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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Hard Floor Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: angela stone on September 12, 2012, 07:52:45 pm

Title: buffing machine
Post by: angela stone on September 12, 2012, 07:52:45 pm

Hi,tmw I have a meeting with one of my existing clients who owns a string of children's nurseries, which we clean.  Most have safety lino flooring but some just have lino down.  They are going to ask me about using a buffing machine in future as wet mopping doesn't seem to be bringing the floor up to standard.  Does anyone have any advice on these machines?
What is the best type of machine for the job?  How long do the pads last?  Is there some training courses on how to use them?  Will the machine have a better result than just wet mopping on these floors?  Any info would be really appreciated.thanks  Ange  ;D

Title: Re: buffing machine
Post by: MAX Carpets on September 12, 2012, 07:54:32 pm

Prochem do a hard floor course which covers this.

Title: Re: buffing machine
Post by: Jamie Pearson on September 12, 2012, 10:22:08 pm

I would recommend you look at a contra rotating brush machine.

Multi wash / Rotowash / Duplex / Karcher BR400

As for courses off top of my head there is Amtech nr Brighton, Prochem in Chessington, Restormate in Newcastle or me in Fife Scotland.

Title: Re: buffing machine
Post by: angela stone on September 13, 2012, 09:08:19 am

thanks guys I will have a look  ;D

Title: Re: buffing machine
Post by: Jamie Pearson on September 13, 2012, 09:22:47 am

Quote from: CleaningSystemsUK on September 12, 2012, 10:22:08 pm

I would recommend you look at a contra rotating brush machine.

Multi wash / Rotowash / Duplex / Karcher BR400

I forgot to say why I would recommend these. Simply because they will deposit clean solution, agitate then remove it. No painting with dirty water like some mopping systems can be guilty of.
If you go down the mop route get good quality microfibres as traditional mops are only really good these days for final rinsing.

Title: Go for hard floor course
Post by: brilhoservices on September 18, 2012, 09:19:16 am

I would recommend you to initially go for hard floor course which will covers all you problems

Title: Re: buffing machine
Post by: charles911 on September 18, 2012, 07:34:01 pm

Quote from: CleaningSystemsUK on September 13, 2012, 09:22:47 am

Quote from: CleaningSystemsUK on September 12, 2012, 10:22:08 pm

I would recommend you look at a contra rotating brush machine.

Multi wash / Rotowash / Duplex / Karcher BR400

Could you get away with a host with hard brushes as a one off?

I forgot to say why I would recommend these. Simply because they will deposit clean solution, agitate then remove it. No painting with dirty water like some mopping systems can be guilty of.
If you go down the mop route get good quality microfibres as traditional mops are only really good these days for final rinsing.