VCT in Cafe

[Lyman]

I just went and looked at a vct floor in a small cafe that is a year old. The chairs around the tables are very heavy and scratching the floor. She wants a strip and wax. Is there a finish that will stand up to this abuse. I need something very hard and durable.

 

[Ray Burnfield]

Put felt protectors on the chair legs.

 

[Shane Deubell]

All the major brands carry a "hard" finish.
Betco, Johnson, Spartan...

Ray's suggestion will help too!

 

[Lyman]

There are felt protectors on the legs,but with all the sand used in the northeast winters on the roads. The felt becomes sand paper.

 

[Ray Burnfield]

Go with 5 coats for a good build. Then you can just scrub and recoat instead of stripping all the way down.
Get them to buy a dust mop and use it.

 

[hogjowl]

I'm certainly not a VCT expert, but I've done my share of it over the years. I seriously doubt there is ANY finish on the market that will stand up to that abuse for very long.

That's why schools have theirs done twice a year.

 

[D Rice]

Just use a finish that is repairable, hard finishes are not very easy to scrub and blend in. Don't to too much to help, we make our money on cleaning and restoring the surface. Get them on a monthly scrub and re coat as needed. make it affordable as you will be maintaining and not having to start from scratch. I make easy money just keeping floors looking good. I HATE TO STRIP FLOORS but I like hard floor work.

 

[Willy P]

Burnish the hell out of it to harden it up too.

 

[Shane Deubell]

Yeah, nothing will last longer then couple months.

They have to set up a maintenance plan or continue searching for bigfoot.

 

[steve frasier]

I'm with Doug Rice and you need a propane buffer. Learn to use a maroon prep pad to scrub with water and never strip again. Maroon pad the bad areas, propane buff, 1/2 coats of floor finish, propane buff, good as new. 5 coats is a waste of your money and time

 

[Ray Burnfield]

I'm with Doug Rice and you need a propane buffer. Learn to use a maroon prep pad to scrub with water and never strip again. Maroon pad the bad areas, propane buff, 1/2 coats of floor finish, propane buff, good as new. 5 coats is a waste of your money and time

1-2 coats isn't enough to set up for scrubbing and re-coating. If there is no finish left in certain areas you will have to strip the entire floor again. You can't feather in floor finish on the bare spots.

 

[steve frasier]

Hi Ray,
One thing you forget is I didn't strip the floor, it isn't necessary. I scrubbed it with a maroon prep pad and only removed 2 coats of floor finish. 2 more coats means you have 4 coats on the floor. It is plenty of floor finish with a good product.

Thanks

 

[JS41035]

Ecolab laser.

 

[Ray Burnfield]

Hi Ray,
One thing you forget is I didn't strip the floor, it isn't necessary. I scrubbed it with a maroon prep pad and only removed 2 coats of floor finish. 2 more coats means you have 4 coats on the floor. It is plenty of floor finish with a good product.

Thanks

Lyman said in his original post that the customer wanted him to "strip and wax"

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Lyman said in his original post that the customer wanted him to "strip and wax"

I'll only take off my shirt

 

[Wing It]

I'll only take off my shirt

Now I see where justin gets it.