Concrete Staining And Polishing From Start To Finish / 9 Step Grind

Materials used on this project.
The RACATAC is now available in our online store:
Densifier:
Guard:

I have received many inquiries about slip coefficient.
Here is a link to an interesting article about polished concrete.

We also install Epoxy floors using our own products available on our online epoxy store:

I have wanted to publish a Concrete Polishing video showing every step for years now and I've never had the time on a job site to do it.
Finally we were able to record this video that shows every step and detail required to get a high-quality polished concrete floor.
Polishing a floor properly is very labor intensive and requires quite a few steps.
The existing concrete floor dictates what the floor will look like when it's done. Not all polished concrete looks the same and not every finish will look the same. All concrete grinds differently and all floors take stain differently. I always say concrete is consistently inconsistent.
Therefore you need to have an open mind when deciding on polished concrete as your flooring system.
In order to polish a floor correctly, you need to have many different series of diamonds and a lot of expensive equipment.
The floor was ground to a 1500 grit finish. It involved the following steps:
clean sawcut joints with upcut saw and fill with polyurea joint filler.
40, 80, 150 grit metal bond diamond grinds.
50 grit diamond impregnated pad grind.
100, 200, 400 grit resin bond grinds.
saddle brown stain application.
densifier application.
800 grit diamond impregnated pad grind.
guard application
1,500 grit burnish.

Please go to our website
to view pictures of all of our projects.
Or go to our online store:
If you are interested in purchasing the epoxy used on our floors.
Thank you for watching.

[stlisthecity]

😳 DIY my a** this video shows how much hard work and equipment goes into these projects. Once you mentioned 3 phase generator my jaw dropped. Thanks for your knowledge, time and effort. Wow

[concretecurt]

Thanks for that, I have done concrete work for 46 years and am doing my own first time grind and polish on my own floor with rental equipment. It is quit the time consuming process, thanks for showing that for all to see. Great Job, nice to see.

[markthompson]

awesome if you want it done right i mean perfect . This is the only video to watch. I have been building homes for fourty plus
years, and this by far was the most complete presontation for the 9 step grind, and stain concrete slab ive ever seen. great job. If you guys do anything else i would watch it. thanks again for your time !

[RAMSLFE]

I’ve been doing concrete polish / epoxy / staining etc for 6 years and I love watching these videos good job guys

[OBSZIDIAN]

I stopped at here's our generator and here's our guys are meticulous! Love the way you do things....the RIGHT way

[iMiik]

i don't know diddly squat about concrete polishing. your videos and work is so well put together i just enjoy watching!

[koranbred]

Shine'n likes ah dye-men!

Ya'll kick ass flip'n those slabs n2 gem stones bro.

Good shit.

[jeremyhapner]

I think you did a magnificent job. I am in the same bis and it’s great to show the potential customers how much work goes into doing these floors .
Especially when they complain about the cost!

[David-woun]

I love the extra effort put into the projects to make sure it’s done right.

[MIMIPLAYZ]

This was so gorgeous, now I want to do my floors! Thank you for your in depth tutoring.

[victorhernandez]

Any videos or In the process of cleaning some polished concrete…..

[minel]

This video is great. Super detailed, super informative. Thank you

[juliemarsh]

Very nice!! Appreciate all the effort you put into videoing this project. I learned a lot!

[danieln]

Beautiful work - amazing job! And now I also know I will not be attempting this myself. Lol

[mikeb]

Good thing I'm a visual learner cause of couldn't here 1/2 of what you said. But thank you for the video. It was very informative.

[특수청소전문가최영진]

hi~
Where can I buy the wheelchair that I ride when I grind it? I live in Korea and I'm doing the same things as you. It's a very convenient chair.

[nigelwalton]

Bloody awesome. Some knowledge here in NZ but great to watch the Pros.

[markwillis]

I have in the past but always with sealer on it but can you auto scrub a acetone dyed floor in prep for sealer

[johntl]

Great video, very helpful, just getting into polished concrete this year

[anthonyibarra]

How much do you charge per square foot? Great work btw!!