Polished concrete is gaining popularity as the ultimate no-wax concrete flooring surface. Due to new and innovative polishing equipment and techniques, just about any new or old concrete flooring surface can be polished to a high-gloss finish that never needs waxes or coatings.
Polished concrete is a mechanical grinding process that utilizes industrial diamonds and and liquid densifiers to level, harden, and polish concrete flooring surfaces. Heavy-duty polishing machines equipped with progressively finer grits of diamond impregnated discs are used to grind surfaces in an 8-12 step process. With more polishing and the use of finer grits, up to 3000 grit in some cases, concrete floors can reach very high levels of gloss without the use of waxes or sealers.
Polished concrete is one of the most innovative and economical flooring options available today and can be seen in where houses, retail stores, manufacturing facilities, restaurants, show room floors, garages and even residential interiors.
Not only is polished concrete attractive with its glossy surface and high light-reflectivity value but with no waxes or sealer to be reapplied every few months they are very economical and easy to maintain and clean. Polished concrete can be scored, stained and dyed in an array of colors and patterns. |
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