Floor Pads

 

ETC of Henderson Inc.‘s floor buffing pads and floor scrubber pads offer long-lasting shine and consistent performance you can rely on. Each floor pad made by ETC is designed and manufactured to the highest quality standards, and our ongoing commitment to innovation makes them the most efficient floor pads on the market today.

Keeping your floors in pristine conditions requires using various types of floor cleaning machines and pads, and facility managers are faced with more options than ever before. Selecting the right floor pads for the job is imperative, and we are happy to help guide you to the right choice for your needs.

Stripping floor pads are used to remove sealer, contaminants and finishes from the surfaces of your floors. Use these at the start of your maintenance program, when scrubbing won’t deliver the results you want.

Floor scrubber pads will clean the surface layers of finish to maintain the look desired and are also used to repair a worn finish. We offer a range of floor scrubber pads that can remove multiple layers of finish prior to recoating, including pads designed for wet scrubbing, deep scrubbing, spray cleaning and light cleaning.

Floor buffing pads are ideal for removing black heel marks and scuffs while enhancing the appearance of your floors. Whether you are looking for a soft luster or a “wet shine” look, we have floor buffing pads that can get the job done.

Burnishing floor pads repair floor finishes while improving gloss and image clarity on the surface of the floor. We offer a number of burnishing pads that produce highly responsive finishes and can be used under electric, battery or propane machines.

ETC manufactures premium floor pads that are designed to the high end of specifications. With a minimum thickness of one inch, our floor pads lower your costs, boost labor efficiency and create a uniform gloss while reducing vibration. They are longer lasting than the competition. ETC’s unique fiber blending and dipped coatings ensure uniform binders while boosting resilience and service life.

Choosing the right floor pads is essential for the most efficient buffing, burnishing, stripping and scrubbing procedures. Since 1978, we have helped facility and custodial managers choose the best floor pads for their needs, and we are committed to offering quality products, competitive pricing, prompt service and the highest level of customer satisfaction. Our floor pads enhance the labor dollar and work faster and longer to deliver cleaner, shinier floors than any other pad.

POLISH/SPRAY BUFF

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Gorilla® Spray Buff/Polish/Burnish

The Original Blended Natural Fiber Pad that gives a “wet look” shine. Gorilla® is made with a blend of natural fiber and polyester. This blend uses properties of both fibers to create the most unique and respected floor pad in the world. To clean it, just brush away dried wax with its die cut center. It will not glaze over.

Red: Light Clean/Spray Buff

A light abrasive pad for spray buffing to a satin gloss. The fibers are more open to help keep the pad from glazing over.

Tan: Buff

A mildly abrasive dry buffing pad for slow speed floor machines. The Tan Buff pad will buff away light soil and level scratches for a soft luster.

White: Polish

A non-abrasive dry polishing pad for slow speed floor machines. The White Polish pad will level scratches for a high luster.

Soft White: Polish

A non-abrasive dry polishing pad for slow speed floor machines. The White Polish pad will level scratches for a high luster.

 

SCRUB/CLEAN

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The Redwood®: Deep Scrub

RedwoodLogoAs a Maroon deep scrub & recoat pad, The Redwood® can be used wet or dry to remove multiple layers of finish prior to recoating. The Redwood® is a 3/8” pad and should always be used with a 1” ETC pad to drive it.

Green: Scrub

A medium abrasive pad for wet scrubbing. This pad will remove embedded soil and black marks found in heavy traffic areas without stripping your finish to the tile.

Blue: Cleaner

A medium abrasive pad for spray cleaning. To clean a lightly soiled floor, use this pad with a spray solution. This process will remove a small amount of finish. Can be used to wet scrub.

Monster®: Spray Clean/Light Scrub

Monster® is designed with natural abrasive action to clean black marks and soil. The top layer of finish, with its embedded dirt, is removed and the remaining finish is brought to a high sheen. Monster®’s “clean and shine” characteristics reduce the need for stripping.

Red: Auto Scrub/Light Clean

A light abrasive pad for light cleaning. The fibers are more open to help keep the pad from glazing over. Can be used under automatic scrubber machines for nightly cleaning schedules.

 

HIGH SPEED/ULTRA HIGH SPEED/BURNISHING

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Gorilla®: Minimal Burnishing-Harder Finishes

GorillaLogo1The Original Blended Natural Fiber Pad that gives a “wet look” shine. Gorilla® is made with a blend of natural fiber and polyester. This blend uses properties of both fibers to create the most unique and respected floor pad in the world. To clean it, just brush away dried wax with its die cut center. It will not glaze over.

Jaguar®: Multiple Burnishing-Softer Finishes

A lighter blend of natural and synthetic fiber than Gorilla®. Designed for more frequent use than Gorilla®, with highly responsive finishes.

Aqua Plus®: Multiple Burnishing-Medium Finishes

This pad is designed for a burnishing schedule that calls for use 3 to 4 nights per week. It produces a very bright “wet look” shine with soft to medium finishes. Use Aqua Plus® under electric, battery or propane machines with ultra high speeds of 1500 to 3000rpm. Aqua Plus® is made from durable high-tech resins and fibers plus a light sprinkle of natural fiber.

Blue Jay®: Maximum Burnishing-Medium Finishes

A special blend of synthetic and natural fibers in a pad designed for nightly burnishing. This pad will give you an exceptional gloss.

Blue Ace®: Maximum Burnishing-Medium Finishes

A synthetic fiber pad designed for burnishing newly developed finishes. This pad will give you a very high gloss.

