Consumer HelpDiscuss, What Every Stone Owner Should Know .05 Grinding at Consumer & Non-registered Lounge forum; Grinding is the process of smoothing the stone with the use of abrasives. Although not as aggressive as grinding , ...
Grinding is the process of smoothing the stone with the use of abrasives. Although not as aggressive as grinding, it does require the use of water, and can also be quite messy. Honing is performed to remove all scratches from any de-lipped tiles.
grinding
This is the second stage in securing a flawless surface. This stage will remove all scratches from any de-lipped surface.
Honing
Honing:
This is the third and sometimes last stage. At the hone stage, the surface is ~65% scratch free. There are several degrees of hone. All will leave the stone looking clean but aged.