Here are the best prices I could find for the tools used in the video (or similar). 1. Diamond polishing pads/including backer pad by Stadea $29.99: amzn.to/2wNAjfa 2. Variable Speed Polisher on Harbor Freight $39.99 (use their coupons to save a few bucks) : www.harborfreight.com/7-in-10-amp-variable-speed-polisher-60626.html Neiko brand polisher with 5/8” arbor should also work $58.20 on Amazon: amzn.to/2ze7iXN 3. Granite Sealer Spray on Amazon $11.98: amzn.to/2xv8qsF Home Depot has it for $13.98. Thanks for Watching, Thrifty Tani
I would get a variable speed grinder from Home Depot. You would have more control especially when using the lower greed diamond pads. Especially if you are going to polish the seams. I’m also a do it your self type of guy and have installed granite for my friends. In every installation I learn something new. Like when doing the seams you don’t need to buy the color kits to match the counter top. All you have to do is use the same dust that comes out of the granite when cutting it. I also learn the quartz has a different way of polishing it the granite and if you don’t want to buy a 300 kit to polish it the right way. Just use the diamond pads from 200 to 6000 and at the end buy ex doctor granite polish from Home Depot spray the area down wait 2 min and then polish it will polish the area back. You will be able to notice just a light difference but other people probably wouldn’t even notice.
You have some great ideas. I like using the powder to color match the seams idea. I wanted to try it by using the angle grinder to shave some powder into a plastic bag and mix it into the epoxy. Did you place the powder on just on the surface of the wet epoxy? Or did you mix the powder into the epoxy. Thanks for sharing!
hi mate the polishing pad you are using is a dry polish pad which means doesn’t need water.and a wet polishing pad need plenty of water as u mentioned in the video
excellent tutorial , looking to get some free marble counters and wanted to get an idea of what i would be in for. Your additional written information answered just about every question i could think of. Subscribed!
Don't listen to all the haters and negative comments, your video is very educational and helpful. Some people just don't have the brain power to be able to disagree with you and then clearly explain why they disagree and what they would do differently. Anyone can throw hateful comments around, but your right, people are here to learn, so just leaving mean comments doesn't really help anyone. You have helped me out, thanks :-) and yes, we all understand dry cutting can be bad for you... just like putting mercury in your mouth, but if done correctly, its harmless, and yes, theres youtube videos of that also.
I have a dull patch on the surface from using Bar Keepers friend (given to use by the installer). What would be the best way to polish that section to match the gloss or the rest of the quartz?
I used bar keepers friend on my quartz countertop to remove some hard water stains and now I see discoloration/etching..maybe the polish is damaged. Will these pads help repair?
My smart wife decided to clean the white Ceaserstone vanity with toilet product, it burn out some of “the seal”. I need to follow this polishing/water step or do I need first to remove the entire smooth finish with the 50 then go back all the way to 3000 with water? Thank for this video, ordering the set on amazon right now.
Hey! If it’s just a hazy looking surface, I would would work my way backwards from the finest grit 3000. If 3000 isn’t getting it out go down to the 2500 then back up to 3000. 50 grit would be too aggressive and is more appropriate for removing deep scratches. Be careful with your polisher’s speed as it can burn and discolor the surface since caesarstone is made of plastic. Also consider trying a “black buff” or “white buff” finishing pads to make it ultra shiny.
Thrifty Tani yes I was thinking that too, with light pressure and on the all surface. Thank you for the video, where can a get “a white buff” and I still need to work with water with “ a white buff”?
how was you able to polish the radius in the corners of the sink cutout? thats the issue im having. i have the same polisher and when i try to polish in the radius i cant quite get the face of the pad to catch where i need to polish and end up getting black marks tranfered onto the edges of countertop from the rubber on backside of pad
Hello, my installers didn’t do a good job lining up the two quartz pieces together so I asked him to sand them down to make the uneven edges less visible. However, it left behind a very dull looking area. Can this be polished and bring the shine back? Thanks for your help.
8 5 P O V typically not. Once you scratch quartz, your kinda screwed. Next time hire a shop that prides them self on their install and fabrication process
Keith, Thank you! You’ll see a difference with the coarse grit pads, but as you move up to the finer grits, it gets harder to tell where you’ve polished. Spray water on your slab, you’ll see a difference in appearance on the areas that have been polished. The water will be flung away from those areas and appear dry. When your entire surface looks dry you’ll know you’ve hit the entire surface. Then evaluate if the surface appears homogeneous. If not, repeat with the same grit.
