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Floor Buffers
Commercial floor buffers and burnishers are the standard tool for maintaining wax finishes on VCT, terrazzo, marble, and sealed concrete floors in schools, hospitals, and institutional facilities. Single-disc 175 RPM models strip old finish, scrub deeply embedded soil, and spray buff between full strip-and-wax cycles; high-speed burnishers at 1,000–2,500 RPM restore the wet-look shine in minutes. Available in 13", 17", and 20" deck sizes.
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Hawk HD Deluxe 17" Floor Machine F17-01-DX – 175 RPM, 4-Gal Tank, 66 dB
Hawk Enterprises1.5 HP 17" Floor Machine with 4-Gallon Solution Tank, Splash Guard, and Chrome Package The Hawk Enterprises Heavy Duty Deluxe 17" (F17-01-DX) is th...
View full detailsHawk F40-01-B 20-Inch Brute Severe Duty Floor Machine – 1.5 HP TEFC, 165 RPM
Hawk EnterprisesHawk F40-01-B Brute 20-Inch Severe Duty Floor Machine – 1.5 HP TEFC The Hawk F40-01-B Brute is the standard severe-duty configuration of Hawk's Bru...
View full detailsHawk Enterprises F38-B Brute 360 Floor Machine – 165 RPM, Dust Pickup, 1.5 HP TEFC
Hawk EnterprisesDust-Free Concrete Surface Prep With the Hawk 17" Brute 360 The Hawk F38-B 17" Brute 360 Severe Duty Floor Machine with Dust Pickup is built for co...
View full detailsDapper Supply DP-FB1305 20" Floor Burnisher – 1500 RPM, 3 Scouring Pads, Electric
Dapper SupplyDapper Supply DP-FB1305 20" Floor Burnisher — 1500 RPM, 3 Scouring Pads The Dapper Supply DP-FB1305 is a 20" floor burnisher running at 1500 RPM — ...
View full detailsDapper Supply DP-FM1301 17" Heavy-Duty Floor Buffer Polisher – Electric, Scouring Pads
Dapper SupplyDapper Supply DP-FM1301 17" Heavy-Duty Floor Buffer Polisher with Scouring Pads The Dapper Supply DP-FM1301 is the largest floor buffer in the Dapp...
View full detailsDapper Supply DP-FM1303 13" Multi-Purpose Floor Buffer Machine – Electric, Scouring Pads
Dapper SupplyDapper Supply DP-FM1303 13" Multi-Purpose Floor Buffer Machine with Scouring Pads The Dapper Supply DP-FM1303 is a mid-size 13" floor buffer for sc...
View full detailsDapper Supply DP-FM1306 10" Multi-Purpose Floor Buffer Machine – Electric, Scouring Pads
Dapper SupplyDapper Supply DP-FM1306 10" Multi-Purpose Floor Buffer Machine with Scouring Pads The Dapper Supply DP-FM1306 is a compact 10" floor buffer for scr...
View full detailsNamco 2125 17-Inch Floor Buffer – 1.5 HP, 175 RPM
Namco ManufacturingNamco 2125 17-Inch Floor Buffer – 1.5 HP at 175 RPM The Namco 2125 is a 17-inch commercial floor buffer running a 1.5 HP motor at 175 RPM. The 17-i...
View full detailsHawk F40-01-DX 20-Inch Brute Deluxe Severe Duty Floor Machine – 1.5 HP TEFC
Hawk EnterprisesHawk F40-01-DX Brute Deluxe 20-Inch Severe Duty Floor Machine The Hawk F40-01-DX Brute Deluxe is the fully equipped configuration of the Brute seri...
View full detailsHawk F40-01-PRO 20-Inch Brute Pro Severe Duty Floor Machine – 1.5 HP TEFC
Hawk EnterprisesHawk F40-01-PRO Brute Pro 20-Inch Severe Duty Floor Machine with Ballast Weights The Hawk F40-01-PRO Brute Pro delivers maximum pad pressure for he...
