STRIPING YEARS' WORTH OF WAX FROM THIS ABUSED FLOOR! vct transformation//Steam Boss
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- Опубліковано 20 січ 2025
- Today we do a dirty and beat up commercial VCT job in Clearwater Florida. Stripping the old wax and putting 4 new coats on! It turned out great! Please like share and subscribe!! Leave a comment below! let us know what cleaning videos you would like to see!
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Man dont pay no mind to those who think they can do better. You do very good work and obviously dont get any complaints
Appreciate that!
@@SteamBossInc I've been doing my floors in TX with a shop vac and wand for years and have never had any problems
Yes, he’s doing a very good job. I’ve done many floors in my time like this. Drive your floor scrubber slowly, and take your time over lapping about Les than half of the pad. Pick it up, flood rinse with a neutralizer, then a clean water rinse. Then damp mop it. It’s very time consuming.
how much you get pain
Man I miss waxing floors I love the process of it! I'd use a slow speed buffer to strip floors and a 32 inch autoscrubber with black pads to go over the slurry and suck it up so it's like a second go over while you suck it up...great job guys looks great
Thanks!
Obviously the walk behind machine wasn’t yours, stripping VCT with a walk behind ruins the machine. Your a fool
I work on maintenance in a hospital and its my first job like this and i like it!
Ant tips on vinyl and hard tile
prep is important and use a good finish!
One of the most funnest careers to get into. Pays awesome as well especially if you run your business. Beats a desk job bar none
Nice work but what wax stripper would best be used to strip years of old wax on but tiles without the harsh smell of the chemicals or inhaling them? Thanks for your time
8 year floor guy here, there is a stripper called "Liquid Blast off" from the company Nu-ball. i used it less than a month ago and its very low odor/harshness.
What fid you use on it to strip it? Did you mention it?
This video has been very helpful! thank you for posting your work. I moved into a new apartment and the CVT floors here have very similar quality. The integrity is good, but the top layer has been neglected.
Glad it was helpful!
A good strip/wax job is highly satisfying
Definitely an interesting video. For something like this, Pioneer Eclipse 440ST and a walk behind scrubber would make this much easier and less time consuming.
The best thing is to putt a sand bag on top of motor or use a old model floor scrubber polisher works the best on old floors.
Sounds like a good way to blow the motor.
@@ShmooyShmoo in 20 years never has happened.
How do you put a water tank on a buffer and Woody? What do you do when you floor natural clean? Do you use the buffer or you just mop it with it?
I have had a cleaning company several years now and am going all commercial. I am doing my first floor this weekend and am so excited! Watching this makes me way less nervous! How much do you charge for a floor this size? Or how do you go about bidding floors?
Yes detail work is important for sure. I would have put 5 coats on it.
Beautiful job I like it when you’re done the floor do you know polisher you were nice polish comes I’ll try spotlights
Does stripping remove yellowed wax from where runners were? I have a job that there is yellowing at the entrance.
usually yes
Can use a can of baseboard wax stripper with a black pad ,also a razor hand scraper. Do spots like that before main area.
Great job! Looks awesome
Thank you so much 😀
I think this is fun I do this for Detroit public schools I'll be doing it soon when there on holiday break
How do you guys go about with closets that are full, i know some guys just go around them and some pull out all the junk and strip and wax in their. How do you guys do yours?
The floorv looks great without the finish. Awesome detail!
Thanks!
You should show us how you solve the issue when stripper dries up and what you do to fix it. Alot of beginners struggle with that issue and give up and don't like doing stripping and waxing
Just rewet with product and go over again.
Duh!!! 😂😂😂😂
Lay more stripper and scrub it again 👍🏾
Just apply more stripper.
Everything ain't for everybody
I'm a floor tech at a hospital in terms of the stripping process what do you recommend for stripping off about 8 to 10 coats of years of built up wax more efficiently? I find myself having to go over the same area several times and using a lot of stripper and pads
question, do you ever run into a sort of crystalline buildup between coats? for the second year in a row this has happened and we can’t find anything anywhere online about remedies
While I’m still learning, I’ve done a few jobs with wax, and when that’s happened to me it’s because of moisture. The floor was either not dry before applying wax, or the coats weren’t even and it allowed moisture to go into the wax causing that to happen. I had a nightmare in a home where the client wanted a finish on her tile floor, but before I was even done they were showering and coming out the shower with wet feet walking all over their home. A week later I was back having to strip it off the whole house! I was so upset. I took the loss because I failed to mention they needed to give it a few hours to cure. I just assumed, my error there, that they would wait before doing all this stuff seeing that I wasn’t even done laying the coats down. Took two whole days to remove it from their house 🤦🏽♂️
What chemicals do u using 😮
I have a question, after finish the last coat how long do you wait before you put furnature back onto it? I work in a nursing home and i take care of the floors. I've been researching the dry time of 30 mins. But it says i have to wait 24 hrs. Before putting furnatures back onto the floor.
