Factory Cat 29 Operator's Manual & Service Book - How To Scrub
HOW TO SCRUB
Good Scrubbing Requires:
1.
Knowledge of your floor surface. What is it sensitive to? Be careful not
to use chemicals that will hurt the floor surface, or to apply too much brush
pressure or use the wrong kind of brush on your floor. Start out easy!
2.
The right chemical. The chemical does most of the work. There are
chemical formulas made specially for General Cleaning, Emulsification &
Removal of Oil, Polishing, Removal of Tire Marks and others. You can ask
Factory Cat for the correct formula. Call us at 800 634-4060.
U.S. law requires that you maintain the "M.S.D.S." sheet that comes with
the chemical you use in a specific place in your plant.
For safety's sake, you must never use flammable chemicals in the
scrubber. Arcing inside the vacuum motors could create an explosion.
For safety's sake, you should not use chemicals with potassium hydroxide in
the formulas if you will be picking up aluminum particles. This material mixes
with aluminum to form hydrogen, an explosive gas.
3.
The right brushes. Factory Cat can supply you with many different brush
types to suit your application. Four of the most popular brushes are:
1.
Nylon. Soft, and long lasting, but can't scrub hard.
2.
Poly. Scrubs harder than nylon. Still pretty soft.
3.
Nylogrit. Flexible bristles combined with grit.
4.
Stratogrit. Tough, non-flexing bristles, combined with grit.
Recommended for tough, industrial applications. Best for
removing build-up.
5.
Pads. Available in many different levels of abrasion from tile
buff to stripping. Pads require a pad driver, that clips on the
machine in replacement of a brush. The pads clip to the driver.
Brushes are very expensive, but, treated right can have a long service life.
We strongly recommend that you remove your brushes from the machine
after each day's work. Clean them off with cold water. Remove entangled
wire, and etc, from them. Then install them on the opposdite side to reverse
the wear pattern on the bristles. This greatly extends brush life, while
improving scrubber performance.
Pads are inexpensive, but have short lives in most applications.
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