Comments on: Fixing Pin Holes in Precast Concrete Countertops http://www.theconcretewhisperer.com/archives/100 Your premier resource for Decorative & Speacilty concrete Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:14:26 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.theconcretewhisperer.com/archives/100/comment-page-1#comment-66 admin Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:43:34 +0000 http://www.theconcretewhisperer.com/?p=100#comment-66 We know that this technique works well with the Xtreme Series mix design. The concept is creating a dust from your 50, 100 and 200 pads. Applying densifier to the surface with that dust will create a slurry of the exact same color and the pressure of your grinder will push it into the wholes. The heat from the pad will make the densifier evaporate quickly leaving a nice hard smooth surface with no pin holes. We recommend waiting a few hours to ensure the slurry is hard before continuing and additional polishing with Dry Pads <em>Note: </em> In order to create enough dust to create a good slurry you must use a pad with deep groves or channels. A honeycomb pad will not trap enough dust with densifier to create a good slurry. We are working on a video that will showcase this technique. We hope to have it up on www.SureCrete.TV and www.YouTube.com very soon. We know that this technique works well with the Xtreme Series mix design. The concept is creating a dust from your 50, 100 and 200 pads. Applying densifier to the surface with that dust will create a slurry of the exact same color and the pressure of your grinder will push it into the wholes. The heat from the pad will make the densifier evaporate quickly leaving a nice hard smooth surface with no pin holes. We recommend waiting a few hours to ensure the slurry is hard before continuing and additional polishing with Dry Pads

Note: In order to create enough dust to create a good slurry you must use a pad with deep groves or channels. A honeycomb pad will not trap enough dust with densifier to create a good slurry.

We are working on a video that will showcase this technique. We hope to have it up on http://www.SureCrete.TV and http://www.YouTube.com very soon.

]]> By: Countertop Artisans http://www.theconcretewhisperer.com/archives/100/comment-page-1#comment-62 Countertop Artisans Sun, 28 Mar 2010 18:51:41 +0000 http://www.theconcretewhisperer.com/?p=100#comment-62 I am getting some pinholes in the edges of my mold poured countertops. How can I use the LD to fix these pinholes? I am getting some pinholes in the edges of my mold poured countertops. How can I use the LD to fix these pinholes?

]]> By: admin http://www.theconcretewhisperer.com/archives/100/comment-page-1#comment-26 admin Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:42:31 +0000 http://www.theconcretewhisperer.com/?p=100#comment-26 You are starting with a wet grinding pad. Preferably one that is has deep groves, unlike a honeycomb pad. Start at 50 or 100 as a grit, apply Lithium densifier and flood surface. Polish your surface until the densifier is dry. As it is drying you will notice a paste occurring and it will fill in the pin holes with an identical color match. I have used this trick with the Xtreme Series mix's from SureCrete Design Products. You will have to test it on other materials to make sure it works the same. You are starting with a wet grinding pad. Preferably one that is has deep groves, unlike a honeycomb pad. Start at 50 or 100 as a grit, apply Lithium densifier and flood surface. Polish your surface until the densifier is dry. As it is drying you will notice a paste occurring and it will fill in the pin holes with an identical color match. I have used this trick with the Xtreme Series mix’s from SureCrete Design Products. You will have to test it on other materials to make sure it works the same.

]]> By: Frankie Smith http://www.theconcretewhisperer.com/archives/100/comment-page-1#comment-25 Frankie Smith Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:42:12 +0000 http://www.theconcretewhisperer.com/?p=100#comment-25 In this process are we using a wet or dry grinder? Do we let the Lithium Densifier (LD-1800) dry before we start grinding? In this process are we using a wet or dry grinder? Do we let the Lithium Densifier (LD-1800) dry before we start grinding?

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