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I attempted a polish on 1/2 my garage floor with a standard 175rpm rotary floor machine (as seen below). I retrofitted a regular pad driver to accept the diamond tooling. The machine isn't heavy enough to get a good initial grind, even with weight added. Plus I started with 200 resin bond...

You'll ruin VCT if you sand it.

Anywhere from $3-7 per square foot depending on floor condition, , gloss level desired, and whether you want the floor stained to add color.

Use a new black pad, the pad driver with the bristles you have should work fine. Use a commercial grade floor finish stripper, mix according to directions, mop on the floor in a 10' x 10' area. Let sit for 5 minutes then hit it with the machine. Squeegie into a puddle and wet vac it up, rinse...

Typically, the darker the color the more abrasive the pad. There are exceptions, some of the most aggressive stripping pads are not black, but dark brown or dark green. Depends on the manufacturer.