How to choose the right diamond grinding tools/diamond grinding shoes, diamond grinding cup wheels for concrete floor grinding?
Polished concrete floor is one of the most environmental and economical flooring options available today, it is widely used in warehouse, showroom,retail, decorative facilities, and even more and more residential choose polished concrete.
To make a smooth and shiny polished concrete, you should notice the following factors to choose diamond grinding cup wheel, diamond grinding shoe or other diamond grinding tools:
1.The hardness of the floor.
2.The grit of diamond grinding shoe and diamond grinding cup wheels.
3.The hardness of bond on diamond grinding shoe/plate/cup wheels.
4.The wight of floor polishing machine.
5.Whether feed water and the amount of water.
6.The RPM of floor grinder.
7.The grinding and polishing time.
8.The experience of the one who did polishing work.
To choose the right diamond floor grinding shoe and diamond grinding cup wheels from suppliers, you must know the hardness of your concrete and grits.
Concrete can be soft, hard, abrasive, dusty and brittle etc. No two floors are ever the same, typically they are more abrasive when new or have a high sharp sand content. The more abrasive the floor the harder bond you will need to get the best performance out of the diamonds.
Bond The strength of the metal binder that holds the diamond grit in the segment. Typically the harder the bond the longer the life. Soft concrete need hard bond, medium hard bond for medium concrete and soft bond for hard concrete.
Grit The size of the diamond grit in the segment. Typically the smaller the grit the more aggressive the segment will be. The larger the grit the finer the finish will be. The higher the number then the finer the finish will be e.g. 3000 grit will give a highly polished finish.