I'm seeing this product growing so fast in both residential and commercial properties but because of how easy it scratches and the overboard deep grooved textures, dirt and grime are making it too difficult to clean. The processes you're describing will occure on any type of flooring. LVP or LVT is no different except that is more textured than it needs to be and the soil load accumulates in scratches that begin to accumulate and is impossible to clean using most chemicals and tools that are common to this industry. The term waxing is the same as the acrylic coating you speak of. The term is used synonymously. High traffic and scratches will damage the finish of any LVP or LVT. and the days VCT wax and strip have returned with a new name. LVP also comes with another issue that no one is discussing. PVC, the majority material used in most LVP, will shrink progressively over time and unless the floor is a fully floating floor the LVP will shrink faster on the linear plane significantly more noticeably than in the width of each plank. The gaps will become apparent and soil load will be impossible to remove. Pressure extraction has become the most significant method to fully restore these types of floors. Coatings will inevitably need to be applied just to prevent soil load.
When saying pressure extraction are you talking about using a spinner tile cleaning tool with a steam extractor? If so would the amount of moisture coming out damage the backing of the LVP?
@@jayrad017 i’m used to using 2500 psi all day every day on tile and grout when you’re dealing with luxury vinyl plank, or even the new engineered wood that is waterproof because it has been mounted to a PVC foam core as a backer. You will not even need as much pressure because you’re not dealing with any porous surfaces like grout. You can go way back on your pressure, but still be relatively confident. You will not damage the materials or the substrate under them because they are not water sensitive. in this case, less is always better whatever it takes to emulsify and rinse a hard surface is all that you need. A portable extractor would be more than sufficient but once it goes towards tile and grout, stone and other porous surfaces, I’m all about high pressure, 2500 psi or more.
@@TheTurboman2I also clean tile and grout at 2500psi and 250°. I just purchased 3 expensive hardfloor auto scrubbers because everyone told me you don't want to get moisture in the seems especially around the baseboards. However with the grooves engineered into the vinyl to make it look like real wood these machines haven't been doing great so I just purchased some cylindrical auto scrubbers which I haven't received yet I'll be out a lot of money and time if I could have been just cleaning them like tile and grout.
I've geard never apply a fini to lvp floors.but i do like the idea of your cleaners
HOW CAN I CLEAN , FOR THE FIRST TIME?
Hi Maricela, you can use the process described for "daily cleaning" starting at 11:20 in the video.
I'm seeing this product growing so fast in both residential and commercial properties but because of how easy it scratches and the overboard deep grooved textures, dirt and grime are making it too difficult to clean. The processes you're describing will occure on any type of flooring. LVP or LVT is no different except that is more textured than it needs to be and the soil load accumulates in scratches that begin to accumulate and is impossible to clean using most chemicals and tools that are common to this industry. The term waxing is the same as the acrylic coating you speak of. The term is used synonymously. High traffic and scratches will damage the finish of any LVP or LVT. and the days VCT wax and strip have returned with a new name. LVP also comes with another issue that no one is discussing. PVC, the majority material used in most LVP, will shrink progressively over time and unless the floor is a fully floating floor the LVP will shrink faster on the linear plane significantly more noticeably than in the width of each plank. The gaps will become apparent and soil load will be impossible to remove. Pressure extraction has become the most significant method to fully restore these types of floors. Coatings will inevitably need to be applied just to prevent soil load.
When saying pressure extraction are you talking about using a spinner tile cleaning tool with a steam extractor? If so would the amount of moisture coming out damage the backing of the LVP?
@@jayrad017 i’m used to using 2500 psi all day every day on tile and grout when you’re dealing with luxury vinyl plank, or even the new engineered wood that is waterproof because it has been mounted to a PVC foam core as a backer. You will not even need as much pressure because you’re not dealing with any porous surfaces like grout. You can go way back on your pressure, but still be relatively confident. You will not damage the materials or the substrate under them because they are not water sensitive. in this case, less is always better whatever it takes to emulsify and rinse a hard surface is all that you need. A portable extractor would be more than sufficient but once it goes towards tile and grout, stone and other porous surfaces, I’m all about high pressure, 2500 psi or more.
@@TheTurboman2I also clean tile and grout at 2500psi and 250°. I just purchased 3 expensive hardfloor auto scrubbers because everyone told me you don't want to get moisture in the seems especially around the baseboards. However with the grooves engineered into the vinyl to make it look like real wood these machines haven't been doing great so I just purchased some cylindrical auto scrubbers which I haven't received yet
I'll be out a lot of money and time if I could have been just cleaning them like tile and grout.