Gorilla Lite®: Maximum Burnishing-Soft Finishes

The lightest blend of natural fibers in a synthetic fiber pad for those who use a soft finish that requires nightly burnishing. This pad is designed to give you the same high gloss “wet look” shine that big brother Gorilla® is known for.

Superspeed Rubberized®: Maximum Burnishing-Soft Finishes

A totally synthetic, non-aggressive pad designed for burnishing and polishing with a high speed or ultra high speed floor machine. The rubberized coating creates friction needed to repair softer finishes while removing black marks. This pad will create a high gloss shine.

The Cure®

Use to help cure freshly laid finish as soon as it dries. Perfect for overnight recoats before holiday traffic. It’s super soft to keep from pulling the finish up. It’s strong to stand up under propane, cord electric or battery floor machines, and it’s flexible to keep from burning uneven floors.

 

ULTRA HIGH SPEED FLOOR PADS

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2001® Line of Pads

This is an ultra-high speed (2000rpm and up) burnishing and spray buffing floor pad of special design. So special that it’s patented. It is constructed of two 1/2″ floor pads bonded to a stabilizing inner strata. The inner strata stops the elongation and resulting destruction of the pad due to centrifugal force.

The 2001® line of pads includes:

  • 2001® Gorilla®
  • 2001® Jaguar®
  • 2001® Aqua Plus®
  • 2001® Blue Jay®
  • 2001® Gorilla Lite®
  • 2001® Soft White®
  • 2001® Superspeed Rubberized®

2001® pads will give you the “wet look” shine, ease of cleaning and all of the other excellent qualities of these floor pads. 2001® pads also outlast normal pads on ultra high speed floor machines more than 3 to 1.

 

PAD DRIVER 2001®

Our Pad Driver 2001® is designed to hold and drive a Superscreen Disc under your floor machine. It will also create a cushion to help the screen to flex and dip into uneven floors better.

 

STRIPPING FLOOR PADS

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Black – Strip

A very aggressive stripping pad. It is designed to be used to wet strip a floor. High quality abrasive and materials make this an efficient tool for complete floor finish removal.

Brown – Strip

An aggressive pad designed for dry stripping floor finish. Its fibers, throughout the pad, are coated with high quality abrasives for a fast, efficient job.

Boss Hawg® – Wet Strip/Dry Strip

Boss Hawg® is a super stripping pad for completing your natural fiber system of floor maintenance. This pad has the abrasive character to dry strip a floor or work equally well when you wet strip. Boss Hawg® was designed to work quickly and thoroughly, whichever system (wet or dry) you use.

Razorback® – 1/2-Inch Strip

The Razorback® pad is a high performance stripping pad that works very aggressively in problem areas that need to be stripped of all finish.

Diamondback® – 1/2-Inch Strip

The Diamondback® pad is our Extreme Stripping Pad designed with an open wave construction that enables it to hold more load without clogging in heavy build-up situations.

 

CONCRETE MAINTENANCE PADS – Diamond by Gorilla®

Diamond by Gorilla® is a system of floor pads that cleans and polishes concrete, terrazzo and natural stone floors mechanically without the use of chemicals. ETC’s Diamond by Gorilla® system consists of floor pads impregnated with billions of microscopic diamonds that will transform any dull, worn floor into a clean, shining floor. The diamonds come in different sizes, creating different levels of aggressiveness ideal for cleaning and polishing. This system can be used on surfaces such as concrete, terrazzo, marble, ceramic and other natural stones as well as VCT when using the 1500 and up polishing pads.

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200 Blue

Most aggressive. For damaged floors or use after grinding. HD removal of scratches and discoloration.

400 Red

Very aggressive. For damaged floors or use after grinding. HD removal of scratches and discoloration. Leaves satin or matte finish.

800 White

Intermediate step or first step in floors not maintained. Cleans surface. Removes small scratches. Leaves a slightly reflective finish.

1500 Yellow

For maintained floors. Cleans and prepares floor for high polish. Removes fine scratches. Conditions stone and concrete floors for final polishing. Can be regular maintenance pad.

3000 Green

Normal daily maintenance pad. Produces and maintains a “wet look” shine. Can be used on concrete, stone, terrazzo, tile and VCT.

8000 Orange

Produces and maintains a “wet look” shine. Can be used on concrete, stone, terrazzo, tile and VCT.

11,000 Purple

Produces and maintains a “wet look” shine. Can be used on concrete, stone, terrazzo, tile and VCT.

 

CONCRETE MAINTENANCE PADS

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Heat by Gorilla® – Concrete Burnishing

90-degree heat bonds silicate coatings. Uses unique heat shield. Two sided for twice the life! Blend of natural and synthetic fibers. No color transfer from added dyes. Burnish all types of concrete densifiers, hardeners and sealers. Very high gloss-meter readings due to the heat.

Armadillo® – Propane Burnishing/Autoscrubbing

A multiple speed floor pad specially designed for concrete. It’s constructed as a one-inch premium concrete floor pad with abrasives and aggressive bond containing no dyes to transfer to your floor. Armadillo® pads will give you the “polished look” of a burnishing pad while cleaning and removing surface dirt and scratches over time using an autoscrubber.

 

FLOOR RECONDITIONING PAD

The Redwood® Floor Machine Pad

ETC’s Redwood® floor pad is designed to recondition the surface of a wood floor (gymnasiums, parquet areas, etc…). With its fine abrasive action, it will smooth the surface of raised wood fibers that are created when using waterbased sealers and finishes. It will deburr, smooth and clean wood floor surfaces between coats to give you adhesion and the resulting level surface needed for that next coat. Redwood® is a 3/8-inch pad and should be used with our 1-inch ETC Red pad to drive it.