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Rake marks and rough surfaces come down to the same root causes: machine condition, tooling match and technique. Abrade the slab level, clean and dry to within about 3 mm over 2 m. Most producers require flatness within 3 mm over 2 meters; high spots, trowel ridges and old glue layer telegraph through the thin planks and cause hollow spots or wear.
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When residue is thin, a single coarse abrading pass opens the surface; if it is thick (black mastic, epoxy resin), use PCD tooling first.
Getting this part right saves a full re-pass later.
What you should know before starting.
For glue layer build-up, a PCD trapezoid tool strips it in one or two passes before the metal-bond cleanup.
Contractors who skip this stage usually end up redoing the floor.
A: For most jobs, Only when the slab is already even and you are refining. On coarse or ground-new concrete, skipping leaves a scratch mark pattern finer pads cannot resolve.
A: In short, If segments glaze and stop sawing, the bond is too hard; if they wear level in under half a set, it is too soft. Match bond to concrete hardness.
A: The practical answer is, Dry abrading with a HEPA industrial vacuum is standard on glossy concrete projects; wet abrading is mostly used for stone and edge work to control fine dust and heat.
A: For most jobs, Change the whole set together once segment height drops by half or the cut rate slows. Mixing new and worn plates causes uneven scratch mark patterns.
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