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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Hard Floor Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Nathanael Jones on September 12, 2014, 08:36:02 pm

Title: Uncured floor paint ideas?
Post by: Nathanael Jones on September 12, 2014, 08:36:02 pm: Hi guys - an unusual problem for you:

I've just been asked to wash the fire escape stairs on a building I manage,.. the stairs have always been a bit dirty & sticky but its not my area so I never paid attention to it before & assumed it was grease & general dirt buildup.

Today I started cleaning & discovered that the floor paint on the stairs was the issue,.. it was coming up on the mop! The paint is there 6 or 7 years (I've been managing the place for 4 yrs), and it seems it never properly dried/cured from day one.

The paint isn't coming up enough that I could just wash it off - its still leaving a thick sticky residue - so I'm looking for solutions.

Is there:

An activator that can be sprayed on to cure the paint (I don't know what type/brand of floor paint was used)
or
A paint stripper which works on floor paint & could be put through a scrubbing machine & wet vac?
or
Any other clever ideas you have to make this job a little less of a nightmare!

Thanks in advance!
Title: Re: Uncured floor paint ideas?
Post by: chris scott on September 12, 2014, 08:42:14 pm: See Tadgh he has a product we have used successfully.
Title: Re: Uncured floor paint ideas?
Post by: Nathanael Jones on September 13, 2014, 10:47:37 am: Any e-mail addy for Tadgh?
Title: Re: Uncured floor paint ideas?
Post by: chris scott on September 13, 2014, 12:52:09 pm: Quote from: Nathanael Jones on September 13, 2014, 10:47:37 am
Any e-mail addy for Tadgh?
I only have a tel number 00 353 (87)940 6650
Title: Re: Uncured floor paint ideas?
Post by: Nathanael Jones on September 13, 2014, 01:44:47 pm: Quote from: chris scott on September 13, 2014, 12:52:09 pm
Quote from: Nathanael Jones on September 13, 2014, 10:47:37 am
Any e-mail addy for Tadgh?
I only have a tel number 00 353 (87)940 6650

Much appreciated - he's in my part of the world too!
Title: Re: Uncured floor paint ideas?
Post by: creighton foyle on September 14, 2014, 05:00:31 pm: just a thought but has someone used security paint on the stairs by mistake ? or even deliberately, this type of paint never cures.
Title: Re: Uncured floor paint ideas?
Post by: Nathanael Jones on September 15, 2014, 08:08:20 am: Quote from: creighton foyle on September 14, 2014, 05:00:31 pm
just a thought but has someone used security paint on the stairs by mistake ? or even deliberately, this type of paint never cures.

That is a possibility actually - its very greasy. :-\