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Product Details:- The EXPell Polishing Pads were designed for Concrete Polishing, but work great on granite or other stone.
- Convex pads are curved or domed, ideal for polishing curved areas such as concrete sinks.
- Small 3" diameter for getting in to tight spots.
- Professional grade, premium Wet Polishing Pads.
- Design matrix allows for aggressive polishing.
- Higher diamond content than other polishing pads.
- More aggressive than standard polishing pads, and longer life.
- Exceptional polishing results on concrete, natural stone, engineered stone and quartz surface.
- Designed for WET use only. Pads designed for dry polishing are available separately.
- Grits are color coded on the Velcro backing.
- Velcro Backing Pads sold separately.
Product Specifications:- Measurements: 2" Diameter, 3mm Thickness (edges of Convex pads feather out, so are thinner).
- Wet pads should only be used wet. Polishing with a wet pad without water will burn and ruin the pads.
- Optimal RPM: Wet - 4000 RPM maximum.
- DO NOT exceed the recommended RPM for the pad- it will burn through the pad at a faster rate!
- Available Grits: 30, 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1000, 1500, 3000, White Buff, and Black Buff.
- Buff Pads are for a final, high polish, and should be matched to the color of the stone: (White buff for light concrete, marble, travertine, or other surfaces, and Black Buff for dark surfaces)
- Coverage: Varies (see Application/Installation section).
Coverage and Use: - Coverage rating for Diamond Pads is basically non-existent.
- The
reason is because each user will use the pads differently, and each
surface will have different hardness ratings, which will effectively
change how long the pads will last polishing that surface.
- A
polishing tool should be used, not a grinder. Polishing with water needs to be done by a tool that is safe to use around water, and most grinders are not water-friendly. Grinders also usually have very
high RPMs, which will chew through a diamond pad. We carry a variety of
polishing tools, both electric and pneumatic.
- Allow the
polisher to do the work. Forceful excessive pushing down on the
polisher and pads will burn through them faster than necessary.
- Keeping the pad flat while polishing will prolong it's lifespan. Polishing at any angle will wear the edges of the pad faster than the middle.
- A general benchmark (keep in mind GENERAL
means your results could be drastically different) is that when
polishing concrete, to polish deep enough to expose some sand and
aggregate in the concrete, a 30 Grit pad would be used first to get
'down' to the desired level. One 4" Wet 30 grit pad is usually
sufficient to get a small sized kitchen (40-50 sq. ft.) polished down
to expose sand and gravel aggregate. Purchasing more of your lowest grit needed is usually a
safe way to ensure you get the job done. Wet pads will usually have at
LEAST double the life of a Dry pad.
- 3" Convex pads don't last as long as a typical 4" Wet pad, due to their size, and curved design.
- When polishing a sink, it is usually harder to get the polishing tool down into the sink and maneuver. A polisher extension will make this process much easier. Extensions sold here.
- Once
the surface is honed to the proper depth, the rest of the pad grits are
used to now polish the surface, removing the scratches left by the 30
grit. So, a 50 grit, then 100, 200, and so forth. Each finer grit
removes the scratches from the previous coarser grit.
- Please
keep in mind that what works for one, may not work for another.
Concrete hardness, the hardness of the sands/gravel, etc. will all
effect diamond pad life.
- Granite, Marble, or other stone
surfaces will polish differently than concrete, and usually are just
'polished' rather than being honed first to get to the proper level of
exposed aggregate.
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