Floor Machine & Refinishing Work

Stripping and refinishing floors in the winter months with a floor machine can be difficult or even risky depending on the climate. Because the optimal temperature for refinishing a floor is around 71 degrees many parts of the country have great problems creating this type of environment during the winter. Some floor types are especially difficult because of how they transfer and hold heat. If possible warm up the room during the winter to see the best results possible.

With the temperature raised though you still may face issues in getting the best finish possible with your floor machine if you fail to use the recommended finish.  Each chemical finish is specifically formulated to work with a floor type. Using something for stone won’t work as effectively on VCT due to the major differences in those floor types. To make sure that shiny finish doesn’t “walk-off” the floor use the proper floor chemicals.

In order to achieve that ideal shiny finish you first have to remove the existing layers. It’s common for professionals to achieve less than desirable results simply because they didn’t let the stripping solution sit for a proper amount of time. It’s important to let the stripping solution to sit and do the dirty work. Allowing the stripping solution to dig deep into the floor will decrease the amount of time on the floor machine and floor machine pads needed for a job.

As summer transitions to fall, quickly followed by winter remember these tips to get the most out of the your floor refinishing.