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Initial stages of the church flooring project. Photo Credit: Ameripolish

providing support and the contractors who showed up,” he says. “It was really good for everybody.”

POLISHING TECHNOLOGY

was going to be easier to get a nice DOI (Distinction of Image) shine on the floor,” Erceg says. Once the finish was complete, they had DOI readings taken of the floor. The highest rating was 80 and the lowest was about 73 along the 5,000 square-foot space, he says. They finished in a day. “It turned out to be a really good experience all the way around, from the parishioners helping out and

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Erceg attributes the success of the project to the proprietary formula used to produce the abrasives. “If you wanted to leave the floor in a high DOI range, we've proven it now to where we've consistently hit the 80s and wowed the crowds at World of Concrete and other demonstrations,” he says. A popular feature of the SmartFloor System is the interchangeability of the blade holder. “Whether it's an 8-blade, 10-blade or a 4-blade walk behind, you're able to sit the same abrasive, so you don't have to buy different tooling,” Erceg says. The diamond manufacturing and Lead Pastor Josh Moore of pad size is another key differentiator. Ensley Church “When you see the size of the of the Nazarene pad, it's a large amount of abrasive takes a ride on a power trowel. touching the floor,” he says. The SmartFloor Starter Pack Photo Credit: Ameripolish comes with universal blade holders, five abrasive steps, water kit, shroud, densifier and sealer, Mohs hardness kit and blade carrying crates.

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