Best way to clean over 1000 cgd steps

[davegillfishing]

We did 100 of them with a makita grinder and a cimex pad with releasit..that wasn't too bad but is there a better way?

 

[hogjowl]

HWE

One step at a time.

 

[Out of Character - 0]

Maybe a red pad on an Orbiter

Might not work well but just an idea: planetary polisher

 

[Mark Saiger]

Seen these at the connections shows. Maybe light enough and heavy enough.

http://www.pullmanholtcorp.com/products/gloss-boss.aspx

http://www.pullmanholtcorp.com/shop/products.aspx?cid=40

Mark Saiger

 

[hogjowl]

HWE with a stair tool is faster than anything discussed thus far.

Is your real problem that you don't own a TM?

 

[Mark Saiger]

We would Most likely also HWE, but depending on hose run limitations not sure what my other attack plan would be. The little Pullman Holt unit did look cool when I saw it at connections.

 

[mirf]

Polisher with cimex pad may work. Excellent supply also sells a drill attachment for the pads. How big are they?

 

[Mardie]

I tried the drills with cotton pads and cimex fiber pads and could not believe people were actually doing this . The drill threw the crap and moisture all over the place, makes a real mess. OP would be a much a better choice if this is the direction you are taking.

 

[davegillfishing]

no option to hwe with the trucks..i dont have a porti and would rather not use one..

the angle grinder with the pad driver and a fiber bright pad worked great just gunna be hard on the quads
for the guys

ok its looking like theres no real great way to do them other than what i have already done..

i could hwe 1/2 of them but am not a fan of mixing methods..

thanks

 

[bob vawter]

scrub brush an' a wet vac?

 

[Desk Jockey]

The cimex pad does a great job of breaking it up but a combo pad or microfiber will do better at picking it up. We use a Cyclo car buffer and it does a great job on the bull nose but is a bit of work if you have that many steps. The torque will wear you out worse that if would have just steamed them.

Maybe a padson or something similar.

 

[Royal Man]

I clean steps all the time with a 12" oreck encap juice and a microfiber pad. Beats the hell out of using a drill ot angle grinder. The head pivets to get the fronts and sides. And you can do it whle standing up. Start on top and work down. East peasy. And great results

 

[GCCLee]

Scratch wand

 

[hogjowl]

May be it's time for you to purchase a StepSon from PadPrick.

 

[GCCLee]

May be it's time for you to purchase a StepSon from PadPrick.

???

 

[jcooper]

We did 100 of them with a makita grinder and a cimex pad with releasit..that wasn't too bad but is there a better way?

Sub contractor!

 

[Willy P]

May be it's time for you to purchase a StepSon from PadPrick.

Or for the same money, you can get 4 of these that will do exactly the same thing.I know, padboy's are "cast iron" , but I have one of these that is still in good running condition 10 years later. Does "cast iron" rust?

http://www.detailsupplyoutlet.com/item.htm?item_num=195

 

[Desk Jockey]

Willy are you use the buffing pads or are you using an OP pad?

 

[Willy P]

Terry bonnet. Great for upholstery too.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Thanks! I'll order one and try it out.

 

[Jeremy]

Get a few orbital car polishers & some velcro. Glue the velcro to the car polishers and you have a mini op machine/knock off Stepson. Or you can subcontract it out...

 

[Desk Jockey]

Jeremy do you sell pads to fit a Padson knock off?

 

[Jeremy]

Yeah, Tuways and fiber pads... Something else that worked well for me was microfiber towels (found next to the polisher at Walmart).

 

[Desk Jockey]

I'll give you a shout later in the week.

 

[davegillfishing]

Got a stepson. Doesn't seem like it will work as good as the angle grinder though..maybe I'm wrong but I just feel like the results would be as good..I will try a few 1/2 and 1/2 to see..

I will look into a few other suggested options too

Thanks

 

[Desk Jockey]

I'd say it depends on soil load. The heavier the soil load he more I'd want to pick it up with pads. At least the tread and bullnose, the risers are never very dirty so it wouldn't matter which system you used on them.

 

[Royal Man]

Got a stepson. Doesn't seem like it will work as good as the angle grinder though..maybe I'm wrong but I just feel like the results would be as good..I will try a few 1/2 and 1/2 to see..

I will look into a few other suggested options too

Thanks

Just get an Oreck a few pads and a driver and you won't have to play games with angle grinders

 

[davegillfishing]

I left out that there is no bull nose or risers just the top of step. They have a plastic strip on the edge

 

[Desk Jockey]

I'd think if you sprayed them heavy with your Releasit, you should be able to do a great job with the Padson. We use Vacaway's Encap green and they come out great.

Cleans fast, looks great and dries fast.