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Floor Buffers

Floor buffers and burnishers maintain wax finishes on VCT, terrazzo, marble and sealed concrete. Single-disc 175 RPM models strip and scrub, high-speed burnishers up to 2,000 RPM restore shine, in 10 to 21 inch decks.

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Tornado Battery Glazer 17 Burnisher – 98494, 1500 RPM, 59 dB, 6 Lbs Pad Pressure

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Battery Glazer 17 Burnisher — 1500 RPM, 59 dB, 6 Lbs Pad Pressure, Cordless The Tornado Battery Glazer 17 (model 98494) burnishes 17-inch pads at 1...

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NaceCare NA 1520 Floor Burnisher – 20-Inch, 1500 RPM, 1.5HP DC Rectified, 112 lbs

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NaceCare NA 1520: 1500 RPM High-Speed Burnisher for Commercial Floors The NA 1520 is NaceCare's high-speed production burnisher — a 1.5 HP DC recti...

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Namco 2126-Green 20-Inch Floor Burnisher – 1.5 HP, 1,500 RPM, 50-ft Cord

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Namco 2126-GREEN 20-Inch Floor Burnisher – 1.5 HP, 1,500 RPM The Namco 2126-GREEN is a 20-inch corded floor burnisher running a 1.5 HP motor at 1,5...

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Hawk F20-01 20-Inch Heavy Duty Floor Machine – 1.5 HP, 175 RPM, Triple-Planetary

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Hawk F20-01 20-Inch Heavy Duty Floor Machine with Triple-Planetary Drive The Hawk F20-01 HD runs a 1.5 HP dual capacitor motor through a triple-pla...

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Hawk F20-01-DX 20-Inch Heavy Duty Deluxe Floor Machine – 1.5 HP, 175 RPM, 4-Gal Tank

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Hawk F20-01-DX Heavy Duty Deluxe 20-Inch Floor Machine with 4-Gallon Solution Tank The Hawk F20-01-DX Heavy Duty Deluxe combines the F20-01 HD floo...

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Hawk F91-20-01 20-Inch Glide Freedom HD Floor Machine – 1.5 HP, 175 RPM, 10:1 Gear

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Hawk F91-20-01 Glide Freedom HD 20-Inch Floor Machine – Floating Head WD at 175 RPM The Hawk F91-20-01 Glide Freedom HD runs a 1.5 HP dual capacito...

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Hawk F93-20-01 20-Inch Glide Freedom 2-Speed Floor Machine – 1.5 HP DC, 175/320 RPM

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Hawk F93-20-01 Glide Freedom 2-Speed Floor Machine – 175 and 320 RPM The Hawk F93-20-01 Glide Freedom 2-Speed combines the forward-motion control s...

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Hawk F92-20-01 20-Inch Glide Freedom XHD Floor Machine – 1.5 HP, 165 RPM, 11:1 Gear

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Hawk F92-20-01 Glide Freedom XHD 20-Inch Floor Machine with Forward-Motion Control The Hawk F92-20-01 Glide Freedom XHD uses a forward-motion contr...

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Hawk F95-20-DB 20-Inch Glide 360 DBC/WD Floor Machine – 1.0 HP AC, 165 RPM

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Hawk F95-20-DB Glide 360 DBC/WD 20-Inch Professional Floor Machine The Hawk F95-20-DB Glide 360 DBC/WD uses a 360-degree rotating head that allows ...

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Hawk F30-01 20-Inch Extra Heavy Duty Floor Machine – 1.5 HP Dual Cap, 165 RPM

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Hawk F30-01 20-Inch Extra Heavy Duty Floor Machine with Dual Capacitor Motor The Hawk F30-01 runs a 1.5 HP dual capacitor motor at 165 RPM through ...

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Hawk F03-20-01 20-Inch 2-Speed Floor Machine – 1.5 HP DC, 175/320 RPM

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Hawk F03-20-01 Heavy Duty 2-Speed Floor Machine – 175 and 320 RPM The Hawk F03-20-01 runs a 1.5 HP DC rectified motor at 175 RPM for stripping and ...

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Hawk F04-20-01 20-Inch 2-Speed Floor Machine – 1.5 HP DC, 165/300 RPM

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Hawk F04-20-01 2-Speed Floor Machine for Stripping and Spray Buffing The Hawk F04-20-01 pairs a 1.5 HP DC rectified motor with two selectable speed...

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Hawk F60-17-01 17-Inch Severe Duty Floor Machine – 1.0 HP, 165 RPM

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Hawk F60-17-01 17-Inch Severe Duty Buffer for Concrete and VCT The Hawk F60-17-01 runs a 1.0 HP motor at 165 RPM on a 17-inch pad to strip, scrub, ...

