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CHOICE AND USE OF BRUSHES
POLYPROPYLENE BRUSHES (PPL)
These are used on all types of floors and offer good resistance to wear and to hot water (not more than 60°C). PPL is not hygroscopic
and preserves its characteristics even when wet.
NYLON BRUSHES
These are used on all types of floors and offer good resistance to wear and to hot water (even more than 60°C). Nylon is hygroscopic
and consequently tends, over a period of time, to lose its characteristics when working on wet floors.
TYNEX BRUSHES
The bristles on these brushes are impregnated with highly aggressive abrasives. These are used to clean very dirty floors. We
recommend using only the bare pressure necessary to prevent damage to the floor.
STEEL BRUSHES
Bristles are made of steel wire or flat blades or are mixed steel and synthetic fibres. The steel wire brush is used to remove scale from
badly uneven floors or floors with wide joints between tiles. Brushes with flat steel bristles (stiffer) are used to clean the toughiest
scale.
BRUSH THICKNESS
Thicker bristles are stiffer and should be used on smooth floors or floors with narrow joints between tiles. We recommend using
softer bristles when floors are uneven Or have deep joints or raised edges. Softer bristles penetrate easier into joints. Remember that
when brush bristles are worn and become too short they become stiffer and are no longer able to penetrate in depth. This is
also because, as when using bristles that are too big, the brush tends to jump and skip.
DRIVE DISKS
Drive disks are recommended far cleaning polished surfaces. There are two types of drive disk:
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Traditional drive disks with sets of anchor stubs that retain and drive the abrasive disk during operation.
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CENTER LOCK drive disks which, in addition to anchor stubs, also have a plastic snap-in center lock system. This permits perfect
centering of the abrasive disk and ensures it is kept anchored without detaching. This type of drive disk is best for machines with
several brushes where it is difficult to center the abrasive disks.
SCHEME FOR THE CHOICE OF BRUSHES
Machine
Br. No
Code
Bristles type
∅
Bristles
∅
Brushes
Notes
GAMMA 66
2
405590
405591
405592
405593
405521
PPL
PPL
PPL
ABRASIVE
Center Lock Pad
0.3
0.6
0.9
1
345
345
345
345
335
Pad blocking
GAMMA 83
2
405562
405563
414261
405565
405506
PPL
PPL
PPL
ABRASIVE
Center Lock Pad
0.3
0.6
0.9
1
430
430
430
430
430
Pad blocking