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Product Details:- The EXPell Polishing Pads were designed for Concrete Polishing, but work great on granite or other stone.
- Professional grade, premium Dry Polishing Pads (Can also be used wet).
- Hexagon matrix makes these Premium Dry Polishing Pads more aggressive and flexible.
- They can achieve exceptional polishing results on concrete, natural stone, engineered stone and quartz surface.
- Ideal for on-site touch up applications, where use of water is not practical.
- Designed for DRY or WET use. Pads designed exclusively for wet use are available separately.
- High diamond concentration.
- Grits are color coded on the Velcro backing.
- Velcro Backing Pads sold separately.
Product Specifications:- Measurements: 5" Diameter.
- Dry pads can be used wet or dry, although dry use is recommended for dry pads, and wet use for wet pads.
- Optimal RPM: Dry - 2000 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.
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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. Dry pads can be used with a variable speed grinder, that can be controlled to around 2,000 RPMs. Grinders 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. A Dry pad won't last as long as a Wet pad
for obvious reasons. One 5" Dry 30 grit pad is usually
sufficient to get a small sized kitchen (40-50 sq. ft.) polished down
to expose sand. 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, but they only work with water.
- 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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