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Hello and welcome to Mel Gibson Cleaning dot com brought to you by AmeriClean. AmeriClean's
been operating in Fort Myers and Naples for over 26 years. Today we are stripping and
waxing a new vinyl floor. Many people think that when a floor is new it doesn't need to
be stripped before it is waxed. However it has lots of dirt on it, has a parafin coating
from the factory that must be removed and the general dust and dirt and glue from installation
must be removed from the pores of the vinyl so that the floor finish that needs to be
applied will have something to adhere to. Here you see the floor, it has a lot of stains
and spots just from the installation and new construction. First we apply the stripping
cleaning solution to the floor to break all of this stuff loose. Then we use the floor
machine to agitate and scrub and break loose all this dirt, soil, all the stuff that gets
down into the pores of the vinyl so that we're dealing with a clean and fresh surface. The
machine here is around 100 pounds, fitted with a brush to get down into those little
nooks and crannies and pores and crevices of the tile. Once all this dirt has been loosened
from the vinyl, then we can squeegee up and vacuum up all the dirty solution. And as you
can see here there's quite a bit of dirt on this vinyl. Again, the prep prior to a waxing
of a new floor versus an old floor is virtually the same thing. In this case we're dealing
mostly with dirt versus old floor finish. Once we've vacuumed up all this loosened dirt
and soil, then we follow that with a triple clear water rinse to neutralize any of the
cleaner and make sure there's nothing left on the vinyl but a clean floor. So here we
apply the floor finish. After a strip, a floor should be finished with a minimum of 5 preferably
8 or more coats. The more floor finish that's on the floor, no only does the floor have
a greater, deeper shine, but it has more layers of protection, it will maintain better and
wear better. AmeriClean's been doing floors like this in Fort Myers for over 26 years
and we service well over 50 million square feet of flooring like this every month. Call
AmeriClean for all of your stripping, refinishing, and floor waxing needs. We also maintain this
type of flooring as well as ceramic tile and grout cleaning, carpet, upholstery and leather
cleaning. And all facets of commercial janitorial services. In Fort Myers you can reach us at
239-936-3334 or in Naples at 239-596-9696 or online at Mel Gibson cleaning dot com.
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