Polishing Steps

1. Determine which sides need to be polished and the type of edge they are

2. Finish cutting and shaping necessary sides (ex. inside corners)


 * a. Use diamond blade, diamond wheels, and grinding stones as appropriate for the hardness of the material

3. Fix any chips in the edges and corners


 * a. Fill in the chips with glue


 * i. For large chips add ground up stone to the glue


 * ii. Use tape to hold the glue in place


 * b. After the glue is cured, removed excess glue and remove tape

4. Polish the finished sides with the top facing up


 * a. Put masking tape down on the top surface to protect it


 * b. Start with the lowest grit polishing wheel appropriate for the material and incrementally move up to the highest grit (for marble sand paper is used in place of polishing wheels)
 * i. For flat polished sides be sure to not round the edges too much (don't use too low of a grit polishing wheel on the edges)

5. Turn the slab over and polish any overhang areas and the bottom edge


 * a. Overhang is 1 1/2" unless otherwise specified in the paperwork (be sure to check)