Laminate Flooring with a Porty
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Mikey P
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Work quick and 50 to 100 ft at a time,
Light mopping, quick scrub, wand rinse at 100 psi
Avoid open seams
Light mopping, quick scrub, wand rinse at 100 psi
Avoid open seams
Mikey P
Administrator
What do you have?
Cleanworks
Moderator
I think all you guys are nuts using a portable or tm on laminate floors. Laminate is essentially heavy cardboard and plastic. A little too much moisture and it becomes a delaminate floor. Way too aggressive imo. If you really want to take a professional looking machine in, use a 175 with a fluffy bonnet. Lightly mist the floor with your cleaning product and buff. The danger with this method is if you get a piece of hard debris (a pebble, piece of plastic or any hard material) you can really scratch it up. I really think you are better off buying an industrial stick mop with microfiber pads and using the appropriate cleaning solution with that. Doesn't look as impressive but causes no damage.
Mikey P
Administrator
Buffing is what we do with suspect floors. Lots of non cardboard laminates out there too.
Can I do it with Bonzer barely piddling out the water if I keep the tool moving?
Old Coastie
Supportive Member
Grant, I don't have a Bonzer but my instincts tell me that if you install a small ball valve inline at the handle and go low pressure (maybe 100 psi) you could throttle the water to match your needs.
The point is, flush and recover, leaving it dry.
Not pressure wash. The washing should be already done, spray lightly and use a soft brush or scrubber. Work in sections, don't let water sit more than a minute or two.
One can do the same with a non streaking cleaner and a wet vac.
I use a CRB that dispenses solution on the brush, so it scrubs and recovers instantly. No dwell or saturation.
Don't worry too much. Wet, scrub, recover quick. That's all.
The point is, flush and recover, leaving it dry.
Not pressure wash. The washing should be already done, spray lightly and use a soft brush or scrubber. Work in sections, don't let water sit more than a minute or two.
One can do the same with a non streaking cleaner and a wet vac.
I use a CRB that dispenses solution on the brush, so it scrubs and recovers instantly. No dwell or saturation.
Don't worry too much. Wet, scrub, recover quick. That's all.
Cleanworks
Moderator
When I say cardboard, I am just saying that it's not real wood. The inner core of laminate floors are high density fiber board, treated with some type of resin to give some degree of moisture resistance. I have very high quality laminate floors in my living room and dining room. It had the highest scratch and moisture resistance you could buy. Despite that, I have scratches and some patches of delamination where my granddaughter has spilled some water, even though it was mopped up right away. My floors are 15 mm thick. I commonly see floors that are only 6-8 mm thick. The thinner floors move a lot more and there is a greater chance of getting moisture into the seams. You always see the delamination first at the seams. Most laminate floors are not glued at the seams. If you are using a carpet cleaning or hard surface wand to clean with, chances are there is moisture penetrating the seams.
