Aztec Products Prepare VCT Flooring for Traffic

Aztec Products manufactures floor machines at cost-effective prices to save time and labor costs in preparing vinyl composition tile (VCT) flooring after installation. There is a high demand for VCT flooring and, accordingly, there is a high demand for the equipment that makes maintenance efficient and effective. When VCT flooring is first installed, the way you clean and treat your floors is instrumental in ensuring their continued performance over the coming years.

Aztec Products can add years to the life of VCT flooring and give maintenance crews back time that was once designated for low-quality, exhausting washing, scrubbing, stripping, and polishing with inferior floor machines.

During the first 24 hours after installation, traffic should be kept to a minimum to allow the adhesive to dry completely. For floors that have been seamed, workers should avoid stepping on the seam sealer for 24 hours.

After allowing time for drying, the vinyl composition tile should be scrubbed and rinsed with Aztec Products’ line of Automatic Scrubbers. Construction crews and others can track in dirt, grit, sand, and oil that interfere with applying a smooth coat of polish. Most manufacturers recommend waiting at least three days after installation to scrub and rinse the VCT floor. The Automatic Scrubber’s ScrubMaster line comes in four different models. Not all floors are laid the same. Whether you have tight corners, open floors, or narrow aisles, Aztec Products makes floor equipment that gives you aggressive scrubbing power in small and large spaces.

Building managers, contractors, or other workers should now carefully inspect the floor for scratches, broken tile, or other types of damage. If there is no damage, it is time to lay thin uniform coats of polish with Aztec’s Ultra-Trak. The polish protects the floor against heavy traffic and reduces the number of scratches or replacement tiles needed during the VCT floor’s term of service. Rely on the Ultra-Trak to produce a smooth, uniform coat of fresh polish every time. Aztec Products’s Ultra-Trak creates a smooth finish by laying even coats of polish with speeds and quality unsurpassed by lesser equipment.

Strip VCT with Aztec Products if Newly Polished Flooring is Damaged
If the floor is damaged before the polish has dried, you must strip and refinish the floors before allowing any more traffic through the finished area. Regain your time and money spent in stripping and repolishing by using the Liquidator, the Guzzler, the Sidewinder, and the Edgewinder. This process is necessary for protecting a floor; floors that are not properly polished are prone to damage. Professionals rely on Aztec floor machines to perform with labor-saving maneuverability as well as time and money-saving efficiency to protect your flooring investment.

These floors are designed to perform well within a broad range of temperatures and conditions. Different areas of the building such as an entryway, interior corridor, etc. may respond differently to applications and procedures. Based on the manufacturer’s guidelines as well as expected level of traffic, building managers, contractors, or others should develop a comprehensive program from installation onwards. With Aztec Products, you can save time, labor, and money, and attain VCT flooring that appears new years after installation.