[VIDEO] Solomon Colors Provides New Solution for Improved Densification

Tom Collupy, polished concrete manager for Solomon Colors, describes the new technology developed with LYTHIC Polishing Products to increase the density during the polishing process.

Nov 1, 2016

Tom Collupy, polished concrete manager for Solomon Colors, describes the new technology developed with LYTHIC Polishing Products to increase the density during the polishing process.

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