Mines 3 coats....Now let me give you some back ground on that..
I use to do 5 coats (mop bucket wringer method) so it was a little lighter coats, even tried 6 or 7 on a few accts that i really wanted to wow..But it would always streak/ripple
Now i do 3 coats (rubbermaid system small dust mop type) goes down HEAVY. Have done 4 coats, and get the same streaking I did with the 6 coats...
so after months of debate going back and forth.(at this time i was doing some 20 Family dollar stores + new store openings) I chose the rubbermaid system...on open areas (places you can go at least 2 dips) it is twice as fast. It uses a little more product as with a mop even though its less coats..hummmmm
i was burnishing these places 1 time a mth, and found it held up a little better to
shine off the mop was slightly better to the mop method, but after a week it looks the same.
over all i decided the rubbermaid system worked better and that 3 coats of that, = to 5 coats of mop and bucket.
Plus it you put 1st coat on, start to pack up, write a bill, chat with the store people what ever. Wait maybe an extra 5-10 mins.
2nd coat, finish packin up etc.
3rd coat, i am outa here...wax it so the mgr can set alarm and we are gone...
all in all FOR ME, it works better