Floor pads 101: The right tool for every cleaning job

Let’s explore the different types of floor pads and their benefits for every floor cleaning challenge. 

Around 60% of the dirt on floors is loose dirt, and dust. Perfectly removable with a dust cloth. You can clean up 20% of lightly attached dirt with a wet mop. Then, you’re left with the 20% of heavily attached dirt.

Abrasive cleaning is a method used for the removal of attached dirt and marks on your floor. Products like floor pads help you get rid of this dirt, and will help you maintain your floors.

But why is floor maintenance so important? Let’s take a look at the three most important reasons:

Regular maintenance extends the lifespan of your floor

Regular floor maintainance helps you keep your floor in top condition. It will remove and even prevent damage and that will save you a lot of money in the long-run. A well-maintained floor will last you longer, making sure that you won’t have to replace your floor as often.

Safety and health

When dirt builds up, and gets into the scratches and cracks of a floor the surface can get awfully slippery. This will increase the risk of accidents happening to your customers or employees. Regular maintenance helps prevent the buildup of dirt, dust and bacteria. That means that you can reduce health risks like allergies as well.

You have only one chance at a first impression

Whether you have an office, retail store or a restaurant, a well-maintainanced floor will give your customers and visitors a great first impression.

All in all, regular floor maintenance will help reduce the need for aggressive cleaning methods, and expensive restorations.  If you take good care of your floors, you can keep them in top condition for years to come.

Did you know that you can actually save money when you invest in high-quality floor pads?

When you use high-quality floor pads, you won’t have to go over the same spot over and over again. That means three things:

• The floor pad can clean more square meters than cheaper alternatives.
• The overall cleaning time is faster. This increases productivity and can save you some money on labor.
• The machines will wear out less quickly, saving in maintenance costs.

Every cleaning job needs a different floor pad, at Flash we have different kinds of floor pads available. Our standard floor pads are coded by color. The lighter the pad, the less aggressive it is. The darker the pad, the more aggressive it is.

Let’s take a look at the different options down below, starting with our standard floor pads:

White polishing pad

This polishing pad is perfect for giving you a high gloss finish on the new wax layers on your floor. This pad is used for the rubbing and polishing of recoverable polymer coatings on floors.

Red buffing pad

This is a multipurpose tool, perfect for a wide range of usages. This red wonder can be used for cleaning, spray cleaning, polishing, and top stripping. All of this on high speed as well as low speed.

Blue scrubbing pad

We’ve designed this pad to assist with wet scrubbing or medium-duty spray cleaning. It is perfect to use in situations when a higher degree of cleaning is needed.

Green scrubbing pad

This green scrubbing pad will be your ideal solution for the toughest cleaning and stripping duties. It is able to collect heavy dirt, on heavy soiled areas.

Brown stripping pad

This pad is perfect for wet or dry stripping. The brown stripping pad is suitable for collecting heavy dirt, wax and old finish.

Black stripping pad 

Suitable for heavy-duty wet stripping. This black stripping pad is perfect for wax removal, or any floor finish for that matter.

Next to our assortment of standard pads, we also have Diamond pads and Melamine pads.

Diamond pads

Our diamond pads are the ideal solution for cleaning and polishing your floors on a daily bases. These diamond pads can last up to 10 times longer than regular floor pads, and you can use them with just water. Making them a sustainable option for abrasive cleaning.

Melamine pads

When you’re looking for another way to clean with just water, you can always try our Melamine pads. We have two different options available:

Melamine Pure

Get an amazing cleaning performance with the Melamine Pure pads. These are made of 100% pure melamine, which makes them the perfect tool to get rid of dirt.

Melamine Combo Durable

Need something that’s a little stronger? The Melamine Combo Durable floor pads are tough and long-lasting. These will last you even longer than the Melamine Pure pads, giving you the durability that you might need to get the job done.

You can use both of these melamine floor pads with only water, so you’ll be able to get sparkling clean results without the need for cleaning agents.

Our floor pads are made out of high-quality materials to enhance the lifespan and performance of our floor pads.

• The floor pads are made of thick fibers for long-lasting performance.
• The abrasive particles are spread throughout the pad. This ensures that you have a constant performance using the floor pad.
• Clean cut edges for optimal floor contact.
• The open structure of the thick fibers allows for better dirt absorption, the dirt won’t clog the surface of the pad.
• Chemical-resistant binder.
• Our standard floor pads are made out of 100% post-consumer recycled PET materials like such as used plastic bottles.

Choose for quality

Our floor pads are made with high-quality materials to ensure that you can tackle every cleaning challenge. In addition, these pads will help you to keep you floors in top condition for years to come.

It can be hard to choose the right floor pads for a specific task; that’s why we’re here to help! We can help you find the perfect floor pads for your cleaning needs. Feel free to contact us for some excellent advice!

📞 +31 412 – 756 930
📧 info@flash.nl

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