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Quartz counter material finishing?
Anyone have any experience with this stuff?
I was given a butt load of "granite" and it turned out to be "quartz" (a buzz word for a manufactured stone in a matrix of something) product. I have a bit of experience and the tools to work granite but I don't know if it works on this stuff. I really do not want to clog my diamond pads with plastic if that is an issue. Reading on the interweb has been pretty discouraging so far. |
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On Sun, 16 Aug 2015 14:32:57 -0400, "dadiOH"
wrote: wrote: Anyone have any experience with this stuff? I was given a butt load of "granite" and it turned out to be "quartz" (a buzz word for a manufactured stone in a matrix of something) product. I have a bit of experience and the tools to work granite but I don't know if it works on this stuff. I really do not want to clog my diamond pads with plastic if that is an issue. Reading on the interweb has been pretty discouraging so far. The binder is acrylic; how much mineral content is bound by the same is a mysyery as is their type...could be anything from calcite (soft) to quartz (hard) or maybe even corundum (still harder). Try wet or dry paper. If it just needs a polish, try on orbital buffer pad? _How It's Made_ had an episode on the top finishing - buffed out. |
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On Sun, 16 Aug 2015 12:21:59 -0700, Oren wrote:
On Sun, 16 Aug 2015 14:32:57 -0400, "dadiOH" wrote: wrote: Anyone have any experience with this stuff? I was given a butt load of "granite" and it turned out to be "quartz" (a buzz word for a manufactured stone in a matrix of something) product. I have a bit of experience and the tools to work granite but I don't know if it works on this stuff. I really do not want to clog my diamond pads with plastic if that is an issue. Reading on the interweb has been pretty discouraging so far. The binder is acrylic; how much mineral content is bound by the same is a mysyery as is their type...could be anything from calcite (soft) to quartz (hard) or maybe even corundum (still harder). Try wet or dry paper. If it just needs a polish, try on orbital buffer pad? _How It's Made_ had an episode on the top finishing - buffed out. I did hit a cut edge with an 800 grit diamond pad and it got smooth but not shiny. Licking my finger and wiping it made it shine ... until it dried. I am going to look into that polish. I heard about it somewhere else too. It seems to be a special product and I hope I can get some without having to buy a 55 gallon drum of it ;-) |
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On Sun, 16 Aug 2015 12:21:59 -0700, Oren wrote: On Sun, 16 Aug 2015 14:32:57 -0400, "dadiOH" wrote: wrote: Anyone have any experience with this stuff? I was given a butt load of "granite" and it turned out to be "quartz" (a buzz word for a manufactured stone in a matrix of something) product. I have a bit of experience and the tools to work granite but I don't know if it works on this stuff. I really do not want to clog my diamond pads with plastic if that is an issue. Reading on the interweb has been pretty discouraging so far. The binder is acrylic; how much mineral content is bound by the same is a mysyery as is their type...could be anything from calcite (soft) to quartz (hard) or maybe even corundum (still harder). Try wet or dry paper. If it just needs a polish, try on orbital buffer pad? _How It's Made_ had an episode on the top finishing - buffed out. I did hit a cut edge with an 800 grit diamond pad and it got smooth but not shiny. Licking my finger and wiping it made it shine ... until it dried. I am going to look into that polish. I heard about it somewhere else too. It seems to be a special product and I hope I can get some without having to buy a 55 gallon drum of it ;-) Go to a place that sells automotive finishes and get some 3M Finesse-it . Use it with a terry buff on a soft pad , you can get a *VERY* nice polish with this stuff . I used it on a motorcycle (urethane clear coat) , after stepping 600/1000.1500/2000 grit wet-or-dry sandpaper . Finish looked like you could fall in and drown . -- Snag |
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On Mon, 17 Aug 2015 07:11:33 -0500, "Terry Coombs"
wrote: wrote: On Sun, 16 Aug 2015 12:21:59 -0700, Oren wrote: On Sun, 16 Aug 2015 14:32:57 -0400, "dadiOH" wrote: wrote: Anyone have any experience with this stuff? I was given a butt load of "granite" and it turned out to be "quartz" (a buzz word for a manufactured stone in a matrix of something) product. I have a bit of experience and the tools to work granite but I don't know if it works on this stuff. I really do not want to clog my diamond pads with plastic if that is an issue. Reading on the interweb has been pretty discouraging so far. The binder is acrylic; how much mineral content is bound by the same is a mysyery as is their type...could be anything from calcite (soft) to quartz (hard) or maybe even corundum (still harder). Try wet or dry paper. If it just needs a polish, try on orbital buffer pad? _How It's Made_ had an episode on the top finishing - buffed out. I did hit a cut edge with an 800 grit diamond pad and it got smooth but not shiny. Licking my finger and wiping it made it shine ... until it dried. I am going to look into that polish. I heard about it somewhere else too. It seems to be a special product and I hope I can get some without having to buy a 55 gallon drum of it ;-) Go to a place that sells automotive finishes and get some 3M Finesse-it . Use it with a terry buff on a soft pad , you can get a *VERY* nice polish with this stuff . I used it on a motorcycle (urethane clear coat) , after stepping 600/1000.1500/2000 grit wet-or-dry sandpaper . Finish looked like you could fall in and drown . Thanks guys. That is exactly what I needed to know. |
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