Burnishing for a Better Look
Burnishing will render a hard floor shining without the use of polish or varnish. The burnishing machines are readily available in the market. It can be used in large houses where there are large alley ways. It is valuable in big and spacious surface such as warehouses, customer area in big firms and surfaces.
Fast and easy
Burnishing machines are very fast machines. They spin at a higher revolution rate than
the buffing machines and they can cover very large surfaces in very small time. These burnishing machines have larger disc pad. These two features of the burnishing machine makes it the most efficient tool for a gloss look without the use of varnishing. The advantage of burnishing is that there is no varnish on the floor. Therefore there is no need to remove the old varnish. This is the first step that has to taken before polishing or varnishing. When burnishing , the surface has just to be swept and damp mopped . Companies such as 3M have different type of burnishing pad. They offer white pad , red pad and beige pad. All these three buffing padsare known for their shiny floor results.They give a look of efficient floor care.
The practical
The Burnishing machines are now made easier to handle than the old buffing machine.
The experience of handling buffing machines is necessary before using one . They tend to move side ways and makes it awkward for the novice to use. The burnishing machine has an extra small wheel at the front of its disk pad holder. This wheel allows the burnishing machine to move only back and forward and makes it more user friendly. Once the area is swept and mopped , just place the desired pad and push the machine forward. The 3M brand has burnishing disc pad of 46 centimetres diameter. The burnishing machines pad rotates at ultra high speed. As the machines is operational and pushed easily forward, and uncovers a trail of bright and very shiny surface. The burnishing machine can be used on most type of floor. Burnishing a wooden floor is of the same principle. A white pad or a red pad has to be used. Some wooden walkway should not
be mopped. Most wooden floor layer company will recommend the best liquid to spray on the floor when buffing or burnishing. The burnishing machine speed allows the machine to be used without mopping the floor and some machines have a vacuum cleaner attached to it. This ensures that there is total contact between the floor and the disc pad under the machine. The machine therefore becomes easier to handle.
There are some equipments that most floor man are just happy using. The burnishing machine is one of them. The instant shine gives instant satisfaction. This instant satisfaction gives the instant desire to do a good burnishing job.