Any tips on removing bullnose/radius on an existing installed quartz countertop? The house we bought has a radius (curved) edge and we think it would look much better with a straight edge.
Independence City Motoring , how's it going? Since the countertop is installed, there would be some issues. Your counter is probably glued down to its base, so you'd have to cut and polish inside the house. You would cut off the radius without water and the amount of dust would be horrendous. You can use plastic sheeting and tape and make a "dust room" around your work area, but the dust would be so heavy it would be difficult to clearly see your work. You can try to pry the countertop off its base and work on it outside. But it's difficult and there's a good chance of cracking the slab. You'd also need to remove the backsplash and plumbing fixtures. If you're okay with the challenges, I'd start by looking on the underside of your counter edge and see if it's laminated. (A strip of countertop glued to the bottom to make the slab appear twice as thick). Ensure your laminated edge is wide enough for you to cut off the radius. The first method would be to cut off the radius with a circular saw clean up the edge next to any walls with an angle grinder and then polish with diamond pads. If all goes well, it takes the least time. The much slower, but safer second method, which is similar to my video, is to use and angle grinder and slowly shave off the radius edge until it's roughly flat. Then use the 50 grit diamond pad to sand it perfectly flat, then polish as shown in my other video. Of course I'm not a expert, but it's what I would do.
No need to cut or remove workt top. Depends shape of worktop is can be done with corba gringind disc then polishing pads. Yes its dusty but you can use hoover beside grinder helps a lot
Thanks You Really Rock I can do this Thanks for the help and info I’m definitely going to put water on it have all kinds of nice plate so going to get on this
My marble shower is brand new but it’s not shiny like I wanted it to be, can I start with 2000 grits and 3000 only or do I have to start from 50? It’s doesn’t have any scratch at all
Hi shay, I’d use just the finest grit. And try it in an inconspicuous spot to ensure the results are what you expect before doing the entire shower. Use water to make the finish as shiny as possible.
And your marble probably came with a factory seal already applied. You’ll need to reseal since you’ll be polishing off the sealer. It’s an easy process.
@@thriftytani46 i am trying this on my marble countertops and i have done all grits up to 3000 and it still leaves swirls no matter what i do. I have done each grit with 1-2 passes all the way up, left swirls. Tried 3-5 passes all the way to 3000 with water on 1500-3000 and still leaves very dull swirls and its driving me insane.
I work at a stone masonry as a *wet* polisher yes, *wet* You should be using water at all times. The silicon that binds the stone together, when inhaled as a dust particle can severely damage your lungs down the track. This is why you shouldn't post videos about something you don't know enough about. Not at a single point have you acknowledged *silicosis* as a massive side effect in the stone industry.
@@marcellolazzereschi944 Yes, if you are wearing the wrong kind of ear protection. For example, ear plugs. You can quite easily get silicosis from breathing in the dust. Most pre-water use guys I work with have it in early stages. Simple fact is, seasoned companies spend a lot of money fitting water into factories because Silicosis is a massive problem. If it works out cheaper than a shit tonne of work compensation lawsuits, then clearly you should use your damn brain to put two and two together. The guy who did this video doesn't understand that the dust he is polluting on his property around his family or pets, is asking for them to get damaged lungs. The dust glues itself in your alveoli and gives off similar life threatening symptons like Asbestosis. Not mentioning that is just like not mentioning that sniffing petrol will severely fuck your brain up.
@@dropndeal Oh autocorrect, big fucking deal mate. I've been a stone mason for 5 years, I knew everything you just said before my employment commenced.
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Hi Austin, you can see the seams if you’re looking for them, but in day to day use I don’t even think about them. With the savings of DIY, most people will be fine with the results even if it’s not perfect. It also really depends on the pattern of the stone you’re using. If you have a stone with large natural patterns that you’re trying to glue together, the seam will be obvious when those swirling patterns don’t line up. Something with a more uniform pattern is easier to join.
That’s because you hired a shop with an automation process and good fabrication I don’t care how good you are, hand machining will never look as good as a Cnc machine Not to take away from the video creator. But I sell granite and quartz. I can tell the difference and I hear it from customers who complain about their $5000-10 counters that were hand machines by a previous company
Just putting it out there a gfci will in no way help you. Like zero. These tools do not have a grounding wire which means it is physically impossible to trip a gfci. You would need an arc breaker they monitor the neutral.
