I want to buy a hardwood floor polisher but need advice

[aprules2]

Growing up I remember my grandparents having a big old Chrome Electrolux floor polisher it looked like an upright and had two brushes underneath for cleaning the floor and then wool pads for polishing it. Now I bought my first house and it has hardwood floors everywhere. I like using paste wax on the floors as opposed to mop & Glo, so I'm looking for a machine so I can polish the floors like my grandparents used to. I'd prefer an older machine like 50s vintage they're usually made better and they're just cool. I was looking at an Electrolux B8 but what do you guys recommend?

 

[compactc9guy]

Eay Aerus electrolux floor pro  or go   


 


 


  on  ebay and get a vintage polisher B8 both are good

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[bnsd60m9200]

A hoover floor a matic is a swiss army knife of floor care. can shampoo, wax , polish, floor scrub / vacuum after floor scrub. its the only vintage floorcare item i own that i can say doesnt have a modern equivalent that can do it all.

Antoine he was looking for vintage not modern,

 

[compactc9guy]

Thats why  i said floor pro  Or   a       vintage lux  


 


B8 read my post to the end sir

 

[aprules2]

I intend to use this thing fairly often, how easy is it to get replacement pads and brushes? And do the replacements actually work well?

 

[compactc9guy]

Cant go  wrong whit a vintage electrolux biffer shampooer polisher yess veyyy good mavhine .Easy to get brushes for em to  if you  look on ebay .

 

[aprules2]

Ok, last question. I want to use Johnsons paste wax on the floor. I use it on my shopsmith and a few other things in the house and what I've noticed is it seems to be hard wearing and leaves a good shine. Is there something better? How would I apply it with the B8 I'm guessing wool pads? Does it need anything special to attach them? Also are the floor brushes too rough on the finish of the floor or do they work well? Sorry for all the questions I'm just new to this, and I have chestnut floors that have been refinished by the previous owners so I'm afraid to ruin them.

 

[compactc9guy]

The wool pads snaps on the floor brush 3 of em in a triangle partern .Just put the 3 brushes on the machine and add the wool pads they snap on easy.The brush are gentle enough for floors no scratch as long you keep the machine mooving and use it properly.The waxx will be ok in a mist sprayer bottle apply by spray and pass on floor whit buffer.

 

[compactc9guy]

B8 is older but has same pads as my newer model .

 

[pr-21]

I have an Electrolux Floor Pro and it will shampoo, polish, scrub, etc. You can get supplies on the


Aerus website or from Kirbyneeds Ebay.....Kent Oyler is great to deal with and ships fast. For the


paste wax, I use Howards. You can find it on Amazon.


 


 


Sincerely,


 


Bud Mattingly


PR-21

 

[gottahaveahoove]

I HAVE an Electrolux

polisher like this... complete! It is the gold, anniversary model. It CAN be yours...........................

 

[repairman]

I would recommend

A Regina or Kenmore polisher with the tank. If it has the 6 inch brushes, you can still buy them because Koblenz acquired Regina's Polisher division years ago. They can also be used as a carpet shampooer if you want. Parts will be easier to find since the exact equivalent is still made today.

 

[compactc9guy]

Electrolux

I just have to say i sure love my aerus floor pro buffer polisher ,i can wax m buff and wash a floor as well as shampoo a carpet whit the 3 brush head it does an amazing job id recommend a new or vintage lux polisher whit thank yo u wont regret it .

 

[vacuumlad1650]

I have one of the above seen 2 brush regina polishers for sale if you wanted one.

 

[rugsucker]

2 are good,3 are much better

The 3rd brush and overall quality of the Electrolux B-7,B-8 or later B-9/Floor Pro make it the best hard floor household machine I know of.
The tanks would serve no purpose with paste wax.On many wood floors you would--vacuum loose dirt-apply wax of your choice-apply wax & clean with scrub pads-buff with brush only-polish with soft pads.I have done this with Elux liquid wax on older floors with older finish.This can be changed with other floors and any choice could be tested in small area or closet.

 

[lesinutah]

Hey

I don't have a hardwood floor polisher recommend. My house has 400-500 square feet of high grade oak. We polished it but it builds up.
We use a Bissell symphony newer version is a crosswave. It uses distilled water and cleans awesome. To be honest every 6 months we use symphony and it lightens wood and is healthier. It cleans wood but doesn't water dries quickly. It works better than any polisher and keeps wood clean.
I'm just throwing out my experience. I also used bona but thought I'd put 2 cents in.
Les

 

[got2bjennyg]

Not vintage- but will buff and clean sealed hardwood

I'm actually picking up one of these myself today- Bissell spinwave. It comes with two sets of pads (soft set for hardwood and other floors and a set with microfiber scrubbers for sticky messes). There is a reservoir for water and your choice of cleaning solution. It doesn't spray continuously, only when you momentarily activate the spray. I have some luxury vinyl planking on my lower lever and in my kitchen which cannot be cleaned with steam. I plan on using this for those areas and my sealed wood floors in the living room, dining room and foyer area.

Reviews on this are actually much better than the crosswave or Hoover floormate.

This weekend, Biglots has 20% (Saturday for rewards members and Sunday for all). They carry this product in many of their stores for $99.99. I have $15 in reward discounts, so I'm gong today to pick it up for $67.99 plus tax.

 

[aprules2]

I've used Mop and Glo, Bona, and restore before in my fiance's house and my parents house, but they only seem to really look good for a month or so then the floor looks dull again. I got down on my hands and knees and did the area in front of my front door with paste wax and it's been a few months and it hasn't really dulled yet. So I'm thinking that using paste will let me clean the room with just basic sweeping and occasional mopping, and allow me more time between reapplications. What do you guys think? Although I wish I could apply paste with the machine too. That's where the liguids really have paste beat. There is a few Regina 2 brush machines on Craigslist locally for $30 but most of them don't have brushes.I'm kind of stuck, I like the Electrolux because it's a cool looking old machine, it's electrolux so it's pretty much indestructible, and I've heard the 3 brushes make it easier to steer. But if I buy an early "B" machine versus a later "B" series machine made by areus will I have trouble getting the floor pads? I saw a picture of a b12 it looks awesome in all chrome but I can't find one of those.

 

[vacuumlad1650]

All the 3 brush Electrolux buffers up to the current Aerus models use the same pads and brushes. They just attach differently (twist on now, snap on before), but they are compatible.