1384 Bungalow Rd.
Morris, Illinois, U.S.A.
Every coating, overlay, and polished floor starts the same way: with proper surface preparation. Get the prep right and everything bonds and lasts; get it wrong and the best coating in the world will fail. Whether you’re profiling concrete for coatings, stripping old adhesives, or prepping for polishing, we carry the grinders, shot blasters, and tooling to do it right — and the expertise to guide you.
Call for pricing and availability, or request a quote — you’ll talk to a real surface-prep expert, not a call center — fast answers and real recommendations.
Surface preparation basically means removing the old to get ready for the new. Whether you are in need of tools to get a slab ready for new VCT, epoxy, carpet, or concrete polishing, we have the tools and equipment to do the job.
Substrate Technology works on a daily basis to improve the efficiency and profitability of surface preparation. All the tools we produce are designed and modified to yield the best possible productivity and cost per square foot for the contractor, so that he or she has the best chance at being profitable on every job that our equipment and tools are used.
What Surface Prep Involves
- Profiling — creating the right surface texture (CSP) so coatings and overlays bond
- Coating & adhesive removal — stripping old coatings, glue, mastic, and contaminants
- Grinding & leveling — smoothing and flattening the surface
- Cleaning — removing dirt and contaminants before the next step
Surface Prep Tools — Which One Do You Need?
Different jobs need different prep tools. Here’s a quick guide to match the tool to your work:
- Fast PCD tool for removing coatings, mastics, or uneven concrete — leaves a rough profile → #00 Prep Tool
- Metal-bond diamond tool that leaves a smoother profile for installing floor material or for a polishing process → #0 Prep Tool
- Most aggressive option — leaves a slip-resistant finish (CSP 4 or 5) → STI Bush Hammer
- Aggressive PCD for the thickest coatings, glue, and mastic → #000 PCD Tooling
- Carbide cutters for soft, gummy glue and mastic that clogs diamonds → STI EG Carbide Cutters
The Substrate Technology Inc. #000, #00 & #0 Prep Tools Clean the Floor in Just One Pass!
Coatings, black mastic, thin-set mortar, and epoxy are thoroughly removed!
Three different prep tools for different profiles
- Extremely aggressive, super fast PCD tool for bulk removal of coatings, mastics, or rough concrete
- Built to strip the toughest coatings off concrete
- One “set” of #000 tools consists of 50% right-hand & 50% left-hand tools
- Dry removal tool only
#00 Prep Tool – Leaves a rough profile
- Leaves a smooth profile for further polishing or installation of floor material
- Excellent tool for removal of adhesives, thin-sets, surface inequalities of +/-4mm and epoxy coatings with thickness of less than 4mm
- Available in four bonds: standard, soft, hard, and extra hard
- Use dry only
#0 Prep Tool – Leaves a smooth profile
- Aggressive, super fast PCD tool for removal of coatings, mastics, or rough concrete
- One “set” of #00 tools consists of 50% right-hand & 50% left-hand tools
- Use dry only
Long life span provides you with great value
Substrate Technology Inc. diamonds have a proven longer lifetime! Buying “cheap” knock-off brands just to save money definitely does not equal “savings.”
- STI diamonds are only made of high quality materials
- Guaranteed for long life & fast results
- Faster results mean a significant reduction in time and labor
- Reduced time and labor equal HUGE savings!!
Creates a true mechanical prep – no need for chemicals!
Substrate Technology Inc. systems are the only diamonds on the market that can create a true mechanical prep for all flooring surfaces.
- Absolutely NO need for a chemical to remove coatings before grinding!
- Saves significant time and labor
Ways to Prep Concrete
- Grinding — concrete grinders with the right diamond tooling for profiling and smoothing
- Shot blasting — shot blasters for fast, even profiling over large areas
- Coating & adhesive removal — surface prep tooling like PCD tools and carbide cutters for the toughest coatings
- Scarifying — scarifiers for aggressive removal and leveling
Don’t Forget Dust Control
Surface prep creates silica dust — keep your crew safe and your site compliant with proper dust collection.
Start Your Surface Prep Project
Call (815) 941-4800 x 1 or fill out our contact form. See our surface prep tooling, machines, and shot blasters.
Real-life Case Studies Showing Results from the #00 & #0 Prep Tools
- Parking Lot Surface Prep Project with Prep/Master 3030 in Uganda, Africa
- 60-year Old Concrete Meets its Match with the #0 Prep Tool and the EGT Diamond System
- STI Prep/Master 3030 with #00 Prep Tool by J. Wesselman Specialty Flooring, KY