Floor care
Burnishing and sealing.
A burnished floor reflects light and sheds dust. We bring the sheen back on sealed concrete and re-seal the lanes where it has worn through.
Burnishing needs a floor that is already sealed. We test a patch first, and the bid says whether it's a burnish, a re-seal or both.
In every shift
A patch test before we commit to a method
A scrub to remove the soil that would be burnished in
High-speed burnishing, lane by lane
Sealer on worn lanes, where the patch test says it will hold
A walk of the cured floor with your contact
A written note on which lanes will need it next
A shift, in order
How a shift goes.
- 01
Step 1: Test a patch
We scrub and burnish a small patch in a low-traffic area, then you look at it before we do the floor.
- 02
Step 2: Scrub and dry
The soil comes up first. A sealer won't bond to a wet or oily floor, so we wait for it to dry.
- 03
Step 3: Burnish or seal
Battery burnishers go first. Sealer goes down in thin coats, and we mark off the lane while it cures.
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Step 4: Walk the result
You walk the floor with the lead. We note which lanes took the sealer and which need another pass.
Before and beyond
What we ask of you, and what we leave alone.
Before we arrive
Tell us what is on the floor now, if you know: sealer, epoxy, or bare concrete
Allow a cure time on sealed lanes before forklifts return
Approve any propane machine and show us where to vent it
Move racking aside if a lane is being re-sealed
What we don't do
Burnish a bare floor with no sealer
Grind or polish a new surface
Seal over oil or standing moisture
Questions about this job.
What is burnishing?
A high-speed pad that works the sealer on the floor until it holds a sheen. It is a maintenance step, not a new coating.
Do you use propane machines?
Only where you approve them. Propane burnishers run with a carbon monoxide monitor and the doors open. Our battery machines do most of the work indoors.
How long before forklifts can run on a sealed lane?
The sealer's maker sets the cure time. We write it into the shift plan and keep the lane coned until it's reached.
Will sealing fix a cracked floor?
No. Sealer helps the floor shed dirt. Cracks and joints need a repair crew, and we'll say so in the bid.
Ask for a site walk.
The bid for this job names the machines, the hours and what it leaves out.