Help with granite seam!

[JG1inNJ]

I'm not sure if I should demand the fabricator replace my AB granite, or if I should look into having someone polish this seam.

The granite was installed yesterday, and told the fabricator I'm less then happy w/ the seam. I asked him if he could polish it and he said thats impossible.

Can this seam become seamless w/ polishing? I'm located in South Jersey....not sure where I can find someone to polish the seam ??



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	Polishing Polishing: This is the final stage, which leaves the surface with reflective characteristics.

[JeffC]

it deffinatly looks like at minimum the seam should be re-filled with more glue. and if they say its impossible then i deffinatly wouldnt let them "experiment" with it on your job. you should deffinatly be able to find someone in your area. just wait for them to post up

It is very posable to polish that seam. have your fabricator visit this site and Home*-*Stone Advice for help.

take a look at the link below:
http://www.huligar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=773

[David Edwards]

Huligar, don't you service NJ?

[JG1inNJ]

Huligar, if you do service NJ please email me at johngirgenti@verizon.net

I do, but it is in your best interest to have the installers try to fix before you get me involve. we have one more SRA in Nj, Mr. srosen.

[JG1inNJ]

Huligar,

I will be talking w/ the fabricator today. They will not be "fixing" it, as they don't know how to. The said the would refill it w/ epoxy, but that really isn't fixing it.

By looking at the pics, think it's possible to make this seam dissapear like the pics you posted of the AB granite? If you're right on top of it, can you tell there is a seam there?

	epoxy EPOXY A two part resin with superior adhesion properties used for joining and filling stone. Also used for grouting stone and tile.

Know matter who does the seam, if you go looking for it you will find it. Give them a chance to do right by you before you call us in. If you wish, you can have them contact us and we will make sure they the best job that they can.

[Boyd]

Another Key Seam. I dislike those things. Key seams have to be done by hand which is why there are so many chips in the surface. The reason they do it that way is so they can have a 45 degree mitre on that inside intersection. We do all of our seams on the CNC machine. No chips.
If you have to do it by hand, you take your 90 degree cuts, back bevel from about 1/16" down from the face all the way to the bottom with a grinder. [Note- you must stop this prior to each end, otherwise the glue is exposed as a 'V' shape] Both sides. Then, you take a stone and remove the last 1/16 that remains from the initial 90 degree cut. You take it back as far as necessary to remove the chippage from the cut. Takes time, in black, a lot of time. That is why most shops won't do it.
On a positive note, it does appear to be quite flat. That was done nicely.

[JeffC]

boyd, i dont know what stone you use when doing a "key" seam. but when i do them i use a 120 at about 2000 rpm and i produce seams that fit tighter and have just as few of chips that our cnc makes......what rpm and grit are you useing??? and if the stone calls for it ill use 220 to smooth it down

	grit GRIT SIZE: Applies to the size and number of particles per square inch which are used to determine the abrasiveness of sandpapers, grinding stones etc.