16 Grit Cap Cutter Metal Double Segment - Medium Bond Red

- Specialized metal bond for hard cap removal at 16 grit — Cap Cutter tools are a distinct product category engineered specifically for removing the hardened surface layer ("cap") of power-troweled commercial floors and densified slabs. At 16 grit, this is the most aggressive Cap Cutter configuration available — designed to break through tough surface caps faster than standard 16-grit metals while resisting the glazing that would normally occur on hardened surfaces.

- Double-segment configuration for tool life and refinement — two diamond segments per shoe create more surface contact than a single segment, extending tool life and leaving a more uniform scratch pattern. Best paired with larger / heavier walk-behind grinders (25" and up) where the extra contact patch helps the machine pull weight. The double-segment layout is especially important on hard caps because the increased contact prevents the segments from skipping or chattering across the dense surface.

- Engineered for medium concrete under the cap — once the hard surface cap is broken through, what's underneath is typically medium-hardness concrete (3,000–5,000 PSI, Mohs 5–6). The red medium bond is balanced for this transition: aggressive enough to keep cutting the slab once the cap is removed, durable enough to handle the cap itself without burning out instantly. The red color code is the universal industry marker for medium-bond tooling.

- Two-stage workflow: cap, then standard tooling — Cap Cutters break through the surface layer aggressively; once you're into the softer concrete underneath, switch to standard 16- or 25-grit metals matched to the slab's true hardness (run a Mohs scratch test on the freshly-exposed concrete). Running Cap Cutters indefinitely after the cap is removed wastes the specialized tooling on work that standard segments handle just as well at lower cost.

- Step-zero tool for hard-capped commercial slabs — use this before stepping up to 25- or 30-grit when the floor has a hardened surface cap that standard 16-grit metals can't break through efficiently. After the Cap Cutter pass, the typical sequence steps up through 25/30, 50, 80, and 100-grit metals, then into transitional and resin polishing pads. Best paired with shrouded grinders + HEPA vacuums for OSHA silica compliance (29 CFR 1926.1153) during indoor work.