Behind The Finish · Equipment

Better Machines. Better floors.

By the owners · Surface Masters of SWFL · October 9, 2026 · Fort Myers, Florida
WORX+ GK700 grinder on a Surface Masters job

Two crews can quote the same floor and hand back two completely different results. A lot of that gap comes down to what shows up on the trailer. Here's what we run, why we bought it, and what it means for your floor.

A floor is a physics problem first

Polished concrete looks like a design choice, but getting there is mechanical. Flatness, how evenly the aggregate comes through, how well the densifier soaks in, how deep the shine goes — all of it traces back to the machine, the diamonds, and the person running them.

Better equipment doesn't make a good crew. It lets a good crew spend its time on the finish instead of fighting the grinder.

Our flagship: the WORX+ GK700

The WORX+ GK700 from the King Series is the newest machine in our fleet and the one most likely to show up on your slab. It's a remote-control planetary grinder with autopilot capability. The operator stands off the machine and runs it by radio, which means tighter, more consistent passes and no fatigue over a long day.

Autopilot handles the repetitive runs across open floor so we can stay focused on what really decides the finish: pad pressure, grit progression, and the edges.

Surface Masters operator running the WORX+ GK700 grinder by remote control
The GK700, run by remote. The operator stays off the machine.
Close-up of the WORX+ GK700 grinding concrete
Close to the floor: the finish coming up behind the heads.

Electric, exhaust-free, and quieter

Our grinders are electric. No propane, no exhaust. On indoor jobs — warehouses, dealerships, occupied buildings — that's a real difference for the people working around us, and for us.

Dust extraction is not optional

Every grinder we run is tied into an industrial vacuum the whole time. On the Cougar Companies job we took close to 10,000 pounds of concrete off the surface across two floors, and all of it went into the extraction instead of into the air. Clean rafters, clean racking, clean HVAC.

WORX+ GK700 grinder with dust extraction hoses on a warehouse floor
GK700 and dust extraction working together on a full aggregate grind.

The rest of the fleet

RedArt CNC concrete engraving machine mounted over a warehouse floor
The RedArt CNC set up over a 24-foot logo.

We measure the shine

"Shiny" is a feeling. Gloss is a number. We carry a gloss meter and check the floor as we go, so we know where we stand instead of guessing. On the Cougar Companies floor we were consistently reading in the 80s, pushing close to 90 at 1,500-grit.

What it means for you

See the full fleet on our equipment page.

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