[adrian@abbey]

Hi Everyone.

Just looking for a bit of advice. I've aquired a contract for the second year running of stripping and sealing kitchen floors of student accomodation.

Does anyone have any advice on making the stripping easier. At the minute I'm putting the stripping solution down on the floor for 20 to 30 mins and then scrubbing it with cotton mop head mops before picking up the dirty water with a wet pick up hoover. The results are very good but very hard work.

Any advice would be great.


Thanks

[Matt Gibson]

rotary scrubber with a semi abraisive pad? plug it in and pull the trigger 

[Kev Martin]

Hi Everyone.

Just looking for a bit of advice. I've aquired a contract for the second year running of stripping and sealing kitchen floors of student accomodation.

Does anyone have any advice on making the stripping easier. At the minute I'm putting the stripping solution down on the floor for 20 to 30 mins and then scrubbing it with cotton mop head mops before picking up the dirty water with a wet pick up hoover. The results are very good but very hard work.

Any advice would be great.


Thanks

Hmmmm!  Interesting  What are the floors made of?

Kev Martin
Marble Life Ltd

[DavidStainberg]

Yeah, what were they made of?

[Jamie Pearson]

Why do you need to strip them.

Can you not scrub and recoating?

There are pads made by 3m called SPP Surface Preperation Pads there are also the grey Vileda Supercross pads.

These will cut back a couple of coats with just water or neutral detergent.

You can then rinse and overcoat. Just be careful not to build up the edges.

Stripping is only necessary if the coating has discoloured. If it has the cleaning regime needs looking at as the wrong product or procedures are being used.

[Kev Martin]

Why do we know what the floors are yet?

Kev Martin
Marble Life Ltd

[Jamie Pearson]

stripping and sealing kitchen floors of student accomodation

Good point Kev. If they are in St.Andrews there is every chance these students will have granite or limestone.

Recently did work in their new halls of residence.
No such thing as a poor student up this neck of the woods.

[adrian@abbey]

Hi,

Sorry for the late reply people.

The floors are a type of linoleum floor.

[Jamie Pearson]

If it is linoleum and not vinyl take care.

Linoleum can be damaged by exposure to high alkaline strippers and the pigments can discolour.

Watch this video for an example of what can happen

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMYHS9tfMhs

If it's vinyl it's plain sailing. To test heat a paper clip and push it into an inconspicuous area. If it melts it's way in vinyl.

If it's Lino try hot neutral or mild alkaline cleaner and the pads previously suggested rather than slapping stripper all over. Rinse well before applying top coat. Floor sealer coats first and a buff before applying polish should be done to give an even base. It can be mega porous if it has no factory finish.

[adrian@abbey]

Thanks for your help with this. I will try the experiment with the paper clip and act accordingly.

Thanks again

[mathewl]

Yeah man the question is that if you use other methods then not sure how it is gonna pan out. So my advice is to stick to the plan you have and take it from there.