Can I use my spinner for striping

[Lyman]

I have 3000 sq ft of vct to strip and wax. I am wondering after applying stripper and 175ing, can I use my spinner to pick up the slop instead of mopping it up. I thought it would save time. Also this is the first time I have seen this kind of tile, it has a texture. Kind of like a thousand little mountains and valleys.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Sponge Squeegee is absolutely needed.

Makes quick work of it.

 

[sweendogg]

A stripper seperates and suspends the wax into a slurry. While you "could" use your spinner tool, its not recommended at all. Even using your truckmount is not the greatest idea. As the slurry coats your equipment it will deposit the wax in your hoses, your waste tank, it will clog up the ports in your spinner and can be a pain to clean off your equipment. a good functioning shop vac will do a very good job of picking up the slurry and will be alot easier to clean up as well.

 

[Lyman]

Lee, got ant pics of that.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

http://doitbest.com/Squeegees-Ettore-mo ... 637548.dib

 

[dealtimeman]

just get a 100 wet vac from lowes and suck all the slurry with the vac. you will regret using your tm later on.

 

[hogjowl]

I've used my spinner for stripping many times. It leaves the floor wetter than using a shop vac and a mop does, so it takes a bit longer before you can apply the wax, and like has been said above, it clogs up the vac ports and coats the hoses. Heck, I even had wax debris clog up the dang JETS once. It was a pain to clear out.

Just go get a shop vac.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

If you HAVE to use the TM to pick up the slurry, make sure you run it at a low idle to minimize foaming.

...and chase it with clean water if possible.