Husqvarna PG 5 Tooling Guide
& Deck Builder
Pick the right diamond tooling before the machine ever leaves our warehouse. Drag and drop EZchange™ segments and polishing pads onto a virtual PG 5 deck, get bond and grit recommendations for your slab, and walk in knowing exactly what to ask for.
The Floor Is Won or Lost
Under the Machine
The Husqvarna PG 5 is one of the most popular planetary grinders in Southern California for a reason — but the machine is only half the equation. The diamond tooling bolted to its three heads decides how fast you cut, what profile you leave, and whether your coating or polish actually bonds. Run the wrong bond on hard Corona concrete and your segments glaze over. Skip a grit in a polish sequence and the scratch from two passes ago shows up in the finished floor.
That's why we built this tool. Whether you're renting a PG 5 from our equipment rental fleet, prepping for one of our hands-on training classes, or just planning your next grind, the deck builder below lets you rehearse your setup the same way you'd run it on the slab.
Build Your Grinder Deck
Drag diamond tooling from the rack onto the underside of the PG 5. Three planetary heads, three EZchange™ positions each — set it up the way you’d run it on the floor, from first cut to final polish.
How the Pros Sequence a PG 5
Grinding & Surface Prep
Metal-bond tooling in the EZchange™ range runs 16, 25, 30, 50, and 100 grit. Start as fine as the job allows: 16–25 grit for heavy removal and lippage, 30 grit for standard coating prep (the CSP 2–3 profile most epoxy and polyaspartic systems are spec'd for), and 50–100 grit to refine before thin-mil systems or a polish sequence. For thick coatings, glue, and mastic, PCD scrapers shear material off without loading — pair them with a metal-bond segment as a depth limiter.
Bond selection is backwards from instinct: hard concrete needs a soft bond (EZ S) so fresh diamonds keep exposing; soft, abrasive concrete needs a hard bond (EZ H) so segments don't wear out early. Most SoCal slabs run a medium bond (EZ M) — but when in doubt, bring us a photo of the slab and we'll spec it.
Polishing
Polished concrete is a sequence, not a product. After your last metal pass, transitional pads bridge out of the metal scratch — skipping them is the most common mistake we see. From there the resin sequence steps 100 → 200 → 400 → 800 → 1500 → 3000, one grit at a time, all nine slots loaded with the same pad.
Your stopping point is the finish: 400 grit for a durable matte (densify and done), 800 grit for the satin sheen most retail floors run, and 1500–3000 with a burnish pass for showroom gloss. The deck builder above tracks all of this for you — set a gloss target and it will tell you which step you're on and what comes next.
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What grit should I start with for coating prep?
For most epoxy and polyaspartic prep, 30 grit metal-bond is the workhorse — it opens the surface to the CSP 2–3 profile most systems call for. Drop to 16–25 grit if you're correcting lippage, removing rain damage, or fighting a hard burnished cap. When in doubt, start finer; you can always step down.
How do I know if my concrete is hard or soft?
A quick field test: drag a screwdriver or scratch tool across the slab. If it powders easily and leaves a deep groove, it's soft — run a hard bond (EZ H). If it barely marks, it's hard — run a soft bond (EZ S). Most slabs in Riverside, Orange, and San Bernardino counties land in the medium range. Bring us a photo or a core and we'll spec it for free.
Can I remove epoxy or glue with regular diamond segments?
You can, but you'll load up your segments fast and burn money. Thick coatings, carpet glue, and mastic are PCD work — the scraper geometry shears the material off instead of grinding through it. A common pro setup pairs PCDs with one metal-bond segment per head as a depth limiter so you don't gouge the slab.
Why can't I skip grits when polishing?
Every grit exists to remove the scratch pattern of the one before it. Jump from 100 to 400 and the 100-grit scratch never fully comes out — it just gets polished shiny, and it will telegraph through the finished floor under light. Run the full sequence, all nine slots loaded with the same pad, and change pads when the scratch from the previous pass is gone.
Do you stock Husqvarna tooling, or just rent the machines?
We rent the machines and spec the tooling with you — call the desk at 909-272-5137 or use the "Get an ECS quote" link on any tool in the deck builder above and we'll have pricing and availability back to you fast, usually same day from our Corona warehouse.
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