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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Hard Floor Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Daniels cleaning on March 23, 2017, 12:55:28 pm

Title: Vinyl traffic lanes HELP!!
Post by: Daniels cleaning on March 23, 2017, 12:55:28 pm
Hi everyone I'm looking for some help with a vinyl job i have
The vinyl has been maintained badly but is over 10 years old
ill attach  a picture and was wondering if i can get the traffic lanes through the middle any better it is yellowing from age but was wondering if i can remove it with a special product
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I have used sure strip and clovers stripper but to no real success with a rotary machine and black pad
Thanks Daniel
Title: Re: Vinyl traffic lanes HELP!!
Post by: Mike Gwilliam on March 23, 2017, 07:09:16 pm
So are you saying that the strippers you used are not removing the polish? The floor in the picture looks as though it still has polish on.
Title: Re: Vinyl traffic lanes HELP!!
Post by: Tony Stewart on March 23, 2017, 07:12:27 pm
If you have used a stripper and made sure that you have removed the polish then I would say that you have plasticied migration where the black marks have etched into the vinyl. That means that you have done all that you can. The yellowing can also come from pine gel cleaner which attacks the vinyl.
Title: Re: Vinyl traffic lanes HELP!!
Post by: Daniels cleaning on March 24, 2017, 12:08:11 am
Hi yes this was the end result it's part of a maintenance program we have just stripped and sealed it but a lot of the vinyl has yellowing?
I was wondering if there is anything you can think of that will help remove the yellowing during stripping?
Thanks
Title: Re: Vinyl traffic lanes HELP!!
Post by: premier floorcare on March 24, 2017, 08:28:49 am
Looks to me like you have not completely stripped and cleaned the floor before applying your seal. Try using carefree super strip and surface preparation pads rather than black ones.
Title: Re: Vinyl traffic lanes HELP!!
Post by: Daniels cleaning on March 28, 2017, 03:41:55 pm
Thanks
Do you know anywhere online that stocks them pads individually
I can only find them in a 10pk ?
Thanks Danny
Title: Re: Vinyl traffic lanes HELP!!
Post by: premier floorcare on March 28, 2017, 04:08:18 pm
As far as I know you can only get them in 10 packs