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Hawk Merlin Severe-Duty WD 17" Floor Machine – 165 RPM, 1.5 HP TEFC

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Single-Speed 17" Severe-Duty Floating Head Machine with 60-Second Modular BreakdownThe Hawk Merlin Severe-Duty WD 17" (F70-17-01) is the single-spe...

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Hawk Merlin 360 Severe-Duty 17" Floor Machine – 360° Dust, 1.5 HP TEFC

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360° Dust-Controlled 17" Severe-Duty Floor Machine for Concrete Resurfacing and Stone PolishingThe Hawk Merlin 360 Severe-Duty 17" (F75-17B) integr...

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Hawk Merlin 2-Speed XHD WD 17" Floor Machine – 165/300 RPM, 1.5 HP DC

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Dual-Speed 17" Industrial Floor Machine with WD Floating Head, DC Rectified Motor, and 80 lb Weight KitThe Hawk Merlin 2-Speed XHD WD 17" (F71-17-0...

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Hawk Heavy Duty 17" Floor Machine F17-01 – 175 RPM, 1.5 HP, 66 dB

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1.5 HP Commercial 17" Floor Machine at 175 RPM with XHD 11:1 Gears and Dual VoltageThe Hawk Enterprises Heavy Duty 17" (F17-01) is the standard-con...

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Hawk Glide TE 17" Floor Machine – 1.0 HP, 165 RPM, Dual Voltage WD

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1.0 HP Floating Head 17" Floor Machine with Dual Voltage and 11:1 Industrial GearsThe Hawk Glide TE 17" (F95-17-01) uses a 1.0 HP TEFC dual-capacit...

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Hawk Glide Freedom 2-Speed 17" Floor Machine – 175 RPM, 1.5 HP, 66 dB

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Forward-Motion 17" Floor Machine with 1.5 HP Floating Head and 1/3 Less Power DrawThe Hawk Glide Freedom 2-Speed 17" (F93-17-01) replaces tradition...

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Hawk Enterprises F37-01-B Brute Severe Duty Floor Machine – 165 RPM, 1.5 HP TEFC, 123 lb

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Industrial Concrete and Stone Work With the Hawk 17" Brute The Hawk F37-01-B 17" Brute Severe Duty Floor Machine is the standard configuration of H...

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Hawk Enterprises F37-01-DX Brute Severe Duty Deluxe – 165 RPM, 1.5 HP TEFC, 173 lb

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Concrete and Stone Polishing Ready — Hawk 17" Brute Severe Duty Deluxe The Hawk F37-01-DX 17" Brute Severe Duty Deluxe Floor Machine is the chrome-...

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Hawk Enterprises F03-17-01 2-Speed HD Floor Machine – 175/320 RPM, 1.5 HP DC, 94 lb

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Two-Speed VCT Maintenance With the Hawk 17" 2-Speed HD The Hawk F03-17-01 17" 2-Speed Heavy Duty Professional Floor Machine provides scrubbing powe...

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Hawk Enterprises F04-17-01 2-Speed XHD Floor Machine – 165/300 RPM, 1.5 HP DC, 94 lb

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Hawk Enterprises F60-13-01-24 Mighty Floor Machine – 165 RPM, 1.0 HP, 24" Handle, 87 lb

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Stair and Countertop Cleaning With the Hawk 13" Mighty Floor Machine The Hawk F60-13-01-24 13" Mighty Floor Machine is a compact 1.0 HP TEFC dual-c...

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Floor Buffers and Polishing Machines for Commercial Use

Which Speed and Pad Type Matches Your Floor Surface

Low-speed buffers run at 175 RPM and work on vinyl composition tile, terrazzo, and older resilient floors where aggressive friction would damage the finish. High-speed burnishers operate at 1,500 to 3,000 RPM and produce the wet-look shine common in hospitals, schools, and retail environments. The floor type comes first: high-speed machines on soft vinyl strip finish faster than intended. Pad selection follows speed, with red and white pads pairing with low-speed scrubbing and buffing, and natural or tan pads handling high-speed burnishing. The same machine is sold under three names depending on context — floor buffer in janitorial supply catalogs, floor polisher in retail and hospitality settings, and burnisher when configured for high-speed hard-wax shine. A hardwood floor buffer specifically refers to a low-speed model with a soft pad for wood substrates, where high-speed RPM would lift finish. Mercury Floor Machines produces a range of single-disc machines calibrated for specific floor types. Tornado and Powr-Flite both offer dual-speed models that shift between scrub and burnish modes without changing equipment.