Hi Samantha! That's an interesting point you have. I've been doing so research and there is a mixed opinion about this. About half say exactly what you say, and other half say the GFCI provides protection independent of the ground. What you say makes sense though. It's called the "GROUND" fault circuit interrupter. Stay tuned, I think I'll try and test this out in a future video.
According to US department of labor (OSHA) "If the grounding conductor is not intact or of low-impedance, the GFCI may not trip until a person provides a path. In this case, the person will receive a shock, but the GFCI should trip so quickly that the shock will not be harmful."
Samantha Gray you need to know what you talking about before posting, just for your information GFCI do not need ground to do the job, if you are about to get shock with a nongrounded devices/tools the GFCI will trip at (4ma) difference. We install GFCI in every outlets for very very old houses that don’t have any grounding . GFCI trip about (x3) time faster than panel breakers, we through a hair dryer in a bucket of water to test which one was faster. Also, never install AFCI breaker in a branch circuit with a GFCI receptacle, it just confuse the system and it will keep tripping. Anyway, GFCI is design to work with nongrounded devices.
Here are the best prices I could find for the tools used in the video (or similar).
1. Diamond polishing pads/including backer pad by Stadea $29.99: amzn.to/2wNAjfa
2. Variable Speed Polisher on Harbor Freight $39.99 (use their coupons to save a few bucks) : www.harborfreight.com/7-in-10-amp-variable-speed-polisher-60626.html
Neiko brand polisher with 5/8” arbor should also work $58.20 on Amazon: amzn.to/2ze7iXN
3. Granite Sealer Spray on Amazon $11.98: amzn.to/2xv8qsF
Home Depot has it for $13.98.
Thanks for Watching,
Thrifty Tani
I’ve looked for an example of the “cross section” for days and here you had it!! Thank you!
Exactly what I was looking for. Very informative. Thank you!
I would get a variable speed grinder from Home Depot. You would have more control especially when using the lower greed diamond pads. Especially if you are going to polish the seams. I’m also a do it your self type of guy and have installed granite for my friends. In every installation I learn something new. Like when doing the seams you don’t need to buy the color kits to match the counter top. All you have to do is use the same dust that comes out of the granite when cutting it. I also learn the quartz has a different way of polishing it the granite and if you don’t want to buy a 300 kit to polish it the right way. Just use the diamond pads from 200 to 6000 and at the end buy ex doctor granite polish from Home Depot spray the area down wait 2 min and then polish it will polish the area back. You will be able to notice just a light difference but other people probably wouldn’t even notice.
You have some great ideas. I like using the powder to color match the seams idea. I wanted to try it by using the angle grinder to shave some powder into a plastic bag and mix it into the epoxy. Did you place the powder on just on the surface of the wet epoxy? Or did you mix the powder into the epoxy. Thanks for sharing!
I figured this out as well. Bought a mortar and pestle to crush the rock after hammering into small pieces.
Awesome for polishing boats!
hi mate the polishing pad you are using is a dry polish pad which means doesn’t need water.and a wet polishing pad need plenty of water as u mentioned in the video
excellent tutorial , looking to get some free marble counters and wanted to get an idea of what i would be in for. Your additional written information answered just about every question i could think of.
Subscribed!
Don't listen to all the haters and negative comments, your video is very educational and helpful. Some people just don't have the brain power to be able to disagree with you and then clearly explain why they disagree and what they would do differently. Anyone can throw hateful comments around, but your right, people are here to learn, so just leaving mean comments doesn't really help anyone. You have helped me out, thanks :-) and yes, we all understand dry cutting can be bad for you... just like putting mercury in your mouth, but if done correctly, its harmless, and yes, theres youtube videos of that also.
I have a dull patch on the surface from using Bar Keepers friend (given to use by the installer). What would be the best way to polish that section to match the gloss or the rest of the quartz?
Excellent as always, Tani!
Leo, thank you, I really appreciate your comment!
Great video! I am still having a dull looking area after using the 3000 grit at 1000rpm. Any suggestions on getting rid of the dull area?
I used bar keepers friend on my quartz countertop to remove some hard water stains and now I see discoloration/etching..maybe the polish is damaged. Will these pads help repair?
