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Grinding made it smoother

srode

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So getting ready to do the other half of my garage floor with Epoxy, there were a few spots that were beading up water after etching so I assumed some oil contamination or coating and hit them with a grinder (not diamond but a 7 inch concrete grinder disc from Lowes) and it mad the spots smoother than they were after acid etching. Think I need to re etch these with acid to roughen them up? They feel like a finished floor now not one that's prepped for epoxy. I hate to get the floor wet again because I'll have to wait for it to dry - might make it impossible to get to this weekend. Was thinking hitting them with a sand blaster instead. What do you think?
 
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The grinding is dependent on the grit obviously. The blasting might work, but it is usually done with shot instead of sand... I'm no pro just my opinion.
 
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Guess I'll re-etch it. Hate to get it wet again - take forever to dry fully but I'd rather do it right.
 
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