Any tips on buffing out VCT

[69cam]

I just finished putting on two more coats of wax on my VCT. (five total)
I was wondering if anybody has buffed their VCT out with a car buffer? If so, how do you go about doing it?

Thanks,

Kevin

 

[Itzkwik]

Not saying you couldn't buff it with a car buffer, but you'll kill your back. Go to a tool rental place and get a commercial floor buffer. It'll save you lots of time and pain.

 

[OldCarGuy]

I’m too old to bend down and use a car buffer. Though I’m sure it would work; but would be very time consuming. I use a 24” floor scrubber with a soft buffing pad and lightly apply a buff spray. Looks like a mirror when finished.

 

[cc_rider]

This may the way I decide to go on my garage floor. I bought a whole garage-full of floor refinishing equipment and supplies, including a drum sander, a 'surfacer' (disc sander/buffer), and a lifetime supply of sandpaper, steel wool, and buffing pads. Plus about ten gallons of 'Paste Wax' for wood floors. Not to mention at least 40 gallons of various stains, polyurethane, and fillers.

The wax you're using, is it just plain old paste wax, like Johnson's? That's what all my stuff is; if I get VCT tiles I'll finally have something to use it on!

I was planning to use the 'surfacer' with a coarse sanding disc to smooth out the garage floor; it's just a 'brushed' finish and has some rough spots that would show through the tile eventually.

Thanks all!

c.

 

[PAToyota]

Rent the buffer - it is cheaper than the chiropractor bills!

 

[69cam]

Thanks for the advise. Looks like I will rent a buffer.

Will I have to use anything on the buffer pad, or do I use just the pad by itself?

Thanks

 

[69lkmno]

Since you are basically polishing the floor, make sure to rent a high speed buffer.

 

[cc_rider]

A buffer is usually used to apply wax first, then buff the wax off to shine it up. Just like waxing a car.

Buffers are tricky at first; until you get the feeling to balance it just right, it'll drag you all over the place. The first time I tried using one to sand down my deck, it nearly threw me off! Eventually you'll be able to apply very light pressure to keep it on track, and it'll do the work. It's kind of fun, for a while anyway.

Off topic, but slightly related: I rented a jackhammer this weekend to dig some post holes. Fun fun fun. Actually running the jackhammer is a snap; you just hold it lightly in place and it does the pounding. It's lifting the dang thing out of the hole to clear the busted rock that kills you! My forearms were so sore they cramped up when I tried to wash my face! Reminds me why I got a degree in engineering; that'd be a tough way to make a living.

You guys are getting me motivated to start thinking about doing my garage floor. Gotta get the other alligators beat back first though...

c.

 

[RavinJetta]

What type of floor wax are you guys using?