Polishing Concrete In A Williamsport Pa Convenience Store / Super High Gloss Finish

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@jeffreyevans2947 2 жыл бұрын

Very Nice Work!!! I just called you and left a message, I had a company come and put down a 6" concrete floor in my 40' x 60' garage and saying I am not happy with the finish is an understatement!!! I really hope you can FIX what they left me for a FINISHED FLOOR. Also I am an Electrician and can fix any machine you have electrical issues with! Reference Brent at S&M Concrete Cutting as I have repaired many of his machines... Thank You...

@gattie12ben 2 жыл бұрын

Looks really good!

@ramoncontreras9199 2 жыл бұрын

Great videos I've been learning a lot..

@criticalbill8962 Жыл бұрын

great job

@calebwiebe7826 2 жыл бұрын

It’s crazy how similar your guys’ work style and equipment is to mine. I work at Applied Coatings & Restorations. We do concrete, coatings and polishing as well. I admire your work. You have a well oiled machine here! Always enjoy seeing how others accomplish the job. Greetings from Canada 👋🏻

@bgr2d 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work guys. I have a polish and epoxy business in TN. Nothing worse than having diamonds glaze over on your first cut. We usually polish wet with our metals and finish off dry with resins. Or if it’s really hard we will just start with 50 grit transitions and do a cream polish. I’m gonna have to try the sand and water tip ya gave. Floor looks great!!

@1stainless 2 жыл бұрын

I have had thoughts on making a frame to hold 2'x2' concrete patio stones to dress the diamonds . Wet grinding is prob the better way it's just the mess I don't like depending on the area

@ConcreteFloorSolutions 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@lornachen2375 Жыл бұрын

Yes, that's cool, too! Maybe do you want to save money on your cos?

@son2yawsha843 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy watching your guys process I would consider myself a journeyman floor grinder for the company I work for and some of the information you have brought to the table is really helpful

@ConcreteFloorSolutions 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

@jamescoleakaericunderwood2503 Жыл бұрын

Journeyman grinder.... 3 years to be a journeyman 5 years before you really know what your doing... Been a Terrazzo worker for 34 years lots of grinding square miles of it ...

@gr8Kalle 2 жыл бұрын

good job and a nice video. I'd like to see the floor after a year or so of use. I'd be really interested in the durability of polished concrete

@Butler_Buck 2 жыл бұрын

If you were doing a basement, do you full every crack or so you measure and fill based on the width of the crack ?

@manavchopra1983 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the great video. I was hoping you would use the edge machine so we can see how to do the edges and around the pillars. properly.

@andreyrudakov2708 Жыл бұрын

Hello from Europe :) Could you please explain the difference between burnishing and buffing? What type of pad used for burnishing, is it also with any abrasive, how much grits? Do you apply the stain protection, before or after burnishing? Thanks a lot in advance ;)

@JakeWhitaker89 2 жыл бұрын

I am moving into a home with a polished concrete floor and I wanted to know if you had any resources on maintaining a polished floor. Do I ever need to re-apply the sealant/guard? What cleaner is good for maintenance? Also I have a very thin crack that I can feel with my fingers, do I need to worry about that worsening? Thank you so much for the interesting and informative videos!

@A1terrazzo Жыл бұрын

Sure you should have scratches. Can’t jump from 150 metal to 100 resin. From metal to resin you should going one number down. You should use #50 resin to control scratches.

@nickabruze 2 жыл бұрын

Great work and explanation of everything. What kind of clean up pad are you using, is it just a regular white pad cut down to 11"?

@ConcreteFloorSolutions 2 жыл бұрын

Its a 3000 grit pad sold by sase

@AdrianSntbnz 2 жыл бұрын

We have use those 2 tube epoxy before but I'm not sure if it was your product or not. Sadly the guy who I was working for didn't explain to us how to use it properly with the sand and we wasted a lot of product lol

@gabinogomez9236 2 жыл бұрын

Any tips on how to find epoxy jobs/bids in California? Central Valley

@1stainless 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job! Just curious about the ceramic tooling, Would you recommend having only ceramic tooling for the transition steps or do you still need the resin bonds sometimes depending on the concrete? Thanks, liking the polish videos✌️

@ConcreteFloorSolutions 2 жыл бұрын

The ceramic tooling gets extremely hot when running, it will actually melt plastic plates under the grinder, So we normally slow the speed down. We normally use 3 inch hybrid resin bond pucks from Sase but we have a set of ceramics in case we run into extremely hard concrete. So the answer is no we do not always run ceramic. also, the ceramics are probably three times more expensive than the hybrid resin Bond, but they do seem to go a long way 25,000 sq ft??

