VCT Floor Care
VCT stripping, waxing and burnishing for Frederick facilities
Strip, extract and three to five coats of wax for schools, hospitals and offices.
Where VCT takes its beating
Vinyl composition tile is the floor of corridors, classrooms, wards and offices, and the finish on top does the work. The shine is not the tile. It is a layer of wax or sealer that takes the scuffs and grit so the tile does not have to.
Dull lanes down the middle of a corridor, yellowed edges, and a floor that never looks clean after mopping are the signs the finish is spent. The cleaning is not failing. The finish has run out.
Spectrum works on commercial floors in schools, hospitals and offices, and the office takes calls Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, at (301) 662-8200.
Long corridor of high-gloss waxed vinyl composition tile with a burnisher parked by a wet-floor sign
Strip, extract, then coat
When burnishing can no longer bring the shine back, the old finish has to come off. Spectrum strips it, then extracts the floor with a pH-neutral cleaner so that no stripper or residue is left under the new coats. Residue beneath a finish is what makes wax cloud or lift, which is why extraction is a step of its own.
Then comes the wax or sealer: three to five coats, with more in high-traffic areas. Each coat has to dry before the next goes on, so a full strip and wax needs a window when foot traffic can stay off the floor.
A schedule beats a rescue
Weekly burnishing is the ideal, and Spectrum sets up recurring schedules so the finish is polished back before it wears through. Regular burnishing slows the wear on the finish, which tends to push full strips further apart.
Tell the office how many corridors and rooms you manage and how heavy the foot traffic runs. The estimate follows a walk-through of the floors, not a guess from a phone call.
Spectrum Carpet Cleaning & Restoration: IICRC-certified technicians. Family owned, with the office at 5744 Industry Lane Suite M in Frederick. Call (301) 662-8200.
The floor schedule, on one page
3 to 5
The figure above is the number of wax or sealer coats that go down after a strip, with more in high-traffic areas. The rows below are the order a facility manager can plan around.
- Weekly
Burnishing, the ideal rhythm. Spectrum sets up a recurring schedule so the finish is polished back before it wears through.
- When the finish is spent
Strip the old finish and extract the floor with a pH-neutral cleaner, so nothing is left under the new coats.
- After the strip
Three to five coats of wax or sealer, with more coats in high-traffic areas.
The same buildings usually carry more than hard floor. Offices have carpet, restrooms have tile and grout, and the air handlers feed ducts that collect dust of their own. Spectrum handles each of them, so one walk-through can cover the building. Call (301) 662-8200.