1. Determine which sides need to be polished and the type of edge they are
2. Finish cutting and shaping necessary sides (ex. inside corners)
- a. Use diamond blade, diamond wheels, and grinding stones as appropriate for the hardness of the material
3. Fix any chips in the edges and corners
- a. Fill in the chips with glue
- i. For large chips add ground up stone to the glue
- ii. Use tape to hold the glue in place
- b. After the glue is cured, removed excess glue and remove tape
4. Polish the finished sides with the top facing up
- a. Put masking tape down on the top surface to protect it
- b. Start with the lowest grit polishing wheel appropriate for the material and incrementally move up to the highest grit (for marble sand paper is used in place of polishing wheels)
- i. For flat polished sides be sure to not round the edges too much (don't use too low of a grit polishing wheel on the edges)
5. Turn the slab over and polish any overhang areas and the bottom edge
- a. Overhang is 1 1/2" unless otherwise specified in the paperwork (be sure to check)