@ConcreteFloorSolutions 2 жыл бұрын

@Derek Roper we normally run all hybrid resins because they last longer. We typically get double or triple the life from a hybrid compared to a standard resin puck. That is what we have experienced at least.

@robertpruitt9340 Жыл бұрын

Nice job. We have a concrete floor with water stains from a leak that sat for a while, will normal grinding and polishing work or do you think we need to have something different done

@ConcreteFloorSolutions Жыл бұрын

I always say Concrete is consistently inconsistent. The only way you’re going to find out is try it. It could go either way.

@fernandoguzman3893 Ай бұрын

What is the name of the product they applied to the expansion joints.

@bw4562 2 жыл бұрын

Any other tips for how to deal with extremely hard concrete boys? I find I'm coming across it more and more on jobs I go to. The fine sand and water help. Even adding weights for more grinding pressure also help.

@bgr2d 2 жыл бұрын

Depending on the spec we will start with 50 grit transitions on really hard concrete. If the customer is ok with a cream polish it will save you tons of time and money. Plus you won’t have to worry about scratches at all and you get a very nice reflection. Concrete finishers these days think they have to burn every floor they do and it screws the polishers!!

@sergiorodriguez485 2 жыл бұрын

You can also try wet polish easier to grind hard concrete wet.

@jamescoleakaericunderwood2503 Жыл бұрын

For really old hard concrete I would acid wash it first... Just make sure you rinse well ...I00 percent muratic acid...this will eat the cement and expose the aggregate...faster grind

@matts7470 2 жыл бұрын

What grit would you finish a garage floor to? Interested in polishing vs epoxy but don’t want it to be a slipping hazard. Thx

@ConcreteFloorSolutions 2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't recommend polishing a garage floor. It doesn't offer any stain resistance for oils etc.

@celsinholhp3217 2 жыл бұрын

How good was de new edge grinder grinder on the Polish? Nice work

@ConcreteFloorSolutions 2 жыл бұрын

It does pretty good, but the floor needs to be flat or you can't get the valleys well.

@kneewall49 2 жыл бұрын

Is the recut of the joints just for aesthetic reasons, ie consistency of gap look or is there some technical reason for doing this?

@ConcreteFloorSolutions 2 жыл бұрын

You need to clean the interior edges of the joints before you fill them with joint filler.

@iamstevestrough8185 2 жыл бұрын

@@ConcreteFloorSolutions if people would just listen to your explanation they can avoid asking dumb questions

@aaronfrasco8444 Жыл бұрын

Does the joint filler prevent the expansion joint from doing what it was intended?

@ConcreteFloorSolutions Жыл бұрын

No, it is a semi rigid joint filler and still allows for movement

@jamespennington8492 2 жыл бұрын

Great looking floor. What is your method and process for burnishing? Why do you burnish this floor and not the others you are polishing?

@ConcreteFloorSolutions 2 жыл бұрын

We burnish every floor we polish.

@jamespennington8492 2 жыл бұрын

@@ConcreteFloorSolutions Okay, I've watched a few of your videos and I don't recall seeing you burnish in any of them except this one. I'll have to re-watch them. Thanks.

@robertoleon3795 Жыл бұрын

I love your job, i live in Chile and i want that in my house, but in Chile always the final result is a brown concrete, but in your work the concrete finish gray, ¿do you know whats is the diference? here they make something wrong?

@jamescoleakaericunderwood2503 Жыл бұрын

In Chile the cement is probably different... probably lot of clay in it....

@jonathancohen3269 Жыл бұрын

how much would you charge for a project like this?

@david3312561 2 жыл бұрын

Where do you find the sand you use to open diamonds and fill joints?

@ConcreteFloorSolutions 2 жыл бұрын

The finer the same the better. I use a 70 mesh sand and it works great.

@upsideways 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work. How did the convenience store people locate YOU for services? Thanks! Jeff Henderson -Henderson Floor Care in NC.

@ConcreteFloorSolutions 2 жыл бұрын

The general contractor reached out to us when he was bidding the project.

@sayone84able Жыл бұрын

What grit do you use if the floor is densified? Its a polish job. Thanks!

