Floor Preparation & Floor Stripping
Proper floor stripping is an important step
in the procedure of professional floor care maintenance. Avmor manufactures many types of floor strippers that complement all floor care systems and floors.
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Stripping Products:
Neutralizing Product:
Gum Remover:
Baseboard Cleaner:
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| Floor Preparation
Remove furniture
and clean the floor.
Pick-up debris and shake or vacuum and roll up walk-off mats.
If there is a section with floor finish that you do not want to strip then tape those areas.
Place ”WET
FLOOR“ signs.
Put on Personal
protective equipment.
Mix AVMOR stripper
as directed.
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Stripping
Spray baseboard cleaner on baseboards and vertical surfaces and wipe clean. Use a putty knife to scrape up all gum and other adhesives
Flood stripper onto
manageable 10’x10’ (3.048 m x 3.048 m) areas of the floor.
Let dwell for 5-10
minutes. Keep the stripper wet and do
not let air dry.
Scrub in both directions with a clean black pad.
Flip or change pads
as required.
Apply AVMOR stripper to edges.
Let dwell. Scrub with black doodle bug.
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Tips & Tricks
- If the pH is not between 7 and 9, thoroughly rinse your floor again. Pick up with wet pick up vacuum.
- Use stripping mops only for stripping.
- Do not let dirty solution dry onto floor.
- Do not splash stripping solution onto surfaces such as doors, walls, cabinets. If you do wipe with a clean cloth or wiper.
- Measure humidity in porous floors, such as linoleum, to secure that the floor material is dry.
- Allow floor to dry completely before applying sealer
and finish.
- Use an old section of the walk off matting to place equipment (buckets, floor mops) in order to help keep area clean.
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Rinsing
Pick up dirty solution
with wet vacuum, mop or autoscrubber.
Using pH test kit
confirm pH of floor.
Repeat # 14, if
needed.”
Rinse floor thoroughly
with clean cold water.
Use neutralizer if required.
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