Sponsored by: The list goes on and on as to why any reduction of slurry stripping is advanta-geous. Within the JanSan industry, we have accepted that the only method of removing floor finish is the slurry stripping method in some variation. In the summer of 2009, I had the oppor-tunity to purchase an autoscrubber, which had a flat pad on it and was touted to be capable of dry stripping hard surfaces. I purchased the scrubber, and it does a wonderful job of scrubbing the floors, but the stripping part — not so good. However, the concept intrigued me, so I took a machine that we traditionally used for gym floors and used it on a hallway to see how it removed the floor finish. The result was astounding and the only way I could describe it was that we pulver-ized the floor finish; it literally became a white powder. I called my local supplier and told him he needed to come see me as soon as possible. I told him he was going to see one of the most revolutionary techniques I have ever seen regarding floor finish removal. My supplier, Kevin Brady, owner of Square Scrub Inc., was equally as excited. We used this machine in various hallways and numerous rooms to observe the results. I knew that we had stumbled into an entirely new concept for removing floor finish. Perfecting The Process We had some serious issues with the machine we were using — dust being the first. After using this machine on a fairly large amount of flooring, I knew that this method was to become an industry standard. Brady, too, understood the potential and, over the course of a few weeks, had devel-oped a prototype for us to test. From this single event, an entirely new approach toward the removal of floor finish was created. We have used this technique in millions of square feet, and I am still amazed at how effective this approach is. The benefits are numerous; below are some of the more significant ones: www.cmmonline.com 15
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