How Often Buffing Actually Extends Floor Finish Life

Finish manufacturers typically recommend spray buffing at least twice weekly in high-traffic corridors to maintain gloss and prevent finish breakdown. When finish wears through to the floor surface, the refinishing cycle costs more in labor and materials than a consistent maintenance schedule. The IICRC's floor care guidelines outline maintenance frequencies based on foot traffic volume and floor substrate. Nacecare machines are a common choice for janitorial contractors who run the same equipment across multiple accounts, where consistent RPM and pad pressure matter for predictable results. Buffing also removes light scuff marks and redistributes finish rather than stripping and reapplying, which reduces chemical use over a building's annual cycle.

Related: Floor Care Equipment · Walk-Behind Floor Scrubbers · Floor Sweepers · 17 Inch Floor Buffers

What Cord Length and Weight Mean for Large Facilities

A 17-inch buffer typically runs 94 to 124 pounds. Over a shift covering 30,000 square feet, operator fatigue compounds with every pound above that baseline. Models with front-mounted controls and padded handles reduce strain in extended runs. Cord length matters at scale: a 50-foot cord covers most wing configurations, while a 100-foot cord reduces outlet changes in long corridors. Bissell Big Green commercial buffers are built for facilities that run equipment daily. Battery-powered burnishers eliminate cord management entirely and produce consistent pad pressure from start to finish of the charge cycle, though they require charging infrastructure. The OSHA ergonomics guidelines for floor care equipment address handle height and vibration thresholds relevant to daily machine use. Powr-Flite's line includes machines with auto-drive to reduce lateral arm force over large areas.

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the difference between low-speed and high-speed buffers?
Low-speed buffers (175-350 RPM) are used for scrubbing, stripping, and heavy cleaning. High-speed burnishers (1,000-3,000 RPM) polish and create high-gloss finishes on sealed floors. Most facilities need both types - low-speed for deep cleaning and high-speed for daily maintenance and shine.
What size floor buffer do I need?
Buffer size depends on your space and obstacles. 13-17 inch models work well in tight spaces like restrooms and small offices. 17-20 inch buffers are versatile for most commercial applications. 20+ inch machines maximize productivity in large, open areas like warehouses and shopping centers.
What type of pad should I use for my floors?
Pad selection depends on your task: Black pads for heavy stripping, brown for aggressive scrubbing, green for general scrubbing, red for light cleaning/buffing, white for polishing/burnishing, and natural fiber for dry buffing. Using the correct pad type prevents floor damage and achieves desired results.
How often should commercial floors be buffed?
High-traffic areas benefit from daily buffing to maintain shine and remove scuffs. Medium-traffic areas typically need buffing 2-3 times per week. Low-traffic areas may only require weekly buffing. Deep scrubbing and recoating schedules depend on floor condition and wear patterns.
What's the difference between a floor buffer and a floor scrubber?
Floor buffers are single-disc machines that polish, buff, and strip floors but require separate mopping. Floor scrubbers are walk-behind or ride-on machines with built-in solution tanks and vacuum recovery that scrub and dry floors in one pass. Buffers are for floor finish maintenance; scrubbers are for deep cleaning.
What is the difference between a floor buffer and a polisher?
A floor buffer typically refers to a 175 RPM low-speed single-disc machine used for stripping wax, scrubbing daily soil, and spray-buffing finish. A polisher (also called a burnisher) runs 1,500–2,500 RPM and does one job: high-gloss finish on already-clean floors. The terms get used interchangeably in catalogs, but the RPM tells the story. 175 RPM strips and scrubs; 1500 RPM polishes. Using a burnisher to strip wax destroys the floor finish; using a low-speed buffer to polish gets no shine.
How long does a floor buffer last?
Commercial 175 RPM floor buffers (Hawk, Mercury, Namco, Powr-Flite) typically run 8–12 years of daily janitorial use before motor or gear replacement. The wear items are the carbon brushes (replace every 800–1,200 hours), the apron (yearly on heavy strip work), and the pad driver clutch plate (every 3–5 years). Avoid water intrusion into the motor housing during wet stripping — that's the #1 cause of premature motor failure. Burnishers run shorter (5–8 years) because the higher RPM stresses bearings faster.
Can you use a floor buffer on hardwood?
A floor buffer can be used on hardwood if it has a soft screen or buffing pad and runs with reduced down-pressure. The Hawk F91-20-01 20-inch Glide Freedom HD is a low-speed option priced at $1,489. It has a 1.5 HP motor, a 175 RPM pad speed and a 10:1 gear ratio. Do not use a stiff bassine or nylon brush on hardwood. Those accessories are made for scrubbing grout lines on tile and preparing concrete for stripping, and they can damage a wood finish. For a high-gloss hardwood finish, use a high-speed burnisher with a soft white pad instead of a 175 RPM low-speed machine.

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