How to chemical strip a vct floor
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- Опубліковано 28 лип 2024
- Here are the basics of chemical stripping vct floors. We will be using a slow speed buffer with a black pad. We will be picking up solution with a wet dry squeeze vacuum. We will be doing a double rinse. 2nd rinse will be using 5% vinegar with water to neutralize floor. There stripper mix ratio is 6 to 1. Wait time
For stripper to do it work is around 20 minutes. Before running slow speed. We will be applying wax with a rayon blend mop. I have been a custodian for over 20 years. The purpose of this channel is to share some of my knowledge with you. I remember the feeling when I first became a custodian. I was given a set of keys, a radio and a badge. Didn't get any training whatsoever. Being a custodian is not rocket scientist knowledge. There are definitely things that a custodian needs to know. I call it the art of the trade. Tips and tricks that can make the job much easier and enjoyable. Find me at @mrjeffthecustodian - Навчання та стиль
Not sure why I watch videos of another person doing the same work I do in my free time but you got yourself a new subscriber. Cant wait to hit up your backlog lol
lol I know it’s just satisfying. I do the same thing.
Only been a custodian for a year. I worked at a high school for 10 months and im at a elementary school now. I havent gotten to stripping and waxing floors. Thanks for the video and helping all us custodians and giving us guidance.
I worked elementary for 19 years. Hang on for the ride. Glad you found the channel helpful.
You apply the vinagre mix with water or direct from the gallon.
@rodolfopineda6539 I added it to my water.
I watch lotta video you did it couple years with you I’ll get a job very well. Bless you. Have a blessed night
Good morning Mr Jeff good evening afternoon or good night whenever you read this I have a question can you do more summer school cleaning videos I used to be a custodian and that was my favorite time of the whole cleaning season was the summertime School cleaning that's when we got to use those big machines and it'll take everything down and really give everything a good throw scrubbing a course in my opinion if custodians did this kind of work during the school year they wouldn't have so much to do during the summer so they can enjoy their summer as well thank you so much for all that you do much love to you mr. Jeff and to your family and God bless this always and most importantly stay safe out here in these streets things have changed so much
Thanks for the video. I have never stripped a floor chemically all the way. The person I work with will not do that and they’re over the school. But if I ever get the chance at least I will know what to do because of your videos. Thanks again.
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I’ve always liked a 4-1 ratio with stripper. I order my stripper in gallon jugs. I put 4 gallons of water in the mop bucket and dump an entire gallon of stripper into that. It keeps measuring simple and it usually gets the job done the first time as long as you give the chemical it’s time to work. Nothing worse than having to re-strip a floor
Hate having to do a re- strip. Had to to do many because of build up. Wears me out.
yessssssssssss. My boss doesnt use enough stripper then I have to come in and redo it. Drives me up the wall. If i dont taste it in the air, it aint strong enough lol
thanks.
We use a chemical sprayer it works great
Ya know, using a microfiber mop applies wax alot nicer.
And you are so very correct about walking on stripper,lol it's worse than ice. It will send you for a ride
I usually wait until the floor looks dry then start applying the finish. Haven't had any issues. That way I don't risk getting dust and contaminates on the floor before applying the finish.
After we strip a floor we usually do a quick scrub with neutralizer
Why do you do this sir
excellent
i do it like that
@garypeterson what’s the vinegar for I do floors I never use vinegar oh love you video thanks for the great information
The vinegar for a neutralizer to bring PH levels back down.
@@mrjeffthecustodian okay we not using vinegar at my job we just do a sec wash with plan water I will let them know about the vinegar
Hello Mr Jeff! Great video! Was just wondering if you could perhaps do a video of a lock down at night? As I am the only custodian at night and never gone through a night lock down before only when I work days
I don’t work at night either.
What method of applying finish do you prefer. Micro fiber or wax mop head?
Wax mop head.
Have you ever had trouble with dips or low spots in floors that makes it difficult to imposible to strip all the wax off with the machine? For example I stripped 4 classrooms, a hall and a cafeteria floor 3 times first with a thin 3M black hi-pro pad to get the buildup off, standard 3M black stripping pad to remove the base layers, then a brown 3M pad to get the rest of it off (much like sanding bondo on a car in a body shop) that was missed especially if the floor was slightly uneven. In the cafeteria and hallway the floors had dips in it and I could tell it was still spotty in areas that are just not coming up even with having stripper soak on it for 20 minutes and scrubbing it with the machine and the different kinds of stripping pads I had on hand. I mixed my stripper 4:1 with warm water so I doubt that’s an issue. Any tips?
