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Post by salamander on Mar 22, 2007 9:24:26 GMT -5
When you have a floor thats say 42' x 36' vct in real good shape except a couple of places that have bad scratches and the owner wants those two places stripped an waxed. You tape of the two spots say 3' x 2' ,ok this is my question.
What kind of tape do you use? I used the blue painters tape made by 3m my stripper was 2 parts stripper 6 parts water it ate through the tape. What is the proper way to do this and what do you use.
Dan could you do a step by step like you did on stripping and waxing a floor
Thank you Cindy
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Post by Grizzly on Mar 22, 2007 13:46:07 GMT -5
We use duct tape and make a wall. Define the area that you need to strip out, fold tape lengthwise and half of tape TIGHT on the floor,sticky side down obviously, the other half up in the air. We back the tape up with rags along the side that is up in the air. Be very careful with your stripper not to drip on the outside or splash when you are scrubbing. If it is a small area, it is best to do by hand. Finish stripping out the area and remove tape. Rinse area very well and let dry. Then define an area about 20 % larger than the area that you stripped. Go over this area dry with your swing machine and a red or blue pad, trying to keep straight edges. Lay finish over the area that you stripped first and let dry, then lay your second coat over the area that you stripped as well as the area that you dry buffed, Continue this process until the gloss is close to the finish on the rest of the floor. To top this all off , is best to burnish the whole floor and attempt to blend in. If the scratches are not to deep, you may not have to strip the area out but may get away with a scrub using a blue or brown pad on the affected area. This does away with the stripping part which you MUST be meticulous with or you will end up having to strip out the whole floor.
Bill
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Post by logan5127 on Mar 22, 2007 22:49:16 GMT -5
Great advice Bill.I recently discovered the metal tape. You can get it at lowes or at a heating and air department. It is designed to go around duct work. you can put it down and bend it upwards. For us it comes up much easier than the duct tape. Because it is metal tape it will stay in the bent up position or what ever position you want it in. We are also using to metal tape to cover light switches and outlets on walls when we clean them. Also put the tape on the line between where two tiles join. This will help it blend in better. if it still does not blend after buffing , mop the area with some restorer or just mix a little wax in with your mop water and mop the spot and about a foot more aaround the perimeter of the spot you did , then slow buff it. Really slow . AFter a couple of services the spot will probably blend in anyways. Let your customer know that as well.
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Post by Grizzly on Mar 23, 2007 8:13:34 GMT -5
I found the metal tape to work better as a dam however it tended to crimp more and I was getting problems with the stripper getting through underneath. Either way is subject to problems, it is always best if you can wait to the next quarterly service and scrub and recoat the entire floor. When discussing floor remediation with a customer I like to use the painting a car analogy, both basically the same process, good prep, meticulous application of finish and the clear coat to bring on the shine. Screw up on any intermediate steps and the end result looks like crap. Very few scratches come out of a paint job on a car that you can't notice if you look close.
Bill
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Post by salamander on Mar 23, 2007 9:43:29 GMT -5
Thanks i will give this a try
Cindy
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