Diamond Polishing Pads 4 inch Wet/Dry Set of 11+1 Backer Pad Best Value Granite Concrete

If you want to use a dangerous product but a Russian roulette pistol is out of your price range then here is your alternative. The Velcro on the back is useless and will fly off your wheel at any speed. Who will get impaled? Who knows! That’s the surprise of roulette!

If you purchase a polisher or grinder that is capable of spinning at a low enough speed (2-3000 RPM) then you can get great results with these. We put in a granite tile counter top and had to polish the edges of all the perimeter tiles. It took some time to get proficient at polishing but eventually got great results! But be aware polishing stone, even with the right tools, is a very time consuming task requiring good attention to detail! We did it dry at 2000 RPM because adding water would have been much more hassle and mess. I think I can say with confidence that most of the bad reviews for this product are written by people who did not have a polisher or grinder with the correct RPM.

Awesome product and shipper. Very easy to use. Worked as described. Looking forward to using them again on other projects.

Purchased for my husband to finish our cement counter top and these pads held up and did the trick! He (and me) are super pleased with the final product!

Im working on 120 linear feet of tumbled rock wall topped by granite caps. I bought these to soften some edges on the caps and had high hopes before they arrived. However, I was severely disappointed when I opened the box. First, on the plus side, the pieces were all there and the packaging was fine. That said, the pads didnt look right as they seemed to be missing the diamond specs. My first test was to close my eyes and rub my fingers across the pads. I literally could not tell the difference between the 50 grit pad and the 6000 grit pad. Anyone who has used both will get right away that doesnt bode well for effectiveness. Ive never experienced that before, and it was not a great confidence builder. I decided I might as well try the pads to see if maybe they had invented a diamond pad where actual abrasion wasnt important to them working -- Always the optimist. I went ahead and used the 50 grit pad. However, after a few minutes I had precious little dust, let alone any material removal. Net, maybe their 50 grit is useful as a 3000 grit replacement. However, if you are actually looking to use any of the 50 grit to perhaps 1500 grit pads, I would avoid this. IMHO.

Good value for the price of them. Other more expensive types work faster, but these are a better deal but more time consuming. They don’t stick to Velcro as well as hoped and can fly off if you can’t control the speed of your sander.

Sand good. I had to use an adapter to use my driver. My grinder was to fast.

I recently did a kitchen remodel with granite tile counter tops. What I didnt realize at first was that the sides of the tiles werent polished. I looked up suggestions online and saw products like this were a good option, but also saw theyre recommended for drills at 3-4k rpm. My cordless drill does 1600 and my cordless drill does 2000 rpm. Im on a budget and couldnt afford to buy or rent a really high powered drill, but figured Id take a chance with my corded drill and these pads. I bought an attachment for my drill with a 3 velcro pad to attach these to. What I found was that even with the subpar equipment I was using, these pads worked beautifully! I installed black granite tiles and the edges that had been kind of a medium gray polished up very well. Theyre not perfect mind you, but Ill chalk that up to the fact my drill was just under 50% under powered. If I had a better drill and used the pads wet, Im confident the polish would have turned out even better. For what these cost and the equipment I used, I couldnt be more pleased.

UPDATE - after two years: I purchased an orbital sander and gave it another try in parts of the shower walls, although these are one inch smaller and wet polishing almost destroys the sander, the results were good. I wish they were 5 inches. I really couldnt make my shower any better, for me was waste of the money and time and energy. I bought and used both wet and dry ones with no acceptable results I spend a lot time watching videos and reading and tried my best, I assume if I couldnt get results with this much effort, no body(unless professional pulisher) cant do it either.

We used these to bullnose our own porcelain tile. Worked well and much less expensive than buying factory bullnose.