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    Source:www.stonediamondtool.com Date:2012/9/28 Read:1096


    Steve PerfectWe prefer wet grinding when possible, especially when talking heavy surface removal. Recently had a 17,000sf project w/excessive thinsets and over three layers of mastics. My client was hell bent on a salt and pepper inish throughout, no aggregate patches. Wet, with a sixty grit- we were able to achieve the clients request with maybe three minimal deep patches in the whole floor.

    I typicaly start wet and switch dry at 400 grit. We have multiple autoscrubbers and aztec guzzlers so pick up is a breeze. Frown upon it if you wish but i call my dumpster rep, get a slurry dumpster and fill it

     

    Steve Perfect : in regrds to the slurry dumspter, since we start wet than go dry; after our slurry is in the dumpster, we than pour our dry bags on top. when the dumpster company comes its as dry as....well, as dry as concrete.

     

    john jackson : i prefer wet grinding as well. Btw i had heard that Calif and NY required dry grinding so the slurry didnt get into the water system..I live in Midwest, so it doesnt affect me. We run an autoscrubber on the floor between grits to clean out the pores and remove the diamond fragments. we switch to dry after 400 as well.

     

    Don Fritchen:  I have found a product that makes slurry clean up easy and legal to dispose of in any dumpster !! Its a product called Gel Maxx and its un beleivable. Give me a call at 414-759-9197 or e-mail me at donfritchen@yahoo.com I can furnish more info & tell you where to get it.

     

    Craig Metzger : John, there is another thread that says the exact opposite...that CA and NY require wet grinds. I was trying to find info on that law when I just read yours. Can anyone help clear this up?

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