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Selecting the correct diamonds for your application
The following suggestions cover the basic principles for
diamond selection for different applications.
Application Metal
bond
Grit size Full-
set
Half
set
Singles /
Twins
Flatten fl oor - Hard concrete SOFT 16 or 30 X S
Flatten fl oor - Medium concrete MEDIUM 16 or 30 X S
Flatten fl oor - Soft concrete HARD 16 or 30 X T
Ceramic tile adhesive removal HARD 6, 16 or 30 X S/T
Vinyl or Carpet glue removal - Hard concrete SOFT 16 or 30 X S/T
Vinyl or Carpet glue removal - Medium concrete MEDIUM 6 or 16 X T
Vinyl or Carpet glue removal - Soft concrete HARD 6 or 16 X T
Epoxy paint removal - Hard concrete SOFT 6, 16 or 30 X X S
Epoxy paint removal - Medium concrete MEDIUM 6, 16 or 30 X S
Epoxy paint removal - Soft concrete HARD 6, 16 or 30 X S/T
Rain damaged concrete HARD 16 or 30 X S/T
Smoothen exposed aggregate HARD 16 or 30 X S/T
Lippage removal in terrazzo - stone tiles SOFT 30 or 60 X S
Surface polishing of concrete fl oors - Hard concrete SOFT 60 X S/T
Surface polishing of concrete fl oors - Medium concrete MEDIUM 60 X S/T
Surface polishing of concrete fl oors - Soft concrete HARD 60 X T
Grinding to exposed aggregate in concrete - Hard concrete SOFT 16 or 30 X S
Grinding to exposed aggregate in concrete - Medium con-
crete
MEDIUM 16 or 30 X S
Grinding to exposed aggregate in concrete - Soft concrete HARD 16 or 30 X T
Flatten undulation in concrete fl oors - Hard concrete SOFT 16 or 30 X S
Flatten undulation in concrete fl oors - Medium concrete MEDIUM 16 or 30 X S
Flatten undulation in concrete fl oors - Soft concrete HARD 16 or 30 X T
Diamond selection
