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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Hard Floor Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Angelo on March 16, 2017, 03:35:19 pm

Title: Nasty vanish or whatever it is on this old stone floor
Post by: Angelo on March 16, 2017, 03:35:19 pm

hi Guys any idea how to remove this nasty coating on this very old flagstone floor ?
i tried solvent stripper miracle etc but nothing in touch it , any idea how to remove this crap off this stone  ??

Title: Re: Nasty vanish or whatever it is on this old stone floor
Post by: Kev Martin on March 17, 2017, 07:24:21 am

Quote from: Angelo on March 16, 2017, 03:35:19 pm

hi Guys any idea how to remove this nasty coating on this very old flagstone floor ?
i tried solvent stripper miracle etc but nothing in touch it , any idea how to remove this crap off this stone  ??

Angelo

Which products from Miracle did you try????

Title: Re: Nasty vanish or whatever it is on this old stone floor
Post by: Neil Jones on March 19, 2017, 02:02:10 am

Angelo ring me, done a few of these.
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Title: Re: Nasty vanish or whatever it is on this old stone floor
Post by: Angelo on March 19, 2017, 07:41:37 am

Thanks will ring .

Title: Re: Nasty vanish or whatever it is on this old stone floor
Post by: Angelo on March 19, 2017, 07:47:44 am

Hi Kevin
I have tried this one http://www.tilinglogistics.co.uk/Tile-Floor-cleaners/miracle-sealants-mira-strip-solvent-base-coating-and-wax-stripper-946ml-miracle

and also tried 2 different ones from different supplies but did not touch it . nothing wrong with Miracle stripper very good products but this job is not a normal one .

Title: Re: Nasty vanish or whatever it is on this old stone floor
Post by: Kev Martin on March 19, 2017, 10:45:17 am

Quote from: Angelo on March 19, 2017, 07:47:44 am

Hi Kevin
I have tried this one http://www.tilinglogistics.co.uk/Tile-Floor-cleaners/miracle-sealants-mira-strip-solvent-base-coating-and-wax-stripper-946ml-miracle

and also tried 2 different ones from different supplies but did not touch it . nothing wrong with Miracle stripper very good products but this job is not a normal one .

Angelo

I was surprised you had any Miracle Mira Strip Left? 

Did you try the Miracle Epoxy Grout Film Remover? 
Which Silicone carbide Brush did you use? 
How long a dwell time did you give it?

Let me know and |I will try to help!  I have stripped Yacht Varnish off a floor with the Miracle products

Kev

Title: Re: Nasty vanish or whatever it is on this old stone floor
Post by: Angelo on March 19, 2017, 09:12:16 pm

Hi Kevin still got some stripper left  because I have stripped floors most of the time with water based strippers but this one is something else . I have not tried Epoxy grout  film remover . Dwell time not sure because I wasn't on this job . What is your advice ? Your thoughts welcome Kevin .
Thanks for offfering to help .

Title: Re: Nasty vanish or whatever it is on this old stone floor
Post by: Kev Martin on March 20, 2017, 05:43:53 am

Angelo

Stripping these types of surfaces is always difficult and water based strippers are the future.  However, that said whilst the water based strippers work with the massive advantage of no odour / smell,  the trade off is they are a lot slower and that for most people causes an issue.   Everyone wants results yesterday and no one seems patient enough to wait or allow the product to dwell and work.  So with that said the same is very true of  solvent based products they need time to dwell as well! 
To strip the type of surface down you are talking about requires the following:

1.  Application of the product.
2.  Dwell time.
3.  Agitation.
4.  Patience.
5.  More agitation.
6.  Rinsing with clean water.
7.  Checking again.
8.  Possibly then a further application and repeat the above.

You need to remember this is not a quick process whichever products you use whether they be water or solvent based.

I hope this helps

Kevin