The wax has to not only dry but “cure” as well
Basically the wax hardens
Generally a 24 hour wait
I work in nursing home too I’m the floor tech really 24hrs wait time at least even tho it looks dry it’s really not hardened all the way
I'll use that small buffer in my dreams as well I love machines like that
That's not a buffer. It's a scrubber. A small scrubber and crappy shop vac!
Thanks for the video. Is your cleaning unit gas powered or electric? Not sure if there are even electric ones but just a friendly comment if its gas powered then you really want to avoid parking that close to an entry point so you don't ever have a carbon monoxide issue.
Thanks again for the video. Turned out really nice.
Its gas keep we always park with the exhaust facing away from the entryways, never had an issue. Thanks for watching!
Nice work you guys! Don't worry about the negative comments. Your work speaks for itself. What do you charge per sqft for this and what is your minimum charge? Thanks for posting.
its UA-cam got to have some negative comments LOL for VCT usually. $1
You need a front squeegee on a wet vac. The wand is too slow and too much work. It's 10 times faster. He also is doing too large of a area at one time.200 to 300 feet sections.
normally we do smaller areas but there where 3 of us that day.
And that vacuum will get full quick
What’s your UA-cam channel? There’s always someone that thinks they can do better..
@@shawnsturgeon1014 I don't have a UA-cam channel. I do floor work full time for a living.
@Mike Peterson same I don't do carpet but anything that's natural stone or copper brass I do
I’m looking at resurfacing my terrazzo floors. They have years of grime and neglect. Do you have a stripper you’d recommend to lay down? I bought a floor scrubber but want to use the right chemicals to do the job right! And I’m thinking about getting a burnisher to finish the floor or would you recommend a sealant?
It’s not as easy as it looks! You really need proper training to get good results.
@@SteamBossInc oh I believe it! I’m just looking for better, not perfect. It’s a 4,000 sq ft showroom so having a company come and do it is way out of the budget. So I’m just tackling it myself. It’s the only budget friendly option
hey chuck hope this helps. use a light duty pad on your machine so you dont ruin the polish, my favorite stripper is flash 55 from pioneer eclipse. let stripper sit for 10min, scrub thouroughly and dont let the stripper water dry anywhere. look for leftover wax and do it again if needed. flood rinse with clean water and some soap, squeegee, mop, let dry and for the sealer there are plenty of good choices for different needs. ask your local concrete vendor. keep in mind the stone beneath the wax is polished with diamonds, so try to remove the wax without stripping pads. maybe normal red scrubbing pad. key will be to let the stripper soak.
Hi I have the same type of floor and I would like to do everything myself where can I buy the cleaning and waxing supplies. Thank you!!
home depo, but you need the machines.
What hose attachment and squeegee vac head are you using on that Rigid vac. Thanx
Just the one that comes with it actually.
Beautiful wish I had VCT
hello, i work for a company that do strip and wax, but they think the wax is easy to remove, than we can remove the wax in one time, i told them than sometimes requires 2 or 3 times depend how much wax it has the floor but because they only charge for sq foot they don't see how much works it need to be done to remove the old wax and give us a very short amount of time to do that, just help me to explain to them how it really need to be charge and when is a lot layers of wax how hard is to remove all that please if you can help me with a comment so they can read it
and some times we need to removed a lot equipment in the suites
I would love to know the same m. It takes longer to do a quality job than they quote for and I've been trying to tell them that for weeks now.
What stripper are you using? I used ripsaw by buckeye and it’s like an ice rink.
this i believe was just zep
How do yall keep from slipping and sliding? Is there special footwear?
Lots of experience and being careful.
What kind at wax you put in the end ?
Wet look Poolish (ZEP)
Or higher traffic poolish(ZEP)
You have to mop
My first few jobs I did I used zep high traffic because it was cheaper and it was easy to get. After a few jobs I decided to by the wax from my local janitorial store. It was almost 2x the price, but what I found was that it looked better with the same amount of coats compared to the zep, and had an overall nicer look. It’s hard to explain, but I noticed a difference right away. I now adjusted my pricing to make up for the added cost. I just did a hair salon this past week and the client absolutely loved the results. So much so, that she asked me to be there at the grand opening so I could answer her clients questions about the floor and get leads for carpet, tile and grout, and upholstery cleaning. Even the building owner was shocked in the transformation of the floor.
