Trowel Shine Polishing System
The Fastest and Most Cost-Efficient Way to Polish Concrete
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How To Polish with Trowel Shine
Trowel Shine Polishing is done WET, which means you need to manage and dispose of the slurry.
1. CHOOSE THE TOOL HOLDERS
We offer two options to set up your trowel pans for trowel polishing:
- 10.63″ Foam Heads with velcro attachment (#P02-FP-10.63) – these heads have a thick layer of flexible foam and work with velcro-backed tools only. They can be also used with Suprashine maintenance pads.
- 13.2″ Metal Heads with QuickChange attachment (#A95.00.00-1) – these are compatible with all Lavina tools, including Quick Change metals and rings (attach security plates to lock tools in place). Can be also used with Suprashine maintenance pads via pad holder #A87.00.00R.
2. CUSTOMIZE THE PANS
We can supply different diameter pans with pre-installed tool holders based on your trowel specs. Or, you can install the heads / plates on your own pans. Each tool holder comes with a template and instructions to help you install it correctly.
We recommend matching the number of tool holders to the number of trowel blades. For example, install 4 tool holders on power trowels with 4 blades, 5 on 5, etc.
3. CHOOSE THE TOOLS
This system is wet – make sure you select tools compatible with wet application.
On flat floors / new construction you can start with Waffel Resins, 50 grit (Wet bond).
If grinding is necessary (damaged concrete, rain drop effect, etc), you can start with QC SA-Superthick Metals – use these with the metal heads only (no velcro).
If using the foam velcro heads, start with HD-Coppers 50 or 100 grit. HD Coppers 50 and 100 grit remove scratches and transition to resins. Or, you can use Waffel Resin pads 120 grit (Wet Bond) instead.
Continue with Waffel Resins, 220 and 400 grit, Wet Bond. If the floor is not flat, Natos will work better.
After 400 or 800 grit, you can switch to V-Harr polishing pads, or SupraShine HP Pads. To attach SupraShine (or other maintenance pads) to the 13″ metal heads, you need pad holders #A87.00.00R (find them on Accessories page).
LAVINA Polishing Trowel LP36GE comes equipped with two 36″ pans and four metal tool holders on each pan, as pictured below.
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