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Best Built Brushes Ensure the Best Results
Flat Wire Butcher Block Brush
Staple Set Butcher Wire Cuts
Through Dirt & Buildup
Designed to produce a slicing/scraping action for the
removal of mastic and heavily built-up grease when
used with Gabriel
Pursue-323
.
Follow-up by scrubbing with the
Super Stripper Brush
and
Fast-1-2-3 EFP
.
Butcher Block Brush ...
No. 1431
Five Sizes
...
14” • 15” • 17” • 18” • 20”
Selecting Correct Scrubbing Tools
1. High-Performance Cleaning
Will Remove Difficult Soils Thoroughly
The 2 detergents below are explained on page 33.
Pursue-323
Removes most mastics or caked-on grease, oil, fat,
Citrus Solvent and water-based sealers from concrete surfaces.
Fast-1-2-3
®
EFP
VOC-Free cold water detergent. Cuts through
water-soluble, petroleum, and fat type soils.
Will remove any
Pursue-323
residue.
2.
Scrubbing Brushes
...
Products Listed Above
Silicon-Grit
Bristles impregnated with silicon-grit carbide.
Superb scrubbing action to achieve best results.
Flat Wire
Provides slicing/scraping action for removing mastic
and heavily built-up grease. A/K/A butcher-block brush.
4.
For Rough, Uneven, or Thick Old Coated Floors
You may have to resort to
Shot Blast, Scarify
, or
Grind
to make
a surface suitable for resurfacing.
See Page 4 o
or a list of different methods.
3. After Cleaning:
Specific Floor Conditions
SMOOTH FLOORS must be ETCHED before applying coatings.
Con-Etch II
VOC-Free concrete surface conditioner.
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Acid-based detergent used to etch concrete prior to
application of coatings. Gives a textured feel to the
surface to increase adhesion of primer and coating.
Used after pre-scrubbing with above detergents.
WHEN RECOATING AN EXISTING COATING that is not peeling,
the old coating must be roughened prior to reapplication.
Screen Discs
Roughen/abrade (scratch) old coatings prior to a
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recoat application. Use after pre-scrubbing with
either or both of the above detergents.
5. Repairing Concrete...
Moving, Spalled, or Cracked
Con-Patch
Heavy-duty epoxy patching mortar for concrete
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or wood. Also bonds well to metal.
Several formulas to suit your application.
6. Filling Joints To Prevent Maintenance Problems
Flexible Joint
Fills expansion joints, saw cuts, cracks.
Compound
Excellent resistance to traffic and chemicals.
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Ensure Concrete Makeover Success
Pictures of other jobs and the feel of a hand-size sample
is only the beginning. Knowing the complete process is
critical to ensuring a maximum return on your investment.
Listed below are a few major surface preparation steps.
For our complete 6-page preparation index including a
professional tools listing, go to:
Notes...
No. 1409
Sizes:
13” to 23”
On concrete, use a
Super Stripper Brush
with extra-heavy
aggressiveness.
Super Stripper
Brush
Silicon-Grit Bristle For
Cleaning Heavy Amounts
of Soil on Concrete
Fact:
Chemicals Clean Soil...
Tools Make Cleaning Easier
The better a chemical works,
the less time it will take to
perform a task.
Maximize Brush
Performance
Silicon
Carbide
Grit
.070” nylon fibers filled with
46-grit silicon carbide grit.
