To polish concrete the do it yourself way you re going to need a concrete grinder.
How to polish concrete floors by hand.
The coarse diamonds are used to cut the concrete quickly and fine diamonds are for polishing.
The video shows how to grind and polish to get a high gloss polished concrete floor with heavily exposed aggregate.
Step 6 apply concrete floor polish.
This done with a standard orbital sander and a hose.
Or you can get the job done yourself with a lot less hassle and expense.
This is a old warehouse floor.
Polished concrete has a modern sophisticated appearance and the polishing process can improve the overall condition of the material.
Doing so should give you an extra sheen.
The concrete polishing pads are the ch.
Polished concrete is also a terrific way to update your home without a lot of expense.
The basis for polishing concrete is to double the diamond grit size for each step to remove the previous step s scratches until you have a polish.
How to polish concrete.
The concrete polishing equipment used is a walk behind floor grinder for big jobs and a hand held grinder for small jobs and edges.
You could hire a contractor to come to your your home make a big mess and charge you a fortune to bring out the shine in your concrete floors.
While most people who have concrete flooring in a living or working space do tend to cover certain areas of the floor with carpets concrete floor polishing is generally a part of the cleaning and maintenance process.
Polished concrete is durable and attractive.
For a more detailed explanation of diamond grinding concrete see grinding hard concrete.
This is a basic tutorial on how to polish a concrete counter top.
Your concrete floor is now looking its best.
Exercise caution and follow all instructions provided when using the floor grinder.
If you can t borrow one from a friend in the trade you can rent one from your local home improvement center.
It takes many steps or passes with a grinder to finish a highly polished floor.
The process is fairly straightforward but it does require plenty of physical.
Ten years ago we had shawn weaver with concrete floor systems in englewood colo polish the floors in the bedrooms since there was a lot of efflorescence beneath the cure and seal that was applied during construction but we skipped the bathroom since the floor looked acceptable and the cost was high.