View full detailsHawk F41-B 20-Inch Brute 360 Floor Machine with Dust Pickup – 1.5 HP TEFC
Hawk EnterprisesHawk F41-B Brute 360 Severe Duty Floor Machine with 360-Degree Dust Pickup The Hawk F41-B Brute 360 adds a full 360-degree dust pickup skirt to the...
View full detailsHawk Glide Freedom HD 17" Floor Machine – 175 RPM, 1.5 HP, 10:1 Gears
Hawk EnterprisesHeavy-Duty 17" Forward-Motion Floor Machine at 175 RPM with 10:1 Helical GearsThe Hawk Glide Freedom HD 17" (F91-17-01) applies the forward-motion ...
View full detailsHawk Glide Freedom XHD 17" Floor Machine – 165 RPM, 1.5 HP, Floating Head
Hawk EnterprisesExtra-Heavy-Duty 17" Forward-Motion Floor Machine with Floating WD Head at 165 RPMThe Hawk Glide Freedom XHD 17" (F92-17-01) runs a 1.5 HP dual-cap...
View full detailsHawk Enterprises F95-17-DB Glide 360 DBC WD Floor Machine – 165 RPM, 1.0 HP, 124 lb
Hawk EnterprisesDust-Free Concrete and Wood Blending — Hawk 17" Glide 360 DBC The Hawk F95-17-DB 17" Glide 360 DBC WD Professional Floor Machine combines a floatin...
View full detailsHawk Enterprises F27-01 XHD Floor Machine – 165 RPM, 1.5 HP Dual Cap, 94 lb, 66 dB
Hawk EnterprisesHigh-Torque 165 RPM Maintenance With the Hawk 17" XHD The Hawk F27-01 17" Extra Heavy Duty Professional Floor Machine delivers 165 RPM through a 1....
View full detailsHawk Enterprises F37-01-PRO Brute Pro Floor Machine – 165 RPM, 1.5 HP TEFC, 173 lb
Hawk EnterprisesFull Surface-Prep System — Hawk 17" Brute Pro Severe Duty The Hawk F37-01-PRO 17" Brute Pro Severe Duty Floor Machine ships as a complete surface-p...
View full detailsHawk Enterprises F60-15-05 Mighty Floor Machine – 165 RPM, 1.0 HP TEFC, 88 lb
Hawk EnterprisesStairwell and Restroom Floor Prep With the Hawk 15" Mighty The Hawk F60-15-05 15" Mighty Small Area Severe Duty Floor Machine is engineered for tig...
View full detailsHawk Enterprises F15-05 HD Floor Machine – 175 RPM, 1.5 HP, 91 lb, 66 dB
Hawk EnterprisesCommercial VCT and Tile Maintenance With the Hawk 15" HD Floor Machine The Hawk F15-05 15" Heavy Duty Professional Floor Machine is built for daily...
View full detailsHawk Enterprises F15-05-DX 15" Deluxe Floor Machine – 175 RPM, 1.5 HP, 4-Gal Tank, 91 lb
Hawk EnterprisesWet Scrubbing Configuration Built Into the Hawk 15" Heavy Duty Deluxe The Hawk F15-05-DX 15" Heavy Duty Deluxe Professional Floor Machine delivers ...
View full detailsHawk Enterprises F25-05 XHD Floor Machine – 165 RPM, 1.5 HP Twin Capacitor, 90 lb
Hawk EnterprisesCommercial-Grade 15" XHD Scrubbing and Stripping With the Hawk F25-05 The Hawk F25-05 15" Extra Heavy Duty Professional Floor Machine runs a 1.5 HP...
View full detailsHawk Enterprises F35-05-B Brute Severe Duty Floor Machine – 165 RPM, 1.5 HP TEFC, 117 lb
Hawk EnterprisesSevere-Duty 15" Stone Polishing and Concrete Resurfacing With the Hawk Brute The Hawk F35-05-B 15" Brute Severe Duty Floor Machine uses a 1.5 HP, 1...
