GranQuartz now offers MB20 Polish Powder, an exclusive proprietary blend of abrasives and polishing agents that polish granite and most other stone. The polish is for use with a variable-speed right angle grinder with a 5- or 7-in. pad driver and a natural fiber pad. Only a small amount of … Read more
GranQuartz now offers MB20 Polish Powder, an exclusive proprietary blend of abrasives and polishing agents that polish granite and most other stone. The polish is for use with a variable-speed right angle grinder with a 5- or 7-in. pad driver and a natural fiber pad. Only a small amount of … Read more
Here is a video produced by Samsung Staron showing their process for polishing solid surface from a satin to a gloss finish. The video, which is a about 10-1/2 minutes long, walks through the process from start to finish, explaining the equipment and materials needed. While the video starts with … Read more
Disco Abrasive America now offers new 3-Step Polishing Pads for granite, marble, engineered stone and concrete. These resin-bonded polishing pads have premium diamonds and allow for polishing in three steps. They are all 4-in. pads and can be used dry or wet. Step 1 uses the red pad (DURBD019), Step … Read more
Here is an interesting video produced by the Discovery Channel and posted by Quality Tile and Marble, a fabricator located in Grimes, Iowa. The video, titled “Granite – How it’s Made” shows the process of extracting granite blocks from a quarry. I then shows how the granite blocks are cut … Read more
GranQuartz offers DIAREX ICE Polishing Pads designed to polish the surface of engineered stone. They are also suitable for polishing granite and are said to be particularly good at reducing the effect of resin discoloration on light-colored materials. The pads are made with a unique type of resin, have white/light … Read more
Omni Cubed’s new No-Spin Backer Pad is designed to provide faster results and less damage to surrounding vertical surfaces during polishing or refinishing. It has a rigid aluminum Velcro backer, with the addition of a free-floating disc on top. A protective rubber bumper surrounds the disc so when it is pushed … Read more
Polishing Pro Systems offers the new patent-pending Zero° Burn Backer Pad for polishing natural and engineered stone. The pad is designed to save time and money, and is designed to make it virtually impossible to burn the surface—or even the edges of quartz surfacing. It reportedly turns an ordinary grinder … Read more