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Use the Right Floor Maintenance Equipment For the Job

One of the first add-on services mostcontact with the floor at all times, unlike
cleaning contractors want to add to theirthe  slow  speed  buffer.
janitorial service is floor care - stripping
and waxing, burnishing, and buffing. In orderPad and Brushes: Pads are the most popular
to perform these services, you must use thechoice when using your hard floor machine.
right  equipment  for  the  job.Manufacturers use a color-coded system to
help you identify the type of pad you need to
The following is a list of the most commonlyuse. Colors may vary by manufacturer, but the
used equipment that cleaning contractors usedarker colors are more aggressive, with black
in floor care. Equipment is either electric,being the most aggressive. The lighter colors
battery-operated, or propane. Most cleaningare less aggressive, with white being the
contractors will use electric equipment inleast  aggressive.
smaller cleaning accounts and office
buildings. Propane equipment is most oftenBe sure to use the right pad for the job
used on large floor areas such as those in(Note  -  colors  vary  by  manufacturer):
retail  stores  and  grocery  stores.
* White Pad: Light dry polishing or light
Slow Speed Buffer (also known as aspray  buffing  for  high  gloss.
side-by-side or swing machine). Slow speed
machines are used for a variety of tasks* Aqua Pad: Ideal for high-frequency, high
including stripping floors, scrubbing floors,gloss burnishing programs on softer floor
sanding wood floors, and carpet cleaningfinishes.
using cotton bonnets. They come in sizes
ranging from 13" (for use in tight areas) to* Ultra Champagne Pad: Designed for low to
20", and have a speed ranging from 175 rpm tomoderate burnishing programs on harder floor
300 rpm. You can also add a solution tank tofinishes.
a slow speed machine. This allows chemical to
be applied through the drive unit. Some* Natural Hair Pad: Natural hair and
machines come with rear wheels that flip upsynthetic fiber pad works well on a wide
so it can stand directly on the brush or pad,variety of floor finishes and traffic
and fold-down handles that make it easier toconditions.
transport.
* Green Scrubbing: Ideal for heavy-duty
High Speed Buffer/Burnisher. High speedscrubbing  or  light  stripping
machines are used for spray buffing, dry
buffing, and burnishing hard floors, and are*  Black Stripping: For heavy duty stripping.
usually 17 - 28" in diameter. They have a
speed ranging from 1000 rpm to 2700 rpm.Brushes are a great alternative to pads when
These machines are used in floor carechoosing what to use for stripping,
programs designed to keep that glossy lookscrubbing, or polishing. They are more
that makes floors look so great. High speedsexpensive initially, but will out-last pads
have rear wheels that are fixed and remain in10 to 1.



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