Top 2 High-Shine Floor Finishes of 2021

Are you on the lookout for the greatest high-solids floor finish? It might be difficult to choose the proper floor treatment for your commercial hard flooring. While there are hundreds of different floor finishes available, they may be divided into two categories: high maintenance and low maintenance.

Both provide some kind of protection for your industrial flooring, but they are meant to accomplish distinct goals.

Low-maintenance floor finishes are designed to require little to no burnishing, as the name implies.

These floor finishes don’t have the same glossy, reflected brilliance as high shine floor finishes, which are also known as high maintenance floor finishes, but they can still provide a brilliant, protective coating for your flooring.

A low-maintenance floor program is appropriate for facilities that do not have the time, money, or resources to burnish their hard floors frequently, sometimes as often as once a day.

For certain institutions, though, the look is everything. This needs durable, high-gloss flooring.

If this describes you, a low-maintenance floor finish is unlikely to suffice. You’ll need a high-shine, high-maintenance floor polish to really make your floors stand out to the people in your building.

High shine or high gloss floor coatings are ideal for facilities such as doctor’s offices, gyms, grocery shops, retail stores, or airports that need to maintain a clean look to give customers peace of mind.

Similarly, high-shine finishes are ideal for facilities that need a high-gloss floor to maintain a certain level of reputation. Luxury office space (class A offices), expensive retail outlets, or recreational venues such as ballrooms are examples.

It’s crucial to remember that these finishes will need to be burnished often to keep their high shine. The frequency with which each of them must be maintained varies by floor finish, although in certain situations, daily burnishing is required to preserve the ideal look.

To keep the floor surface clean and free of dust, filth, and soils, we recommend vacuuming and damp mopping as often as possible (every day if possible).

We’ll go through each of the floor finishes in detail below, including their care requirements and why we think they’re the best on the market right now.

The Best High Shine Floor Finishes

Spartan iShine Floor Finish

This iShine Floor Finish is a 25% solids blend that provides long-lasting protection from scuffs, water spots, and black heel marks.

Because Spartan iShine Floor Finish is a rather strong finish, it can withstand heavy foot traffic. With little to no burnishing, it will maintain a modest gloss.

This is a fantastic hybrid product, in our opinion. While this is a low-maintenance product, when burnished, it has a fantastic response.

Maintenance periodicity

Depending on the current number of coats on your floor and the desired shine, iShine Floor Finish may require 1-4 coats when first applied.

You’ll probably need four coats of floor finish if this is your first time applying floor finish or if you’re doing a full strip and finish.

This finish is easier to apply since it levels on touch, allowing your employees to work more quickly.

Even with considerable usage, it only has to be burnished once a week after application to keep its brilliance.

Diversey Signature Floor Finish

This high-gloss floor finish is made up of 20% solids. It’s really simple to use and dries quickly.
On the initial application, DiverseyTM Signature® Floor Finish offers an unrivaled “wet-look.”
To maintain the ideal “wet” gloss, this finish will need to be burnished.

Maintenance periodicity

Use at least three coats when initially applying. As needed, further coats can be applied to obtain the desired gloss level. Allow each application to dry for 30-45 minutes, as with Diversey High Mileage® Floor Finish.

To keep its beautiful shine, this is a softer finish that will require a lot of burnishing. This finish should be polished every night in most situations.

Final Thoughts

Glossy, high-shine flooring is essential for providing a favorable experience for your building’s occupants.

Each of these finishes can help you get the ideal look depending on the amount of labor and time you are ready to devote.

Cleaning Supplies USA has a comprehensive range of high-gloss floor finishes to match your requirements.
Contact us now for assistance in determining which high-gloss floor finish is ideal for your facility, or if you have questions about whether a low-maintenance floor finish would be a better fit.

A FREE floor care program evaluation from a Cleaning Supplies USA account executive will help you better understand the best solution for your facility.