New FAQ : Answer
Honing
A term that is interchangeable with grinding and polishing although generally connected with the intermediate stages of the polishing process when scratches are being removed.
Head Pressure
The weight of the grinding machine will determine its head pressure. The head pressure will determine the area of tooling and tooling style used on the machine.
Grout
A binder that is used during the polishing process to fill pores and imperfections in the concrete surface.
Grind and seal
A term used to describe the process whereby a membrane is applied to the floor (usually acrylic, polyurethane or epoxy) usually after scratch removal and grouting.
Grinder
A large walk behind machine with multiple counter rotating heads (high end professional grade grinders have four heads insuring the floor is cut perfectly flat). Diamond tooling is attached to the heads of the grinder.