Dust mop or sweep floor area and remove any foreign debris i e.
Stripping floors by hand.
Machineless stripping is designed for floors and areas inaccessible to floor machine equipment.
Here are 10 steps to strip and wax your floors.
Refinishing tile floors using conventional floor stripping methods.
Stripping floor without machinery.
Stripping on the other hand is quite cheap in comparison you can finish stripping your hardwood floors in a matter of days and the cleanup process won t be as tough either.
Not all floors are created equal.
Not only does this make your flooring shine but it more importantly protects it.
Choose the best stripper for your floor type.
You can use a sponge or your hand.
Chemical stripping and manual stripping.
Steps to strip linoleum naturally.
Waxed floors such as linoleum or vinyl can flake or become yellow due to age or too many layers of wax.
Even freshly washed and waxed floors.
I made a thick paste with vinegar and baking soda around 1 box of baking soda to enough vinegar to make a thick paste.
I then added water to thin it just a little.
Related buffing hardwood floors.
Sweep and dust mop floor.
You can also use your auto scrubber or floor buffer mounted with a solution tank to accomplish this.
There are two main types of stripping that you can do.
If you are using a floor scrubber you can strip larger sections generally 100 square feet 9 square meters at a time.
A heavier reliance on the stripping solution is needed since agitation from the machine is not available.
Just make sure to use a different scrub brush or pad than the one you used to strip the floor.
Add 1 2 ounces of floor stripping neutralizer per gallon of water.
Gum stickers tar etc.
How to remove old wax from floors without chemicals.
If you are doing this by hand plan to strip 2 by 4 foot 60 by 120 cm sections of the floor.
Using a putty knife or chewing gum removing solution remove gum and.
Apply this paste to the floor yup the whole floor.
You want it to have a thick gunky texture.