Yes I have had those low spots. I have took a piece of pad take my foot and do a scrubbing in low spots. Also you can take a slow buffer and tilt it just a little to onside with minimal pressure to work in those low place during scrubbing. Can be a pain to deal with.
You talked about the ph levels of the floor what happens if the levels are not back to normal before you wax? And also how do you tell if the phlevel is back to normal
The wax can yellow if PH levels are high. If you use a neutralizer you will have nothing to worry about.
Hello Mr. Jeff! Do you have any suggestions of what to do when someone has applied wax on a floor and then reapplied wax, oh wait and then reapplied and reapplied wax on a school floor?!!! What to do?
Are you talking about a bad build up of wax?
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Whenever you chemical strip a floor, you have to vacuum and squeegee the stripper slurry up in a timely manner or else it dries back onto the floor and the time you spent cutting the old wax off the floor is wasted.
Absolutely
Just curious you said you had to wet strip it because the floor looked bad after the dry strip. Does that mean for some floors the dry stripping machine doesn’t get the job done?
Yes in some cases you have to take it all the way down. Once you
Get the floor clean and good coats of wax. The dry strip system can be Done the next time floor needs to be waxed. But that is only if floor had been maintained properly.
@@mrjeffthecustodian thanks a lot been doing it for about ten years now but always with stripper only finding out about this dry stripping. I love how if something happens that you get called away you don’t need to worry about a floor full of stripper
People tend to call it dry stripping with a Square Scrub. You’ll never completely strip a floor with one of those machines. It takes chemical to get all of the old finish out of the tile
Is it possible to strip a layer or two off of a floor that has thick finish, so that it can be resurfaced without stripping to the bottom?
Here are a couple links ua-cam.com/video/0hd9a_A-wI8/v-deo.htmlsi=LSQsmPaYlL3HrM_a
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? Can you buff the floor up with that scrubber
There is a pad that can be used with it for polishing. Never have tried it.
@@mrjeffthecustodian thanks
When is it to late to strip and wax ?
Never too late.
I Thought we was the only ones using vinegar to mop the floors after stripping
Been doing it for 23 years.
If the VCT has never had wax, I just clean it with water and then with vinegar and will it be ready for the wax?
I always strip it the first time. It has a protective coat on it from factory that needs to be removed before waxing.
@@mrjeffthecustodian wouldn’t scrubbing with a red or blue or green be enough, and not strip?
Do you think the protective coating/film is that strong that it needs stripping? Im new at this so your detail answer would definitely help and is appreciated!!!
Yes it needs to be stripped. You don’t half to mix it strong. I know this from first hand experience. We wax some floors in my earlier years as a custodian. That was new tile without taking that coating off. Not a pleasant experience!!
When do you know you will have to chemical strip vs not?
When floor starts to yellow or it looks really dirty. It really a learned thing. That you just learn to know when with experience. If ever in doubt chemical strip.
@@mrjeffthecustodian our office floor looks dirty and shadowy even after mopping. So i figure it was time to chemical strip. But only wanted to use chemical if necessary. Thanks
What happens if you get stripper chemical on your hands? It burns so bad it won’t go away
You may need to go to the doctor. Sounds like you have gotten a chemical burn. I have a scare on my leg from getting burned with stripper years ago.
@@mrjeffthecustodian yeah I hate being Custodain I can’t see how you do this for a living
I really enjoy what I do. It’s not for everyone. A lot has to do with the environment and the people also. That can make it good or bad.
Why do you use vinegar?
Neutralize the floor. Stripper has a very high ph level. The high ph level is what causes the wax to be removed. The vinegar brings those ph levels back down. This helps keep the floor from getting a yellow look to the wax.
@@mrjeffthecustodian awesome I’ll try it out this summer thanks
Lord, the lady I work with fills a mop bucket and only adds like 64oz of stripper if that. I keep saying it's not enough but she's been their longer than me.
That’s funny I have the same problem with somebody I work with They have been at the school 20 years I’ve been there 6 and they just don’t want to change their ways. It also makes the job a lot tougher working with people like that. The floors never look right they have yellow spots because he won’t pull all the wax up.
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