View full detailsHawk Enterprises F13-01 HD Floor Machine – 175 RPM, 1.5 HP, 87 lb, GS42 Certified
Hawk EnterprisesHeavy-Duty 175 RPM Scrubbing in a 13" Compact Frame The Hawk F13-01 13" Heavy Duty Professional Floor Machine runs a 1.5 HP dual-capacitor AC motor...
View full detailsHawk Enterprises F13-01-DX Deluxe Floor Machine – 175 RPM, 1.5 HP, 4-Gal Tank, 87 lb
Hawk EnterprisesCompact Wet Scrubbing Power With the Hawk 13" Heavy Duty Deluxe The Hawk F13-01-DX 13" Heavy Duty Deluxe Floor Machine delivers 1.5 HP dual-capacit...
View full detailsHawk Enterprises F23-01 XHD Floor Machine – 165 RPM, 1.5 HP, Triple-Planetary, 87 lb
Hawk EnterprisesIndustrial-Grade 13" Scrubbing With the Hawk XHD Floor Machine The Hawk F23-01 13" Extra Heavy Duty Professional Floor Machine delivers 1.5 HP dual...
View full detailsCommercial Floor Buffers and Burnishers for Professional Floor Care
175 RPM Single-Disc Buffer: Four Floor Care Tasks, One Machine
A single-disc floor buffer at 175 RPM is the most versatile tool in hard-floor maintenance. Fitted with a black stripping pad, it removes old wax and finish from VCT, terrazzo, and sealed concrete without damaging the substrate. With a brown or green scrubbing pad, it cleans deeply embedded soil from grout joints and textured surfaces that a floor scrubber cannot reach. In spray buffing mode with a white pad and buffing solution, it restores gloss between full strip-and-wax cycles — extending the interval between the more labor-intensive full refinishing process. Fitted with a natural hair or tan polishing pad, it brings marble and terrazzo to a high-gloss finish without chemical strippers. Four cleaning functions, one machine, one operator trained to change pads and adjust chemical application. The OSHA guidelines on ergonomic hazards in janitorial work note that side-handle control and weight balance on commercial buffers affect operator fatigue and injury risk over multi-hour shifts — machine balance and handle adjustment are not secondary features.
High-Speed Burnishers: Restoring Gloss Between Full Refinish Cycles
High-speed burnishers operate at 1,000–2,500 RPM — six to fifteen times the speed of a standard 175 RPM buffer — generating friction that brings high-solids floor finish to a wet-look shine in a single pass without additional product application. Burnishing is the most time-efficient gloss restoration method for institutional floors maintained on a wax program: a 20" burnisher can restore shine to a 10,000 sq ft school hallway in under an hour. The friction heat generated at high speeds requires dry floor finish that is fully cured — burnishing over partially wet finish or heavy soil buildup causes streaking and surface hazing rather than gloss improvement. Propane burnishers are common in large facilities for their cordless mobility across wide floor areas; electric models handle the same task in occupied buildings where propane exhaust is a ventilation concern. Mercury Floor Machines and Tornado commercial burnishers cover the institutional and contractor market with 20" and 27" deck widths matched to facility cleaning route coverage requirements.
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Selecting the Right Pad for Each Floor Care Application
Floor buffer pads are color-coded by abrasiveness across the industry: black for aggressive stripping, brown for scrubbing, green for light scrubbing and light stripping, red for spray buffing and cleaning, white and natural hair for buffing and polishing. Matching pad to task prevents surface damage — using a black stripping pad where a red buffing pad is appropriate will remove finish aggressively and require refinishing ahead of schedule. Pad diameter must match the machine's drive plate: 13", 17", and 20" are the standard commercial sizes. The EPA green cleaning standards for commercial floor care recommend using floor finish systems with reduced VOC content and lower-maintenance formulations that require fewer strip cycles per year — a reduction that also reduces the total burden on buffers and burnishers in the program. Pad holders, tank mounts for spray buffing solution, and cord retention clips are the three accessory configurations that affect daily usability on accounts with long floor care routes.
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