How to Strip & Wax a Floor
Stripping and waxing can be a challenging job, but with all the right tools can be very easy. It can be done by yourself, but to get right I would have at least four people to a team. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Stripper
- Wax
- Water
- Scraper
- Mops
- Mop buckets
- Wax mops
- Non slip shoes
- Dust mops
- Buffers
Instructions
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You will need the following items before you can start stripping and waxing.
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Floor striper
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Wax
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Water
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Scrapers
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5 Mop Buckets
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5 Mops
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Wax mops
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non slip shoes
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Dust mop
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Buffer
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First thing you will need to do is scrape up all excess gum and paper off the floor, be sure not to scratch the floor up. the next thing you will need to do is to dust mop the floor. Now you are ready to lay stripper down on the floor, be sure to follow the instruction on the label. Mix the striper and water together, if the striper is not getting up the wax then ad a little striper at a time to the water.
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After three to five minutes of letting the striper, stand on the floor, you are now ready to take the scraper along the ages of the wall and scrape up excess wax. You are now ready to take the buffer and strip the floor. Go very slow, to be sure you get up all wax of the floor. After that you are now ready to get up the striper, you can use a wet vax or mop it up. After mopping up striper be sure to use fresh water to mop after yourself, you will need to do that at least twice.
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After mopping with fresh water you will need to dust mop again. Now you are ready to lay wax. you will need to lay wax alone the walls first. the you will need to lay the center, lay a small area at a time. you will need to lay atleast three coats of wax to achieve a shine, depending on the type of wax you purchase.
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Tips & Warnings
Take your time there is know need to rush
The type of wax and striper you purchase will produce good or bad finish
Read label before applying to floor
Safety first
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Comments
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there are some jobs on stripping and waxing a floor....lets look at the floor and see wear we can start on the floor...some jobs take 6 poeple to do a real big job..........it takes time and doing the job right.
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suimaru
Jan 31, 2009
Well I'll start from Step 12..Excess gum and paper are not thing that you're going to really have to worry about, the emulsifier will loosen those naturally. However; Adhesive products such as tape are what you really need to worry about. Step 13: That is...a less than effective means to strip a floor. After 5~6 minutes of letting your stripper set try applying some water to the stripped already laid out in order to reactivate the emulsifier, thus helping you avoid having to strip areas more than once. The "buffer" that you want to use for this job is more affectionately called a "side by side"....something that should be stated lest somebody attempts to do it with a burnisher and winds up wasting a lot of time and money. Your side by side will also need special aggressive pads. Try not to let the stripper set for TOO long or it will congeal and dry. Furthermore you should add about 1
