Value of Burnishing

value of burnishing

Your floors endure a lot of wear and tear every day. One of the most valuable things you can do to ensure they stay looking their best is to burnish them regularly.

Improved Appearance

Even regular floor traffic creates micro-scratches and abrasions, dulling the look of your floors with embedded dirt and grit. Burnishing heats the floor coating, causing it to level itself and fill in any imperfections, preventing dirt from becoming embedded and creating a cleaner, more reflective surface.

Durability and Slip Resistant

Burnishing tightens the floor coating, increasing its durability and enhancing the contact friction between the floor surface and shoe sole material, resulting in greater slip resistance.

Shorter Cure Times

Burnishing generates intense heat, activating the floor's coating at a deeper level. The rapid thermal action accelerates the curing cycle, locking in a durable, high-gloss finish so scuffing, black heel marks and wear are minimized.

Burnishing Machine Roll Call

Propane
Pros: The most power, the highest performance, the longest run-time, easy to transport
Cons: Loud, hot, creates CO2 emissions, fuel and service costs

Battery (traditional wet and sealed batteries)
Pros: Lower noise, emissions free, no fuel costs, can be used for day cleaning, acceptable run time (2.5 hrs)
Cons: Battery replacement costs, total machine weight, lower burnishing performance than propane equipment

Battery (Li-ion batteries)
Pros: Propane like performance, lower noise, emissions free, no fuel costs, can be used for day cleaning, acceptable run time (2.5 hrs), 5-year battery warranty, lowest total cost of ownership
Cons: Total machine weight, highest up-front cost

Corded Electric
Pros: Quietest option, ideal for small projects, requires the smallest storage area, the lowest up-front cost
Cons: Lowest power and performance

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