{"id":992,"date":"2022-03-11T20:47:07","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T20:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecleansceneblog.wordpress.com\/?p=992"},"modified":"2022-03-11T20:47:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T20:47:07","slug":"what-equipment-and-tool-system-works-best-for-restorative-deep-cleaning-of-luxury-vinyl-plank-and-tile-floors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hydramasterblog.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/11\/what-equipment-and-tool-system-works-best-for-restorative-deep-cleaning-of-luxury-vinyl-plank-and-tile-floors\/","title":{"rendered":"What equipment and tool system works best for restorative deep cleaning of luxury vinyl plank and tile floors?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You Should Have Already Noticed the Unprecedented Rise of Luxury Vinyl Plank Floors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Luxury Vinyl Plank continues to be the fastest growing floor covering material<\/strong>. At first glance to the professional carpet cleaning, the meteoric rise in the market share growth of LVP floors may not present an immediate obvious opportunity. After all, with the numerous benefits of LVP (water resistant, stain resistant, easy to install, less expensive, etc..) the first impression of most homeowners is that they can easily clean these floors themselves. Whether they are using a Swiffer\u00ae, a mop and bucket, or a hard surface floor steamer or cleaner, they can pretty much convince themselves that the floor looks clean. A deeper dive into reality though starts to unlock some often-overlooked challenges and pitfalls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Just how dirty are your customers \u201cclean-looking\u201d LVP floors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have discussed in previous articles that there are fur pressing issues with these floors<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Even after cleaning with traditional home methods, the floors measure for higher amounts of germs, bacteria, fecal matter, and soil.<\/li>
  2. The grooves in LVP floors hold onto embedded soils and other unwanted matter. The use of professional chemical solutions and higher levels of safer but aggressive agitation are required to remove these embedded materials.<\/li>
  3. Drywall dust and other fine particle construction materials also embed into the flooring during construction or remodeling and need a professional deep cleaning to remove them<\/li>
  4. Conventional hard surface floor cleaning solutions typically don\u2019t contain the necessary ingredients to effectively deep clean an LVP floor and contain special soil inhibitors that help the floor stay cleaner longer<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Restoring the appearance of LVP floors to \u201clike-new\u201d condition is more than just cleaning. It takes a comprehensive approach that can penetrate deep into the grooves and textured surfaces of your floor for a higher level of soil removal that eliminates dirt, scuffs, grease, and other potentially harmful contaminates. HydraFresh LVC<\/a> does all of this while it also helps the floor stay cleaner longer because it contains special soil inhibitors and is a low residue formula that does not contain any sticky or tacky cleaning agents. It can be used as part of a prespray and rinse system or as part of a no rinse system. The neutral PH makes it safe for luxury vinyl plank and tile floors, resilient tile floors and wood (polyurethane finish only) and laminate floors. The concentrated formula allows you to adjust the dilution ration to meet the soiling conditions of the floor. HydraFresh LVC<\/a> allows you to extend the life of the flooring investment and keep it looking great all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    So now that the cleaning solution question is settled, what is the best equipment and tool system to get the job done?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How do you do it? There are several ways to approach this cleaning. In all of them, let the properly formulated chemical do the trick. <\/strong>Don\u2019t use any old neutral floor cleaner for tile, or your favorite high power, high PH hard surface cleaner. HydraFresh LVC<\/a> has been formulated specifically for these floors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Industry instructor and consultant Shawn Bisaillon discussed this in the HydraMaster SmartShare Virtual expo recently. You can access the video here and see some of the different systems: Click here to watch this video <\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    System 1 \u2013 Apply Solution, Agitate with CRB Machine, Mop-up, or extract with wet-dry vacuum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    One proven system for this is to apply the HydraFresh LVC<\/a> to the floor, then agitate it in with a counter rotating brush machine or system with the brushes appropriate for these types of floors. You can then mop or extract it up with a wet-dry vacuum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    System 2 \u2013 Apply solution, Use portable or truckmount with stationary hard surface wand, rotary hard surface wand, or extraction wand with hard surface brush glide attached<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Click here<\/a> to see where you can get this hard surface brush glide<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Apply the Hydra-Fresh LVC to the floor with your favorite sprayer. Then \u00a0use your portable<\/a> or truckmounted extractor<\/a> to rinse off and extract the solution from the floor. Use it at a lower pressure (200 to 300 psi max) with a stationary hard surface tool. Hard surface brush glides are being developed that you can attach to your EVOLUTION<\/a> wand which apply the proper amount of agitation and leave the floor almost dry There are also high-quality stand-alone hard surface wands made<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    So what about using your rotary hard surface tool? Many companies are successfully doing this. However, here are a couple of things to keep in mind:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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