| One of the first add-on services most
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| | floor care programs designed to keep that
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| cleaning contractors want to add to their
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| | glossy look that makes floors look so
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| janitorial service is floor care -
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| | great. High speeds have rear wheels that
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| stripping and waxing, burnishing, and
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| | are fixed and remain in contact with the
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| buffing. In order to perform these
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| | floor at all times, unlike the slow speed
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| services, you must use the right
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| | buffer.
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| equipment for the job.
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| | Pad and Brushes: Pads are the most
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| The following is a list of the most
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| | popular choice when using your hard floor
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| commonly used equipment that cleaning
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| | machine. Manufacturers use a color-coded
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| contractors use in floor care. Equipment
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| | system to help you identify the type of
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| is either electric, battery-operated, or
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| | pad you need to use. Colors may vary by
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| propane. Most cleaning contractors will
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| | manufacturer, but the darker colors are
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| use electric equipment in smaller
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| | more aggressive, with black being the
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| cleaning accounts and office buildings.
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| | most aggressive. The lighter colors are
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| Propane equipment is most often used on
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| | less aggressive, with white being the
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| large floor areas such as those in retail
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| | least aggressive.
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| stores and grocery stores.
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| | Be sure to use the right pad for the job
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| Slow Speed Buffer (also known as a
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| | (Note - colors vary by manufacturer):
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| side-by-side or swing machine). Slow
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| | * White Pad: Light dry polishing or light
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| speed machines are used for a variety of
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| | spray buffing for high gloss.
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| tasks including stripping floors,
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| | * Aqua Pad: Ideal for high-frequency,
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| scrubbing floors, sanding wood floors,
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| | high gloss burnishing programs on softer
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| and carpet cleaning using cotton bonnets.
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| | floor finishes.
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| They come in sizes ranging from 13" (for
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| | * Ultra Champagne Pad: Designed for low
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| use in tight areas) to 20", and have a
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| | to moderate burnishing programs on harder
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| speed ranging from 175 rpm to 300 rpm.
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| | floor finishes.
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| You can also add a solution tank to a
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| | * Natural Hair Pad: Natural hair and
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| slow speed machine. This allows chemical
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| | synthetic fiber pad works well on a wide
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| to be applied through the drive unit.
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| | variety of floor finishes and traffic
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| Some machines come with rear wheels that
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| | conditions.
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| flip up so it can stand directly on the
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| | * Green Scrubbing: Ideal for heavy-duty
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| brush or pad, and fold-down handles that
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| | scrubbing or light stripping
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| make it easier to transport.
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| | * Black Stripping: For heavy duty
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| High Speed Buffer/Burnisher. High speed
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| | stripping.
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| machines are used for spray buffing, dry
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| | Brushes are a great alternative to pads
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| buffing, and burnishing hard floors, and
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| | when choosing what to use for stripping,
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| are usually 17 - 28" in diameter. They
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| | scrubbing, or polishing. They are more
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| have a speed ranging from 1000 rpm to
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| | expensive initially, but will out-last
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| 2700 rpm. These machines are used in
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| | pads 10 to 1.
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