1️⃣ Mix 1 part Sure Strip with 10 parts water to prepare your floor polish stripper solution.

2️⃣Spread the solution evenly across the surface using a mop or applicator.

3️⃣ Allow the floor polish remover to sit and penetrate for 10–15 minutes.

4️⃣ Use a stiff brush or scrubbing machine to lift softened layers of polish.

5️⃣ Mop the floor with clean water to remove residue and reveal a fresh, stripped surface.

What is floor stripper?

Floor stripper is often a chemical specifically designed to remove any top layer from the floor surface, this can also sometimes be a rotary driven floor machine that is powerful enough to remove the top layer from the floor surface, often removing all dirt and old wax finish on the floor. APT’s Floor Stripper, Sure Strip is a heavy-duty floor polish remover that quickly penetrates and disperses aged polishes that can be used with scrubbing machines or by hand. Sure Strip floor polish stripper is a concentrated special blend of non-ionic and ionic surfactants with advanced water-soluble safety solvent to effectively strip all emulsion floor polishes sealers.

What types of polish does Sure Strip remove?

Sure Strip removes all common water-based and solvent-based floor polishes, acrylic sealers, and build-up caused by repeated applications of floor finishes.

How to use floor stripper?

When using APT’s Sure Strip, we recommend that it be applied to the floor and given 10 – 15 minutes to soak in. after this soaking in period, scrub the floor thoroughly with a scrubbing machine fitted with a nylon scrubbing pad or alternatively use a stiff brush to scrub the floor manually. Sure Strip should then be removed from the floor either using a mop or through the use of a suction dryer. Before any polish is reapplied, the area should be thoroughly rinsed with clean water and allowed to dry. Sure Strip is highly concentrated and should be diluted at 1 part to 10 parts of warm or cold water.

Do you remove paint with stripper before sanding a floor?

When it comes to sanding a painted floor, it would be worthwhile using a floor stripper to remove the paint beforehand. The reason for this is that it will save time sanding and reduce the amount of manual labour involved. Sure Strip floor polish and paint stripper is a concentrated special blend of non-ionic and ionic surfactants with advanced water-soluble safety solvent to effectively strip all emulsion floor polishes sealers. Working within 15 minutes, this is one of the most sought-after products on the market in the UK to remove paint, varnishes, and waxes from floors without causing any damage.

How long can you use a floor stripper for?

There is no limit on how long you can use Sure Strip for. Some products available on the market today require that you only use them very infrequently as they can be damaging to the floor surface. Sometimes floor strippers take hours to work, causing much disruption to the surface they’re being used on, potentially disrupting the space requiring it to be left empty whilst the floor is being stripped for a long period of time. Sure Strip requires 10 – 15 minutes to soak in once applied. After this period, you’ll be required to scrub the floor with a scrubbing machine or with a stiff brush. This solution can then be removed from the floor by either mopping or by using a suction drier.

What stripper to use on ceramic tile floor?

When it comes to stripping the top surface on ceramic tile flooring, we recommend using professional floor polish that produces a deep-lasting shine that does not discolour, whilst ensuring that it leaves a non-slip finish that is easy to apply and maintain.

Crystal Floor Polish is a commercial floor cleaner that is perfect for polishing floor coatings in heavy traffic areas. Containing special enhancers to protect against water spotting and finishes, Crystal is an extra strong formula that acts as a floor coating which is easily burnished and washed to produce a scruff and slip resistant lustrous finish.

Spray & Buff Floor Maintainer and Polish is used to and refill scratches, marks and worn areas, visibly enhancing, and providing a gloss to all floors it is used on. Leaving an outstanding gloss, this highly concentrated formula has been designed to maintain floors as it recoats and repairs the floor, leaving it with a flexible, slip-resistant gloss finish.