@ConcreteFloorSolutions Жыл бұрын

I don’t understand the question, there is nine grinding steps we typically start at 40 and end at 1500

@sayone84able Жыл бұрын

@@ConcreteFloorSolutions oh i was wondering what grit should you start with since the floor was densified. Happy Thanksgiving

@ConcreteFloorSolutions Жыл бұрын

@@sayone84able we apply the densifier after 150 grit then continue up to 1500 after that. Happy Thanksgiving

@bjosch4365 Жыл бұрын

How would your polished concrete floor just like in this video hold up as a ‘heavy duty’ home garage floor?

@ConcreteFloorSolutions Жыл бұрын

I don't recommend polished concrete in garages just because there is no protection against oil and fluid penetration into the concrete.

@bjosch4365 Жыл бұрын

@@ConcreteFloorSolutions …. Thanks! And that might even apply to home kitchen floors regarding potential grease splatter, cooking oils, wine spills, etc? I take it such a glossy floor might be a challenge or maybe not even necessary regarding e.g. applying a polyaspartic coating on the concrete then to help against oil spills and more? I don’t expect an answer, but still wondering out loud 😊

@MikeHarris1984 2 жыл бұрын

Do they protect the floor from the rest of the build with Ram Board?

@ConcreteFloorSolutions 2 жыл бұрын

Not sure what they are doing, you can but do not put tape directly on polished concrete or it will leave marks

@scottjusto4796 Жыл бұрын

where do you get that duel cartridge caulk gun. i cant find it anywhere

@ConcreteFloorSolutions Жыл бұрын

This is not where I got it, but I found a link to a store that sells it. www.sterlinghardware.com/products/copy-of-28-oz-2ov-cordless-epoxy-caulking-gun-kit-dewalt-by-powers-dce591d1?variant=40797073801378

@jamescoleakaericunderwood2503 Жыл бұрын

It's called dressing the stones...

@eddiecisneros5701 Жыл бұрын

How long have you been polishing for ?

@ConcreteFloorSolutions Жыл бұрын

+/-20 years.

@pingpong9656 Жыл бұрын

I went to a house where the whole floor was polished concrete... unfortunately, there were quite a few cracks in the concrete and it really spoiled it... also felt very cold in there.

@ConcreteFloorSolutions Жыл бұрын

That is the nature of polished concrete.

@robertashworth1551 Жыл бұрын

Why not use backer rod instead of sand that’s what I use

@ConcreteFloorSolutions Жыл бұрын

I have in the past, sometimes there would be outgassing from the backer rod which would create bubbles. I just found sand to be easier. You also need various sizes of backer rod if you have sand

@GhostyMIA Жыл бұрын

how much does it cost per 1000 sq ft?

@ConcreteFloorSolutions Жыл бұрын

A job like this is typically around five dollars per square foot.

@GhostyMIA Жыл бұрын

@@ConcreteFloorSolutions excellent, thank you !

@humbertarivera1265 2 жыл бұрын

Hice job ii Work por a company por 23 years i do epoxy polishing and sel leveling ardex i Kike to Work on yuo time

@businessman5894 2 жыл бұрын

This is a lot of work, I hope you charged over 25k

@kodeypouncey1969 2 жыл бұрын

You should just buy a poly pump

@ConcreteFloorSolutions 2 жыл бұрын

I would entertain it if we had a couple thousand feet of joint to do. For a couple feet of joint it's more of a hassle to clean than it's worth.

@kodeypouncey1969 2 жыл бұрын

@@ConcreteFloorSolutions its just better to have in general for when you need it and when you dont. Such as buying another grinder or any useful tools just because its not a 1000 ft at once you've definitely shot 1000 overtime so it would have gotten its use and its more efficient would save you time and money on cartridges etc

@ConcreteFloorSolutions 2 жыл бұрын

@@kodeypouncey1969 I agree, the other issue is I simply don't have room on the trailer. We have four grinders 2 vacuum systems two shot blasters.

@kodeypouncey1969 2 жыл бұрын

@@ConcreteFloorSolutions yeah time for a bigger trailer my friend or box truck time. Where are yall located out of?

@ConcreteFloorSolutions 2 жыл бұрын

@@kodeypouncey1969 PA, I run a 36 foot fifth wheel trailer now. I can't get too much bigger besides getting a tractor trailer.