[Chris Cottrell]

Hi Guys & Girls

I normally post on the window cleaning side but hope you can advise me with a limestone floor that I need to clean

Can I just clean it with a alkaline solution spayed from a sprayer bottle on a floor buffer machine or will it have to be scrubbed on hands n knees then wet vac'd up then buffed with a machine

I beleive the floor has been sealed at some stage in the past but not sure how long ago ( the floor is not that old tbh )

Cheers in advance
Chris

[sherco]

Apply the cleaning solution as per instructions, use rotary scrubber and agitate solution for around 10-15 mins then wet vac the floor. Then rinse the floor with clean water to remove all cleaner residue..Leave 12hrs then apply appropriate sealer to the limestone.

[Chris Cottrell]

Thanks for the reply, is it always necsesary to apply a sealer afterwards will the rotary have removed the previous layer of sealer during the cleaning of it, even if the floor is only a few years old?

[sherco]

Every floor i clean i reseal...even floors i have laid a year ago that i go back to maintain i reseal. But its up to you if you feel confident applying a sealer. I'm doing one in 3 weeks 50sqm limestone kitchen floor, he had it cleaned not by me and to much sealer was applied. I have to strip the old sealer off to get the stone back to the original state then apply two coats of sealer, and its costing him a fair few quid to get it right. Give me a call if you want any advise about applying sealers etc.

[swanson]

Every floor i clean i reseal...even floors i have laid a year ago that i go back to maintain i reseal. But its up to you if you feel confident applying a sealer. I'm doing one in 3 weeks 50sqm limestone kitchen floor, he had it cleaned not by me and to much sealer was applied. I have to strip the old sealer off to get the stone back to the original state then apply two coats of sealer, and its costing him a fair few quid to get it right. Give me a call if you want any advise about applying sealers etc.

Yes what bsherco is saying is true once cleaned you have to re seal
i use the 3 part cloth metod for sealing limestone

if you dont it can leave streaks
first cloth apply sealer then leave for no more then 5 mins use the second cloth to wipe access away then use third cloth to buff i seal about 1 sqm2 at a time that way you no were you are