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Tips on Floor Stripping
Follow recommended manufacturers dilution; stronger is not always better. The stripping solution must contain some water to be effective and emulsify old floor finish properly.
Allow the floor stripping solution to penetrate the old floor wax and finish for several minutes before scrubbing. For heavy buildup and extremely aged finishes, you may have to apply more stripper to the floor as the stripping solution becomes saturated with old loosened wax / finish.
To check if the floor is ready for scrubbing, scrape the finish film with the center section of an agressive floor pad. Black floor scrubbing pads are ideal for use when top scrubbing or stripping floors. (Be sure you are wearing rubber gloves.) If you easily scrape the loosened old wax / finish down to the bare floor, it is has emulsified and is now ready to scrub. If the pad scrapes only a slippery layer of finish, then you need more dwell time or more stripper solution.
One very important tip to remember is that you should generously apply plenty of mixed stripping solution to the floor. Many beginners commonly make the mistake of not doing so, thus the floor not getting the room or area it needs to suspend the dirty old wax / finish to be removed from the floor. In addition, not enough stripping solution will also cause the floor to dry faster which is not good. You will need time to work, scrub and then remove the dirty water off the floor by mopping or vacumming. Next would be to give the floor a final rinse. If the floor begins to dry before this cleanup and rinse, you'll have to repeat the procedure and reactivate your stripping solution.
Routine floor stripping is no longer necessary when using any of our floor finishes and waxes and following good maintenance procedures. Excessive floor stripping can damage floors as well as increase product and labor costs. It is necessary to use floor strippers only when:
-Removing heavy floor polish and wax buildups.
-Removing polish and wax with burnished in dirt that cannot be removed by deep scrubbing.
-Removing factory coatings from new tile flooring.
However, when stripping is required, we have the cleaning products that will perform for you. Two of the most popular floor strippers used by floor care professionals are HOT SHOT No Rinse Speed Stripper and ONYX High Productivity Floor Stripper.
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