is fairly simple. The abrasive pad will file down the surface of the concrete. Then it buffs and polishes the floor until it shines. The glossy surface then needs to be sealed to maintain the appearance and increase the floor’s overall durability.
This method offers many options for changing the appearance of the floor. You can use shake on color hardeners or chemical stains and dyes to change the original gray concrete to just about any color imaginable. This is wonderful for residential concrete floor owners and business owners alike. Dying is not the only design option for polished concrete flooring. In addition to a mirror-like shine, concrete flooring can be made more attractive with embedded patterns, lines, images, grids, and any other design you can think of. These are embedded into the floor with a saw so the design options can be as intricate as you like. The surface is then polished down to a smooth, flat high-gloss finish.
Pretty much any concrete floor can be polished. In fact, older floor benefit most from diamond polishing. The polish spruces up and evens out wear spots in high-traffic areas. Older floors may first need additional grinding, patching or repairs before they can be polished. It can save thousands by allowing people to refurbish their old floors instead of tearing them up and replacing them with new ones.
You need to use some kind of disc grinder to polish your concrete floor. The diamond grinder in form of a concrete floor polisher starts with coarse grits and moves to finer grains until the floor is polished to the smooth shine you’re after. Because the polishing takes place layer by layer, customers can choose the level of gloss that they want on their concrete floors.
As you polish your floor to a high gloss you’re also opening pores in the concrete. Once you have ground the floor you need to seal it to protect it otherwise it will deteriorate quickly. A chemical hardener she be coated on the floor to cut down on maintenance. It not only protects but also adds density to the top layer of the concrete.
Centaur has a range of diamond polishers, floor machines, and sealers. You can get everything you need to clean and protect your concrete floors. Call us today with any questions.