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Stripping Procedures Single Disk Rotary Floor Machine.
Equipment Needed
Personal Protective Equipment, Wet Floor Signs, Dust Mop, Putty Knife, 2 Mop Buckets with Wringers, 2 Cotton Mopheads with Handles, Rotary Floor Machine, Stripping Pads or Stripping Brushes, Broom & Dust Pan, Wet Pick-up Vacuum, and Wiping Cloths.

1.	Assemble your equipment.
2.	Remove any free-standing objects from the floor.
3.	Dust Mop the area.
4.	Mix chemicals in accordance with label directions. (Hot water is preferred unless the label indicates otherwise).
5.	Post wet floor signs
6.	Liberally apply the stripping solution to the floor. Work an area no larger than 10' x 10'. Work smaller areas on problem floors.
7.	Allow stripping solution to stay on the floor 7 to 10 minutes or accordance with label directions before scrubbing the floor. Do not allow stripper to dry on the floor.
8.	Use a doodlebug or edging tool to strip close to the baseboards and in corners. For heavy build-up on baseboards a baseboard stripper may have to be used. (Do 3 foot sections at a time.)
9.	Scrub the floor with the floor scrubber using a black pad. If heavy build-up is present you may have to apply more stripper and scrub again with floor scrubber.
10.	Pick up emulsified wax with a wet dry vac or a mop.
11.	Rinse the floor with clean water and a clean mop head. Apply a liberal amount of water and pick up with a wet vacuum or mop. Repeat this procedure until all stripper residue has been removed. After the floor has dried check to see if there is any residue on your hand. If there is residue on your hand, you must rinse until no residue appears on you hand and there is no foam in the rinse water. A film neutralizer can be used to help remove stripper residue.
12.	Clean up your equipment. and do not remove wet floor signs until floor is completely dry.

Stripping Procedures Autoscrubber.
(Warning do not put stripping solution in Autoscrubber)
Equipment needed
Personal Protective Equipment, Wet Floor Signs, Dust Mop, Putty Knife,
2 Mop Buckets with Wringers, 2 Cotton Mopheads with Handles, Moss Floor Squeegee, Edging Tool, Autoscrubber, Stripping Pads or Stripping Brushes, Broom & Dust Pan and Wiping Cloths.

1-8	Follow steps 1-8 for a single rotary floor machine.
9.	Make sure black stripping pads are attached to the autoscrubber. Make a pass over the stripping solution with the vacuum off, squeegee up and pads down.
10.	Use a hand-held moss floor squeegee to pull the stripping solution away from the corners and other hard-to-reach surfaces.
11.	With the vacuum on, squeegee and brushes/pads down, make a second past over the floor. If the floor has excessive build-up, repeat steps 9-11.
12.	Make a third pass with the brushes/pads down, vacuum off, squeegee up and solution valve wide open dispensing clean water.
13.	Lower the squeegee, turn on the vacuum and pick up the rinse water. Make sure you are using clean pads.
14.	Use a clean mop to pick up any trails that the autoscrubber may have left behind.
15.	Check dry floor with your hand to see that all the stripping residue has been removed. If there is residue on your hand you must rinse again.
16.	Clean your equipment.