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Author Topic: Polishing Engineered Stone  (Read 698 times)
airjunky
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« on: November 27, 2007, 11:58:43 AM »

I'm having some problems polishing engineered stone (silestone to be specific).  I'm using the same dry polishing disks I used to polish granite but I seem to end up with a film on the suface.  Should I be using wet polishing?  I am running my grinder at the lowest speed possible.   
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« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2007, 12:14:00 PM »

You cannot correctly dry polish engineered stone. Since it is made of 93% quartz and 7% resin dry polishing it will burn or score the resin, resulting in films, darker coloration, etc..
Wet polish it and you will get the shine you want without the film.

We sell a lot of these to our shops doing engineered stone:
http://www.defusco.com/Diamond-Products-Diamond-Polishing-Pads-&-Backers-Diamante-Italia-422-2.5mm-wet-res/c25_30_653/p2020/Diamante-Italia-422-2.5mm-wet-resin-polishing-pads---full-set/product_info.html

Glad to be of service,
Mark

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