I just did this job in our clubhouse (60x60) and it's no joke. 3 days of stripping and waxing. I was hoping to get Steam Boss to do the job but they don't service my area Davenport, FL :(
Yeah that’s a bit far for us!
I NEED YOUR HELP
Thanks for your tips I just got into stripping and waxing the end of 2022 3jobs so far I noticed you used a truck mount to rinse after sucking up wax
Can I do the same with my portable blitz or will it ruin my machine?
How much did you price this job out for? I am a newbie looking to see if I am lowballing myself here?
I don’t remember but usually .75-$1
What kind of machine your using?
What stripper from don jon , there are several options available? Thank you
Your floors look awesome, and you make it look so easy, and I know it's not. I'm a school custodian, and we are currently stripping and waxing floors.
Just redid a floor the same way today for the first time. I got gunk all over my cloths. Anyone know how to get it out?
Nice work 🥰😍. I want to start a carpet cleaning and wax removal business. What machines do I need to rent from Home Depot that is effective to start with until I can buy better machines?
Beautiful work
Beautiful work I learned a lot straight down at 1:00 thank you
Thank you very much!
How much was that project?
Sq ft?
what did you charge for this project? Looks great!
About 1$ a square foot
What kind of machine is that?
Qué clase de Marca oh clase de máquina usa para yo comprarme una cómo estás que tu usas
Good job! Do you use pure stripper or do you mix it with water?
We always mix according to the bottle
Hey I do floors also. Do y’all use any sealers on the vCt tile or just wax? Just wondering I know everybody has different ways of doing it
The floor finish/wax is the sealer.
Can put 2 coats of sealer then 2 or 3 coats of wax.
You can use wax as a sealer just put the first coat on thin so it fills in all the pits and grooves in the floor
Where can i find the head to suck up the water like that one for the vacuum
I would say any janitorial store should have them!
How many minutes do you guys leave the striper down before using the machine?
And what tipe of padding you guy’s use?
Based on the instructions from the particular manufacturer, Inferno for example is a cold water stripper - 15 minutes is about right for that product. And as far as pads go - BLACK stripping pads for this kind of job - green or maroon do not have the grit factor to completely remove this much finish.
Whats the best wax to use?
Do you have any recommendations of stripping a vct floor on an incline?
tough!
Is it just a brush pad on the buffer?
Black pad.
How do you do the corners?
By hand
Do u suction with a regular vacuum cleaner ??
wet dry vac
How many sq feet was this job and how long did it take?
It’s been so long I don’t remember lol
What pap you guys use?
Great job awesome!!! how much do you charge per square foot?
Depends on a lot of factors most are around .75- 1.75
I want mines done this you did a good job
how to check if the floor is dry before applying wax?
You will see and feel it.
Olá amigos...parabéns pelo maravilhoso video. 🎉 Sou do Brasil e isso ainda nao tem aqui e estou começando, na verdade já limpo carpetes e sofas, porem pisos sao um bom trabalho que estou buscando atender. Minha duvida, se for possivel dizer...O que usaram para lim poar? Qual produto? Atendo os hotéis Mercure e lá tem um piso Vinilico plástico claro que nao fica bom com peróxido. Me indicam algo? Sei que estou longe, mas tenho amigos comissários e podem trazer para mim. SUCESSO e um grande abraço.
What stripper do you use? I'm working on some VCT right now
We use a few different products. most quality ones work the same.
How many gallons is your rigid?also is that the same hose that came with it.i have same wand you do.will it work or do I get another hose.thanks.any help is appreciated
I'm not sure maybe 5? and yes, it is.
How do you market Steam Boss to get more VCT Strip & Wax jobs?
Probably not the person to ask we maybe do a handful a year LOL
What chemical did you use to strip the floor with
I work with my older cousin started 5 months ago we do supermarket floors or office even pre school
any floor stripper should work.
Great job Boss !!!
How much do you charge per square foot?
Really depends on the amount and condition could be anywhere from .80 to 3$ a sq foot.
@@SteamBossInc Does this price include polishing or is it separate?
I'm assuming you're using a no rinse stripper? Good stuff. I'm a custodian at a high school and I'm watching to see how similar we do things and taking notes of anything I can improve on.
