Metal-bond diamonds, lithium silicate densifier, and a resin-honed finish from satin to mirror gloss — the floor that lasts as long as the building.
Not a coating, not a sealer — a mechanical transformation of the slab itself into a dense, light-reflective, permanently finished floor.
Polished concrete is exactly what it sounds like: we take the slab you already own and polish it the way a lapidary polishes stone — with diamonds, in stages, until it shines. There's no film on top to scratch, yellow, or peel. The finish is the concrete, which is why polished floors in warehouses and big-box stores survive decades of forklifts and foot traffic without a recoat.
The process runs through two families of diamond tooling. Metal-bond diamonds — coarse, aggressive segments in roughly 30 to 120 grit — do the heavy cutting: flattening the slab, removing old coatings and laitance, and exposing the amount of aggregate you want to see. Then resin-bond diamonds take over, stepping through 100, 200, 400, 800, 1,500, and up to 3,000 grit, each pass refining the scratch pattern of the one before it until the surface reads as sheen instead of scratches.
In between, we flood the floor with a lithium silicate densifier — a penetrating liquid that reacts with the free lime in concrete to grow additional hard mineral (calcium silicate hydrate, the same stuff that makes concrete strong) right inside the surface. Densifying is what turns a soft, dusty slab into a floor hard enough to take a true polish and hold it under traffic.
The final step is a penetrating stain guard, burnished into the surface at high speed. It doesn't change the look — it just buys you time when coffee, oil, or wine hits the floor.
Polished Concrete — Nothing to Peel, Ever
The grit we stop at determines the sheen you live with. Aggregate exposure is a second dial — cream finish, salt-and-pepper, or full exposed aggregate.
| Finish | Final Diamond Grit | Appearance | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Satin (Level 2) | 400 grit resin | Soft, matte-adjacent glow; low glare; hides fine wear best | Warehouses, back-of-house, industrial chic interiors |
| Semi-Gloss (Level 3) | 800 grit resin | Clear reflection with depth — the most popular commercial level | Retail, showrooms, schools, offices |
| High Gloss (Level 4) | 1,500–3,000 grit resin | Mirror-like clarity; maximum light bounce | Showrooms, lobbies, galleries, statement floors |
How deep we cut with the metal-bond diamonds sets the character of the floor. A cream finish barely opens the surface, keeping the smooth, uniform face of the slab. Salt-and-pepper cuts slightly deeper, revealing fine sand and small stone — the classic polished-concrete look. Full aggregate exposure grinds down to the rock, turning the slab into something closer to terrazzo. Slab condition influences the options, and we'll show you a test panel before committing the whole floor.
Penetrating concrete dyes can be worked in during the honing stages — deep charcoals, warm earth tones, or bold accent colors that become part of the polished surface rather than a layer on top of it.
We'll grind and polish a test panel on your actual floor so you can see the finish before you commit to a square foot.
Book a Free Assessment Call (912) 656-2536The lowest lifetime-cost commercial floor there is — and it happens to be beautiful.
No coating means nothing to peel or delaminate — ever. Re-burnish every few years and the shine comes right back.
A polished floor bounces ambient light through the space — brighter aisles and showrooms, measurably lower lighting bills.
No waxing, no stripping, no recoating cycles. Dust mop and auto-scrub with a neutral cleaner — that's the program.
No grout lines, no fibers, no porous zones to harbor dust, mold, or bacteria — a favorite in schools and food-adjacent spaces.
Counterintuitive but true: properly polished concrete meets wet coefficient-of-friction guidance — better traction than glazed tile.
Polished concrete shines brightest — literally — in big, trafficked, daylight-lit spaces.
Ninety percent of coating failures trace back to poor preparation. That's why we never skip it — and never rush it.
Polishing is prep, start to finish — the machines and tooling just get finer as we go. Our 20–30 inch propane planetary grinders run the full metal-bond and resin-bond sequence with SVX-series HEPA vacuums capturing dust at every pass, so even occupied stores and schools stay clean and open around the work. Cracks and joints are filled and honed flush; old coatings, mastics, and glue lines are cut away in the first passes.
Our 20–30 inch propane planetary diamond grinders profile the entire slab evenly — no cords, no missed spots, no shortcuts. Every floor is mechanically ground to the correct concrete surface profile (CSP) for the system going down on top of it.
Our SVX-series industrial HEPA vacuums connect directly to the grinders, capturing dust at the source. Your home or business stays clean, and the slab is left spotless and ready to bond.
Coastal Georgia slabs carry moisture. We test every floor for moisture vapor transmission before a drop of product goes down — and apply a dedicated moisture vapor barrier when the readings call for it.
Cracks, spalls, and pitting get patched with fast-setting repair mortars and ground flush. Expansion joints are honored so slab movement never telegraphs through your new floor.
A disciplined grit progression — skip a step and the floor tells on you forever. We don't skip steps.
30–70 grit metal-bond diamonds flatten the slab and expose your chosen aggregate level.
120 grit metals refine the cut; cracks and joints are filled and dressed.
Lithium silicate densifier saturates the slab and hardens the surface from within.
100 → 400 → 800 grit resin-bond passes refine the surface toward your sheen.
1,500–3,000 grit final polish, then stain guard burnished in at high speed.
"Frog Splash coated our entire auto shop — over 3,200 sq ft. They worked over a weekend so we lost zero business days. The floor has held up perfectly under daily vehicle and forklift traffic for over a year."
"We needed a USDA-compliant floor for our commercial kitchen. Frog Splash handled the spec, the coved base, and the whole installation without disrupting our lunch service. Health inspector approved on the first visit."
"Our warehouse had over 8,000 sq ft of damaged concrete. Frog Splash phased the work over two weekends — we never shut down. The floor is now completely transformed and we haven't had a maintenance issue since."
Frog Splash Coatings delivers commercial concrete polishing across the Coastal Empire — Savannah, Pooler, Richmond Hill, Statesboro, Hinesville, and Brunswick, Georgia, along with Bluffton and Hilton Head, South Carolina.
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