Floor polishers, buffers, floor polishers , and scrubbers can dramatically transform almost any floor surface. Below is a breakdown of the flooring surface that these floor cleaning machines are ideally designed for:

Vinyl or PVC floors

Vinyl is a type of durable flooring that is waterproof and Werkstattboden durable. This type of flooring can usually be cleaned easily enough using conventional techniques. The problems of cleaning vinyl floors arise when stubborn stains appear or other hard-to-remove materials that cannot be easily wiped off, such as rubber.

Removing these stubborn substances from vinyl and PVC floors requires using the right tools to accomplish this without damaging the floor. This is where floor polishers and polishers come into play. Stubborn substances can be removed with the floor polish pads without leaving scratches on your floor covering after cleaning.

For vinyl or PVC floors, the floor pad extension to the floor polishers should be used.

Linoleum floors

When linoleum is washed rather than polished, it can appear quite dull and fade very quickly. This discoloration occurs because the colors of the linoleum floor are literally washed out of the floor during the cleaning process.

To keep your linoleum floor looking good for longer, linoleum should ideally be polished with a floor polisher. Polishing linoleum floors will not wash the color out of the floor and as a result your floor will retain the color locked inside and keep its vibrant appearance for longer.

The floor glider extension should ideally be used for linoleum floors.

Wooden floor

Commercial wood floors should ideally not be cleaned using traditional wiping techniques, but should instead be polished. This is because traditional cleaning techniques such as wiping can be completed very timely to a sufficiently high standard compared to polishing.

Polishers offer several other benefits that wiping alone cannot achieve. These benefits include:

The wood does not swell

When a wooden floor is cleaned using traditional methods and too much water is used during the cleaning, the water can be absorbed by the wood. This allows the wood to grow in size and swell, which is far from ideal. Polishing a wooden floor will not cause this type of swelling and will still leave the floor looking clean.

Polishing the wood adds a layer of protection to the floor surface that washing with water simply cannot. This protective layer provides an extra barrier between the wood and future spills and general dirt build-up. This layer has the added benefit of lowering your long-term maintenance costs as it contributes to the longevity of your floor.

Polishing a wooden floor also has the benefit of adding a shine effect that mopping cannot. This glossy effect lasts long after the floor has been cleaned and ensures a more professional first appearance of your company to your customers and clients.

Ceramic and natural stone floors

9 out of 10 ceramic and quarry tiles do not require much cleaning, in fact a simple mop is just as good. The problem with tiles arises when after a while they start to look dull. The reason tiles start to look dull is because of scratches that appear on their surface as their protective layer begins to crack over time.

This degradation of the protective layer causes dirt to accumulate in these scratches. This is where you need an industrial polisher or buffer as these types of floor cleaners will remove the scratches from the tile and with it the dirt and make your tiles look like they were just laid again.

The other area that can make your tiled floor look dull and uninviting is not the tiles themselves, as the tiles are not inherently porous and therefore do not easily stain without scratching them, but the grout used to finish them to fix. This mortar, on the other hand, is extremely porous and can stain easily.

These stains can make your floor look less than ideal, especially in commercial bathrooms. Leaving this stain untreated may mean using heavy duty cleaning chemicals to remove the stain. The problem that then arises is that these strong cleaning chemicals can degrade the grout and if it degrades too much the grout will need to be replaced.

Industrial polishing pads will remove the stains from your grout before it happens, giving you a cleaner looking tiled floor. This saves you the expense of re-grouting your tiles to get that clean look.

Marble, granite and stone floors

Marble, granite and stone floors are some of the most elegant floor coverings you can choose. They look alive and give your customers a first impression of your business that will last long after they have left. This is natural when they have retained their amazing looking shine and are not looking dull and tired. If these types of hard surfaces are not polished regularly then, like tiles, scratches and stains begin to appear on their surface and dirt can then accumulate.

Industrial polishers, when equipped with the right polishing pad brushes, can remove these scratches, dirt and stains and restore your floor to its sensational appearance.

Concrete and terrazzo floors

Keeping polished concrete or terrazzo floors looking pristine can be a costly affair as you have to constantly remove and reapply waxes. However, a more modern and cheaper approach is to forego waxing altogether and use an electric floor polisher instead. Electric floor polishers not only save you time and money, but also keep your floor looking its best.

Floor pads and floor brush extensions for floor polishers should be used for concrete and terrazzo floors.

Non-slip and industrial safety floors

Non-slip and safe flooring is simply a must in some environments, such as swimming pools and some types of factories, where safety from a person slipping is of paramount importance. However, the problem of keeping this type of flooring clean arises due to the texture required to make the floor non-slip.

The texture of this type of floor can help prevent slipping, but also acts as a magnet for dirt and grime, which can quickly build up around the indentations. This build-up of dirt can leave your floor looking stained and discolored and can be a hassle to remove with traditional cleaning techniques, and some types of mops can even completely disintegrate when used to clean that type of floor.

One of the most economical cleaning techniques for this type of flooring on a commercial scale is a floor polisher. This is because a floor polisher can bring your floor back to its original appearance as the polishing brushes are specifically designed to remove dirt build-up on this type of texture.

Terracotta floors

Terracotta floors can make a great first impression, but their downside is that they take a long time to maintain a high standard. This is because terracotta is generally a porous Werkstattboden material, and since terracotta is porous, dirt can easily collect on its surface, making it difficult to keep clean.
Even worse basic cleaners like bleach cannot be used to remove these deposits as they will damage the terracotta.

Floor polishers, however, do not use heavy cleaning chemicals and can remove the dirt from the floor, making your terracotta floor easier to clean and maintain.

Carpets

Carpets can get dirt and stains fairly easily. In high-traffic locations such as schools, universities, hotels, nursing homes and shops, it is important that this type of flooring looks clean, otherwise your flooring will negatively rub off on your organization .

A floor scrubber is ideal for this task, and floor scrubbers – like the Orbis 200 – can give you better carpet cleaning results than traditional hover machines because they can simultaneously shampoo the floor while cleaning.

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