What shop vac attachment do you use? I need one!
it's just a wand attachment with a squeegee.
Do you do the samething with 9x9 abestos tile?
you can.
175 scrubber should have a solution thank to release water while scrubbing... This hold the stripper from drying n better results when running the wet vac
Two hands of clea water mopping to clean n remove any wax/stripper mix left
Third n final mopping with neutral floor cleaner to neutralize the PH
2 coats of finish
Burnish
2 finally coats n will b like this
our other 175 does this one does not.
Why do y’all use pads and not a brush on the buffer machine?
A brush would not remove the old finish.
Have you ever had a job that you couldn’t get all the wax up off vCt tile or terazzo and what did you do?
How long did all of that take?
about 5-6 hrs
Nice job guys....
Thanks!
How do you guys clean the corners?
Mostly by hand!
What wax did you use?
Zep
did you use any chemical ?
Just floor stripper
price
How much did you charge on this job
I honestly don't remember, been awhile lol
great job
what is the weight of that buffer?
not sure exactly probably between 120-140 lbs
Did you burnished it ?
no. strip and wax
what chemical liquid do you use?
This was Zep floor stripper
What is that tool called?
which one? the main machine is a 175 buffer
Hi, I work in a hospital as a cleaner for about a year and my job scope included polishing. The hospital uses vinyl floor instead of tile. I've only done polishing job twice and everything went very well. But recently, during the stripping process, everything went very well but it gets quite un-smooth during the polishing process. When i apply the 1st layer of polishing fluid(we use dolly mop and squeeze it damp, not wet. The polishing chemical is 502 Supreme Polish) , it become lines of continuous tiny droplets and appear obviously on 1st layer. I'll usually apply 3 to 4 layers of polish. At 4th layer, the finish looks good and the lines only visible when being looked at really up close. We also tried using lamb wool but god...the finish looks much uglier let alone last layer(4th layer). Do you know what might cause the polish become lines of tiny droplets? Some say wind blows, some say temperature, some say the mop is unfit for polishing job.
I'm not sure if waxing is different from polishing, but in your video, it appears that you use blower and apply the wax with kentucky mop(which in my experience it can hold more fluid than dolly mop). So i assume the wax property itself is different from polish. Just asking if you had experiences working with polish, faced the problem before and can help me solve it.
There are few videos i found online that uses dustmop. So we will try it out and see the outcome while waiting for your response.
TQIA.
yes wax is different you can use a flat mop or white wax mop head.
Great 🙂🙂🙂
I remember when I was a DH in HK. It was my first time to work in that house (2nd employer). The flooring is same as that with my 1st employer's but I was puzzled how come the wooden floor is so dark and almost black. For a week I gradually removed the thickened "dirtwax" on the floor revealing the real lighter color of the wooden floor.
Stripping?
Removing floor finishol
@SteamBossInc I know but the title says "striping" which is like painting stripes in a parking lot or road lines.
HELP!!! I need you... I've been on my hands n knees all day stripping my floors. It's killing me
you in florida? lol
looks like a mirror woow
That machine moves so smoothly.. I rented one and almost broke an arm
Takes practice!
What kind of chemical stripper are you using? I noticed that none of you are using shoe protection. Is this type of chemical non slipery?
this was Jon don brand floor stripper. Yes it's pretty slippery and we never wear our good shoes on these jobs HAHA
FEW THINGS IF YOU ARE GOING STRIPP A FLOOR DO NOT START, THE WAY THEY START IR DANGEROUS YOU ALWAYS START FROM OUT IN, NOT FROM IN OUT, BECAUSE THE STRIPPER IS VERY SLIPPERY.
He was standing in an already stripped area which is fine. But as you say, it is slick as snot and if you start standing in the middle of it, that machine will sling you all around.
I never did any carpet cleaning, but I've done a few strip wax jobs on floors like this, had to use a mop after stripping, a vacumn looks so much easier
you don't think stripping brushes work better than pads?
We prefer pads
Wish I had even floors so mine can look like that
👍
That floor in video isnt to bad. From title of video. Thought be way worse build up. Done floors in past. If tried to put floor stripper down. Then run a scrubber would stop dead in tracks. So would put solution down. Use a pole razor scrapper to get wax off. Then soak floor again with stripper. Then could run floor scrubber. Yrs of people just coating floor.Would equal a nightmare to get old dirty wax off.
Camera and video never do cleaning stuff justice unfortunately.