Major strip job on Slate

[asupremeclean]

This job was a nasty one. 40 plus years of floor finish build up on slate.

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After pictures to come...

 

[asupremeclean]

This is how the floor looked after...

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I realize the grout is not perfect. It needed to be color sealed. I offered it to the home owner but she was so amazed with the results she said she doesn't need it. I told her to give it a few days and she may change her mind.

 

[Mikey P]

Nice!

What did you use to get that old stuff off?

 

[asupremeclean]

Thanks

I wouldn't suggest it I had to use a ton of it and at a very strong dilution. Maybe just the job called for it.

It was from Franklin "OFFence"

If anyone knows of a better stripper let me know.

This was one stripper that managed to piss me off. Instead of the otherway around.

 

[asupremeclean]

Oh and I used the Cimex with stripper pads, a grout brush, a hand brush, some elbow grease, and the spinner to rinse.

 

[cmaster]

If anyone knows of a better stripper let me know.

This was one stripper that managed to piss me off. Instead of the otherway around.

"Ripsaw" by Buckeye

 

[asupremeclean]

If anyone knows of a better stripper let me know.

This was one stripper that managed to piss me off. Instead of the otherway around.

"Ripsaw" by Buckeye

Can you point me in the right direction? Perhaps a supplier on this side of our border.

 

[Gary T]

Johnson's Fastrip. I did a very similar slate job last year the Offense was only so-so. Fastrip nuked it the first time. Mix it with cool water.

 

[Ron Lippold]

nice job

 

[cmaster]

If anyone knows of a better stripper let me know.

This was one stripper that managed to piss me off. Instead of the otherway around.

"Ripsaw" by Buckeye

Can you point me in the right direction? Perhaps a supplier on this side of our border.

http://www.san-a-care.com/

Their site says they are a Buckeye distributor.

 

[alazo1]

Good job.

Did she cry?

Albert

 

[asupremeclean]

Thanks Paul,

And Albert, they had just lost their Mother who was taking care of the floor, and I overheard them saying that, "Mother would be so happy to see her floor look new again."
So I guess that's close enough, huh.

That's why I love my job. Instant job satisfaction.