How to Choose Diamond Polishing Pad?

The best method to achieve the high gloss on granite, marble, quartz and engineered stone countertops is to use diamond polishing pads. To select the right diamond polishing pad is most important to get the good shine finish for your granite marble stone slab. This articl introduce how to buy diamond polishing pads at an affordable price. These methods help choose best diamond polishing pad, the material whether stone or concrete, whether polishing is required on the edges or on the flat surface and the like. According to your requirements, you can choose wet or dry diamond polishing pads.

 

Wet and dry diamond polishing pads are available from 75mm/3 inch pad to 16 inches/400mm diameter. 100mm/4 inch wet polishing pads are most popular for hand held angle grinder. While 4 inch diamond polishing pad is easiest to work with as it can be used in intricate areas because of its small size, a large diameter pad has its own uses. But, it is the 4 inch diamond polishing pads that is known for larger area polishing and is a favourite amongst buyers.

Diamond: Higher diamond concentration for the polishing pad and premium quality diamond though costlier is a good chooice.
 

Type: Choose diamond polishing pads that have narrow channels on it. They are typically used for polishing. Avoid patterns that are coarse.
 

Binder: The binder that binds the diamonds in a polishing pad are equally important as they determine the working life and performance of the polishing pad. Ceramic binders work better than resin binders as they can withstand high temperature, but ceramic binder always more expensive than resin binder.
 

Polishing Materials: While there are many polishing pads that work on different materials,such as granite, marble, quartz, concrete, yet there are some that are specifically designed to polish a certain kind of stone. 
 

Flexible required: It depending on whether if you need to polish flat surfaces or round shaped edges, diamond polishing pads need to be bought, the flexible polishing pad is purchased if one needs to polish both types.
 

Wet OR dry polishing: While wet polishing is preferred over dry polishing for its better finish and economical value, yet at times due to the squirmy site that it creates, dry polishing is often taken as the recourse.
 

Diameter: Whether people chooses 3 inch, 4-inches, 5-inches, to 16 inches pad, it all depends on the clients' requirement as per the given area that he has to polish. While a smaller diamond polishing pad can reach even the intricate areas, larger dimension polishing pads are better on large areas as they can be stable on them.


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