Favorite Mop

[Jobes]

OK folks what is everyone's favorite wet and/or dry mop for epoxy floors? I've been trying a few (including the Scooba what a joke) and cant find a perfect fit yet.

Like many here I just like to use water and for those dirty days (hope my wife isn't reading this) a touch of Simple Green.

 

[shaun oriold1]

I tell my customers to use just a standard rope kind of mop, More important in my eyes, is to get a foam squeegee to get rid of any standing water -I prefer the foam on a flake floor, but a hard rubber one on non-flake floor.

Simple green is great for epoxy floors to keep them looking their best! Your wife should be happy.

 

[Shea]

I like the quality foam mops best. The string mops always tend to loose strings and spread debris around more in my opinion.

 

[benwah]

I prefer string mops because you can cover more area quicker and they're great for scrubbing. You can take them outside and just hit them with the hose to clean 'em and stand upright to dry. They also have microfiber and synthetic options these days

 

[burleyfarm]

I'm using a micro fiber mop designed to be used on slip-resistant floor tile. It works great on my Epoxy Coat with non-slip grit. I also use a neoprene squeegee to push excess water to the floor drain.

 

[IN2CJS]

Whatever kind my wife is using

 

[Jim B]

I've mopped tens of thousands of square feet of concrete, VCT and tile floors. This old retired Navy guy I worked for 45 years ago showed me how to mop a floor. First you need a quality, pro grade string mop and good down press wringer and bucket (with wheels). The side press wringers don't work as well as the down press type. Put water and your choice of soap into the bucket. Dip the mop into the water and wring it out about 40%. Mop a small area of the floor with a back and forth motion walking backwards as you go. Dip the mop back into the bucket a couple time. Put the mop back into the wringer and twist the mop handle a turn or two to wind up the mop in the wringer. Press down on the wringer handle wringing out the mop as dry as possible. Now go back over the same area you just mopped picking up about 95% of the water. The little bit of moister that is left will dry before you are done with the next section. My Navy guy called this the wet mop/dry mop system. The wet mopping part loosens up the dirt and dry mop part picks up the dirt and deposits in the bucket.