How To Strip And Seal A Slate Floor

How to strip a slate floor.

How to strip and seal a slate floor.

However if solvent or poly urethane sealer was used then this job can be very time consuming and usually requires the use of very special toxic products so you should always call a professinal to do this for you. What stripper did you use. Dry the floor thoroughly with a clean towel then apply a small amount of teak or slate oil to the floor. Acidic cleaners including ordinary vinegar cause a chemical reaction that can etch the stone.

Christa on december 31 2015. Slate tiles stripping and sealing is simply the process of stripping the coating off the slate floor before resealing it. Strong cleaning agents can strip the sealer on slate and grout. In general if your slate tiles were previously sealed using a water based sealer then it should be relatively easy to strip the old sealer.

Rinse and wring out the mop often to ensure you don t work dirt into the slate s porous surface. I am exactly at the same stage needing to strip and seal my slate floor. Scrub and strip your floor by moving the scrubber across the floor in even passes. Never use acidic or abrasive cleaning products when mopping a slate floor or when spot cleaning stains.

Slate floors are well known for their beauty and durability but the sealers and waxes applied to them can darken their appearance or create dirty looking spots over time. Slate flooring can look dull and lifeless over time making it look older and really bringing down the feel of the home. Stripping involves applying the stripper to the slate then using high powered scrubber to strip the sealer off the slate this might take 2 or 3 stripping process to remove the old sealer pick up the slurry from the floor re do the scrubbing using water and rinse with clean water and then remove with wet and dry vacuum. After one pass if you still see sealer or wax on the floor then strip the floor again from the from a different direction.

Some scrubbers dry the floor at the. I am about to tackle this very issue on my unsightly bathroom floor. This sometimes helps with the clefts in slate. Turn your scrubber off and dry the floor if needed.