A church in my town wants me to buff their VCT flooring next month. The wax is already down and they will sweep before I buff. Will my Challenger work on this job or do I need to rent a buffer. Also what kinda buffing pad should I use?

hiyas Chuck

buffing is normally done with a high rpm rotary, around 1600 rpm.

i would guess the Challenger would be too aggressive for buffing. maybe Mark will correct me.

thanx --- Derek.

Derek, it wouldn't be too aggressive, it would be too slow.

You need more heat than an orbital machine can deliver. An op machine will scrub and strip great, but no buffing.

I have used my Challenger to both clean and strip various types of tile floors, including VCT. But I
am not familiar with what you called wax. Somtimes
people refer to hard-drying acrylics as wax, whereas
to me wax suggests something like paste wax which is
buffed up into a shine on various types of floors.
If they want you to apply "wax", after cleaning, you
might consider QUICK-SHINE. (www.hollowayhouse.com)