My smart wife decided to clean the white Ceaserstone vanity with toilet product, it burn out some of “the seal”. I need to follow this polishing/water step or do I need first to remove the entire smooth finish with the 50 then go back all the way to 3000 with water? Thank for this video, ordering the set on amazon right now.
Hey! If it’s just a hazy looking surface, I would would work my way backwards from the finest grit 3000. If 3000 isn’t getting it out go down to the 2500 then back up to 3000. 50 grit would be too aggressive and is more appropriate for removing deep scratches. Be careful with your polisher’s speed as it can burn and discolor the surface since caesarstone is made of plastic. Also consider trying a “black buff” or “white buff” finishing pads to make it ultra shiny.
Thrifty Tani yes I was thinking that too, with light pressure and on the all surface. Thank you for the video, where can a get “a white buff” and I still need to work with water with “ a white buff”?
You’re welcome! Sounds like a good plan to use the lightest pressure!
how was you able to polish the radius in the corners of the sink cutout? thats the issue im having. i have the same polisher and when i try to polish in the radius i cant quite get the face of the pad to catch where i need to polish and end up getting black marks tranfered onto the edges of countertop from the rubber on backside of pad
I have a chip on the edge of my quartz. I should be able to do this to fix it right? It’s not very big or deep. Thanks!
Hello, my installers didn’t do a good job lining up the two quartz pieces together so I asked him to sand them down to make the uneven edges less visible. However, it left behind a very dull looking area. Can this be polished and bring the shine back? Thanks for your help.
8 5 P O V typically not. Once you scratch quartz, your kinda screwed. Next time hire a shop that prides them self on their install and fabrication process
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Nice work! I’m about to try the same. Can you see a visual difference between pads? If not, about how much time should be spent on each grit?
Keith, Thank you! You’ll see a difference with the coarse grit pads, but as you move up to the finer grits, it gets harder to tell where you’ve polished. Spray water on your slab, you’ll see a difference in appearance on the areas that have been polished. The water will be flung away from those areas and appear dry. When your entire surface looks dry you’ll know you’ve hit the entire surface. Then evaluate if the surface appears homogeneous. If not, repeat with the same grit.
Great video ,!!!!!
Any tips on removing bullnose/radius on an existing installed quartz countertop? The house we bought has a radius (curved) edge and we think it would look much better with a straight edge.
Independence City Motoring , how's it going? Since the countertop is installed, there would be some issues. Your counter is probably glued down to its base, so you'd have to cut and polish inside the house. You would cut off the radius without water and the amount of dust would be horrendous. You can use plastic sheeting and tape and make a "dust room" around your work area, but the dust would be so heavy it would be difficult to clearly see your work.
You can try to pry the countertop off its base and work on it outside. But it's difficult and there's a good chance of cracking the slab. You'd also need to remove the backsplash and plumbing fixtures.
If you're okay with the challenges, I'd start by looking on the underside of your counter edge and see if it's laminated. (A strip of countertop glued to the bottom to make the slab appear twice as thick). Ensure your laminated edge is wide enough for you to cut off the radius.
The first method would be to cut off the radius with a circular saw clean up the edge next to any walls with an angle grinder and then polish with diamond pads. If all goes well, it takes the least time.
The much slower, but safer second method, which is similar to my video, is to use and angle grinder and slowly shave off the radius edge until it's roughly flat. Then use the 50 grit diamond pad to sand it perfectly flat, then polish as shown in my other video.
Of course I'm not a expert, but it's what I would do.
No need to cut or remove workt top. Depends shape of worktop is can be done with corba gringind disc then polishing pads. Yes its dusty but you can use hoover beside grinder helps a lot
They make an actual tool for this. It's on Amazon
Thanks You Really Rock I can do this Thanks for the help and info I’m definitely going to put water on it have all kinds of nice plate so going to get on this
Nice grinder blades for cutting this stuff
Thanks again!!! Great video and don't be discouraged by negative/ nonconstructive comments.
Emmanuel Estrada, I appreciate the support, thanks again!
Everything he is doing is bad, as well as not knowing or mentioning silicosis. I work at a seasoned stone masonry as a Wetpolisher..
My marble shower is brand new but it’s not shiny like I wanted it to be, can I start with 2000 grits and 3000 only or do I have to start from 50? It’s doesn’t have any scratch at all
Hi shay, I’d use just the finest grit. And try it in an inconspicuous spot to ensure the results are what you expect before doing the entire shower. Use water to make the finish as shiny as possible.
