Method for hardening and polishing concrete floors, walls, and the like
First Claim
1. A method of hardening and polishing a concrete surface comprising the steps of:
- (a) applying to the concrete surface a hardening/densifying silicate compound;
(b) allowing the compound to remain in contact with the surface for a period of time sufficient to allow the compound to soak into the surface of the concrete;
(c) removing any puddles and allowing the surface to dry;
(d) applying to the concrete surface a diluted silicate polishing compound; and
(e) mechanically polishing the concrete surface with a rotating diamond abrasive disk or drum.
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Abstract
A method of both hardening and polishing a concrete surface includes the steps of first applying to the concrete surface a hardening/densifying silicate compound, allowing the compound to remain in contact with the surface for a period of time sufficient to allow it to soak into the surface of the concrete, cleaning the surface and allowing it to dry, and polishing the surface with a diluted silicate polishing compound. The polishing step includes the steps of applying to the concrete surface a diluted silicate polishing compound, mechanically polishing the concrete surface with a rotary polishing machine, using pads or disks or drums, cleaning the concrete surface, and repeating said steps with polishing pads or disks of increasingly finer grit until the surface obtains an aesthetically desirable level of shine.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of hardening and polishing a concrete surface comprising the steps of:
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(a) applying to the concrete surface a hardening/densifying silicate compound;
(b) allowing the compound to remain in contact with the surface for a period of time sufficient to allow the compound to soak into the surface of the concrete;
(c) removing any puddles and allowing the surface to dry;
(d) applying to the concrete surface a diluted silicate polishing compound; and
(e) mechanically polishing the concrete surface with a rotating diamond abrasive disk or drum. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. The method of polishing a concrete surface comprising the steps of:
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(a) applying to the concrete surface a diluted silicate polishing compound;
(b) mechanically polishing the concrete surface to which the compound has been applied with a rotating diamond-impregnated abrasive pad, disk, or drum;
(c) cleaning the concrete surface;
(d) applying the concrete surface more of said diluted silicate polishing compound;
(e) mechanically polishing the concrete surface with a rotating diamond-impregnated polishing pad, disk, or drum having a less rough grit than was used in the previous polishing step; and
(f) repeating steps (c) through (e) until, upon cleaning, the surface has the desired level of shine. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. The method of honing and polishing a rough, irregular concrete surface comprising the steps of:
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(a) cleaning the surface;
(b) honing the surface with a rough grit honing disk, using water as a lubricant, so as to produce a substantially smooth, even surface. ; (c) cleaning the surface and allowing it to dry. ; (d) applying to the concrete surface a hardening/densifying silicate compound;
(e) allowing the hardening/densifying silicate compound to remain in contact with the surface for a period of time sufficient to allow the silicate hardening/densifying compound to soak into the surface of the concrete; and
(g) mechanically polishing the concrete surface with a rotating diamond abrasive disk or drum. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
(h) cleaning the concrete surface;
(i) applying to the concrete surface a diluted silicate polishing compound;
(j) mechanically polishing the concrete surface with a rotating diamond polishing pad, disk or drum having a less rough grit than was used in the previous polishing step; and
(k) repeating steps (h) through (j) until, upon cleaning, the surface has the desired level of shine.
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17. The method as described in claim 16, further comprising removing existing coating before honing and polishing the surface, said method comprising the preliminary steps of:
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(i) abrading the surface with a coarse rotating grinder disk; and
(ii) applying a chemical stripper to remove any remaining part of the coating.
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18. The method described in claim 17 wherein the surface is mechanically polished by means of a rotating polishing disk or drum or pad.
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19. The method described in claim 1817wherein said polishing pads, disks or drums are in a grit coarseness range of about 50 to 800.
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20. A method of removing and leveling soft, porous, carbonated concrete from a surface and polishing the surface, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) abrading and removing the soft surface with a coarse rotating grinder;
(b) cleaning the surface and allowing it to dry;
(c) applying to the concrete surface a silicate hardening/densifying compound;
(d) allowing the silicate hardening/densifying compound to remain in contact with the surface for a period of time sufficient to allow the silicate hardening/densifying compound to soak into the surface of the concrete;
(e) allowing the surface to dry thoroughly, removing any puddles;
(f) mechanically polishing the concrete surface with a rotating diamond abrasive disk or drum;
(g) cleaning the concrete surface;
(h) applying to the concrete surface a diluted silicate polishing compound;
(i) mechanically polishing the concrete surface with a rotating diamond polishing pad, disk or drum having a less rough grit than was used in the previous polishing step; and
(j) repeating steps (f) through (h) until, upon cleaning, the surface has the desired level of shine.
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