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Polishing concrete countertops by hand.
The key to a great countertop is a well built mold to pour the concrete into.
Smoothing the concrete mix with a hand trowel is the only technique you will use on the day the countertop is poured.
Any leftover debris might dig into the concrete and leave deep scratches once you start polishing it so make sure to remove all residue during this process.
1 fasten a hook and loop 50 grit polishing pad to a variable speed hand.
Start with a 4.
Note that while there are some similarities to polishing a concrete countertop this article focuses on polishing concrete floor surfaces.
There are a range of finishes possible from a single piece of concrete.
Then run a squeegee over the entire piece to remove any debris from the surface of the concrete.
For example if polishing is done up to 1500 grit with the electric polisher then make sure to hand polish in the same sequence up to 1500 grit.
This done with a standard orbital sander and a hose.
Tip finishing or polishing concrete countertops using these techniques is done the next day and in some cases 3 7 days after the concrete countertop was poured.
If measuring the base cabinets add an extra 3 4 for an overhang.
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Be sure that when polishing with hand held pads to match the sequence used with the electric polisher.
Pour water over the top and edges of the fully cured concrete countertop.
You must clean and patch the surface grind it smooth with several passes of a concrete grinder buff it to bring out the shine and apply a sealer to protect your work.
This is a basic tutorial on how to polish a concrete counter top.
To determine the size of your countertop measure the base cabinets or your existing countertop.
Wash off the concrete surface with water and a squeegee.
This guide will show you how to polish concrete countertops.
I define three stages.
Normally polishing is accomplished using a variable speed concrete polisher with a set of diamond sanding discs.
Once the countertop is set on the base cabinets finish it with a hand polisher to give it a smooth as glass appearance.
Depending on the look you are trying to achieve you may start or stop at any point along this progression.
Achieving a fine polished look in concrete countertops requires using progressively finer grits of diamond pads.
The polisher is usually water fed and is attached to a normal garden spout.
Fu tung cheng author of concrete countertops.