Propane Burnishing and Buffing With Aztec Products

Propane Burnishing and Buffing: Innovations in the Field of Floor Care.
Dry Burnishing. Spray Buffing. Both revolve around rotary buffing for restoration or repair of the polished surface of a floor.

Dry burnishing and spray buffing differ from each other through the use of a medium and the speed of a pad rotation. Dry burnishing is performed on dry floors at rpm’s of 1000 to over 2000. Spray buffing on the other hand is performed with a liquid medium such as a cleanser at rpm’s of 175 to 1000.

Increase Floor Coverage Rates with Dry Burnishing
Dry burnishing is accomplished through the use of a high pad speed and a larger floor machine. The result is dramatically increased floor coverage rates. An operator can burnish 25,000 square feet of floor surface in an hour—a considerable improvement over the 1,000, 2,000, or 10,000 square feet, that could be covered in the same time with the low-, medium-, or high-speed spray buffing machines.

For operators who must polish large areas of floor space such as those found in supermarkets or department stores, burnishing will require less than time than spray buffing.

Burnishing Achieves the "Wet Shine" of New Polish
Dry burnishing operates at high rpm’s and therefore conducts a greater amount of abrasive energy through the floor pad. The pad strips away worn top layers of floor polish while smoothing (burnishing) the underlying layer to a very glossy surface. The result is a highly polished layer that has the shining "wet" appearance of recently-applied floor polish.

Restore the Appearance of Base Polish With Spray Buffing
The purpose of dry burnishing is to polish but not necessarily to clean. High speed burnishing cleans the appearance of a floor by removing the top layers of soiled or worn polish. To create a clean, glossy surface, spray buffing combines a liquid medium such as a cleanser with fewer rotations per minute. Spray buffing decreases the loss of polish by replenishing floors with a rejuvenator.

Extend the Base Polish’s Life With Spray Buffing
Burnishing is hard on a polish; the base coat can be worn away rapidly. In addition, most floor surfaces underneath the polish are somewhat irregular. If a floor machine operator is not careful, the polish may be completely worn away on the higher points of the floor. Unpolished portions of a floor are unprotected and vulnerable to damage from traffic. Furthermore, the machine operator is usually unaware of the removal of the base coat of polish because the exposure of floor is difficult to detect. In such cases, a maintenance team may find itself buffing the unprotected floor tile, which can cause serious damage.

When the polish has worn off in this fashion, maintenance professionals must strip and refinish the entire floor. By contrast, spray buffing is a much less abrasive procedure and removes less polish from the floor. While both dry burnishing and spray buffing are excellent ways to achieve floors that look as though they are newly laid, dry burnishing may require operators to adhere a stricter maintenance schedule.

Regardless of the method, Aztec propane buffers and burnishers will be your most economical solution when productivity, efficiency, and reliability are considered.