What brushes should I use for different applications?.
Brush choice follows the surface and the operation. Soft nylon shampoos carpet; medium and hard nylon strip timber, vinyl and terrazzo; bassine polishes timber, vinyl and terrazzo; and hard nylon handles concrete, ceramic and tiles.
Brush choice depends on the surface and on what you are doing to it. The pairings below are POLIVAC's brush application chart in full.
- Carpet — shampooing: Soft nylon
- Timber — stripping: Medium nylon or Hard nylon
- Timber — polishing: Bassine
- Vinyl — stripping: Medium nylon
- Vinyl — polishing: Bassine
- Terrazzo — stripping: Hard nylon
- Terrazzo — polishing: Medium nylon or Bassine
- Terrazzo — scrubbing: Medium nylon
- Concrete: Hard nylon
- Ceramic: Hard nylon
- Tiles: Medium nylon or Hard nylon
Tynex and abrasive brushes appear on the chart but are not specified for any of the surface and operation pairings above; they are selected for specific abrasive tasks rather than general floor work.
Still stuck?
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