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Propane Powered Concrete Polishing machines vs Electric

A few years ago, I had too many diamond polishing jobs going so I rented a propane-powered planetary polisher to leave on another job. I left the machine with the guys and returned about 3 hours later. The project was like 3000 SF of dried yellow carpet mastic. I was impressed at how much they had gotten done with the propane-powered machine. Seemed like two …

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Pricing and Estimation of Polished Concrete

If you spend any time on message boards, you get the sense that there are a lot of questions when it comes to pricing a concrete flooring project. If you are going to create a company that is going to last, you must get away from the poker game you play with clients. Some Polished …

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Contractor Alliance

Contractor Alliance At Cement Shine, we feel vendors should support their clients. Not just talk about it but have real benefits. These vendor/client partnerships require mutual benefit. We need to move the industry from vendors receiving the majority of benefits to creating value and being a resource to the client. We understand that sometimes having …

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