And your marble probably came with a factory seal already applied. You’ll need to reseal since you’ll be polishing off the sealer. It’s an easy process.
Thrifty Tani 🙏🏾 thank you
@@thriftytani46 i am trying this on my marble countertops and i have done all grits up to 3000 and it still leaves swirls no matter what i do. I have done each grit with 1-2 passes all the way up, left swirls. Tried 3-5 passes all the way to 3000 with water on 1500-3000 and still leaves very dull swirls and its driving me insane.
@@antoniowhite3444 Did you ever figure out how to get rid of your swirls? What color was your marble?
Gracias
Nice tutorial. Tnx
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Awesom job!
darius sipavicius , Thanks! I appreciate the comment!
I work at a stone masonry as a *wet* polisher
yes, *wet*
You should be using water at all times. The silicon that binds the stone together, when inhaled as a dust particle can severely damage your lungs down the track. This is why you shouldn't post videos about something you don't know enough about. Not at a single point have you acknowledged *silicosis* as a massive side effect in the stone industry.
you get deaf with that grinder much before silicosis
@@marcellolazzereschi944 Yes, if you are wearing the wrong kind of ear protection. For example, ear plugs. You can quite easily get silicosis from breathing in the dust. Most pre-water use guys I work with have it in early stages.
Simple fact is, seasoned companies spend a lot of money fitting water into factories because Silicosis is a massive problem. If it works out cheaper than a shit tonne of work compensation lawsuits, then clearly you should use your damn brain to put two and two together.
The guy who did this video doesn't understand that the dust he is polluting on his property around his family or pets, is asking for them to get damaged lungs. The dust glues itself in your alveoli and gives off similar life threatening symptons like Asbestosis. Not mentioning that is just like not mentioning that sniffing petrol will severely fuck your brain up.
@@dropndeal Oh autocorrect, big fucking deal mate. I've been a stone mason for 5 years, I knew everything you just said before my employment commenced.
Hi! This is Thrifty Tani. If my video helped you, You would help me a great deal if you clicked on the subscribe button. TH-cam rules have recently changed making subscribers essential to keeping my videos and channel alive. Thank you!
Sorry to say but my counter tops show no seams at all. I can easily see the seams on these without even trying. ………………..sorry
Hi Austin, you can see the seams if you’re looking for them, but in day to day use I don’t even think about them. With the savings of DIY, most people will be fine with the results even if it’s not perfect. It also really depends on the pattern of the stone you’re using. If you have a stone with large natural patterns that you’re trying to glue together, the seam will be obvious when those swirling patterns don’t line up. Something with a more uniform pattern is easier to join.
That’s because you hired a shop with an automation process and good fabrication I don’t care how good you are, hand machining will never look as good as a Cnc machine
Not to take away from the video creator. But I sell granite and quartz. I can tell the difference and I hear it from customers who complain about their $5000-10 counters that were hand machines by a previous company
Grasias kiero aprender algo nuevo
hurry up brother
Just putting it out there a gfci will in no way help you. Like zero. These tools do not have a grounding wire which means it is physically impossible to trip a gfci. You would need an arc breaker they monitor the neutral.
Hi Samantha! That's an interesting point you have. I've been doing so research and there is a mixed opinion about this. About half say exactly what you say, and other half say the GFCI provides protection independent of the ground. What you say makes sense though. It's called the "GROUND" fault circuit interrupter. Stay tuned, I think I'll try and test this out in a future video.
According to US department of labor (OSHA) "If the grounding conductor is not intact or of low-impedance, the GFCI may not trip until a person provides a path. In this case, the person will receive a shock, but the GFCI should trip so quickly that the shock will not be harmful."
Samantha Gray you need to know what you talking about before posting, just for your information GFCI do not need ground to do the job, if you are about to get shock with a nongrounded devices/tools the GFCI will trip at (4ma) difference. We install GFCI in every outlets for very very old houses that don’t have any grounding . GFCI trip about (x3) time faster than panel breakers, we through a hair dryer in a bucket of water to test which one was faster. Also, never install AFCI breaker in a branch circuit with a GFCI receptacle, it just confuse the system and it will keep tripping. Anyway, GFCI is design to work with nongrounded devices.
Thanks for sharing your hands on knowledge! We all appreciate it!
Good point!