Vinyl Composition Tile (VCT) is composed primarily of which materials?
Floor Types
Question · Easy
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Which floor type is constructed of linseed oil, pine rosin, wood/cork flour, and limestone on a jute backing — and is highly sensitive to alkaline chemicals?
A floor that consists of multiple PVC layers, a printed decorative film, and a clear urethane (or aluminum-oxide-enhanced) wear layer is best described as:
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Which floor is poured in place as cement with marble, granite, or glass chip aggregate and then ground and polished with progressively finer diamond abrasives?
Polished concrete achieves its mirror gloss through which primary process?
Specialty Floors
Question · Medium
Which densifier is generally preferred for hard-troweled concrete because its smaller molecule penetrates more uniformly and leaves no white surface residue?
Question · Hard
Wood floors with a polyurethane finish are typically restored on a regular cycle through which process?
Which floor surface is NEVER appropriately maintained with traditional acrylic floor finish (strip-and-wax)?
Rubber floors (vulcanized rubber tile or sheet) are typically maintained with which cleaning approach?
Laminate flooring should be cleaned how?
Sheet vinyl with a urethane-protected (no-wax) wear layer is best maintained by:
The 'wear layer' on LVT/LVP refers to:
Which floor is MOST porous and therefore most likely to require a sealer before finish?
Which substrate is alkaline-sensitive and requires special low-alkaline (or neutral) strippers if any stripping is performed?
On the pH scale, which range describes a 'neutral' floor cleaner suitable for routine daily cleaning of polymer-finished VCT?
Chemistry
Floor stripper pH typically falls in which range?
What is the primary chemical class of modern floor finish (commonly called 'wax')?
Typical 'solids content' of commercial floor finish is approximately:
After stripping, why must the floor be neutralized before applying sealer or finish?
A 'floor sealer' differs from a 'floor finish' primarily in that:
Why are many modern floor finishes formulated as 'zinc-free'?
An acidic neutralizer used after stripping typically has a pH of approximately:
Which class of dispenser controls dilution by drawing concentrated chemical into a water stream at a fixed ratio, ensuring consistent strength?
Which is the correct sequence of steps for a complete strip-and-refinish cycle?
Strip And Refinish
What is the typical stripper dwell time before agitation?
What pad color is typically used on a 175 RPM rotary for aggressive stripping of VCT?
How many coats of floor finish (excluding sealer) are typically applied in a complete strip-and-refinish on VCT?
What is the typical drying time between coats of floor finish under normal conditions?
After the final finish coat, full cure before high-traffic use and burnishing is typically:
Mop technique for applying floor finish typically uses what kind of mop and what pattern?
Why should the first coat of finish on a freshly stripped VCT be the sealer coat, not a finish coat?
Why is it critical to keep stripper wet on the floor during dwell?
Which tool is used to verify that the floor has returned to neutral pH after stripping and neutralizing?
Pre-spotting visible heel marks and black scuffs before stripping should be done with what?
What is the correct method for picking up the stripper slurry from the floor?
Why must finish coats be applied thin rather than as a thick puddle?
Edges and corners during finish application should be:
Why is the floor rinsed with clean water after neutralizing?
Edge stripping (baseboard, around toilet bases, behind pedestals) is typically performed using:
When stripper drips contact a baseboard, the technician should:
Recommended mop bucket configuration for a strip-and-refinish job is:
A single-disc rotary (swing buffer) standard speed is approximately:
Equipment
A UHS (Ultra High Speed) burnisher typically operates at what speed?
Propane burnishers offer which key advantage for large open areas?
Propane burnishers require which two on-machine controls due to combustion and burnishing operation?
An automatic scrubber (auto-scrubber) performs which functions in one pass?
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