INTERCHANGEABLE SPONGE FLOOR FLOATS 13×42
- Modular interchangeable sponge floor floats system
- Size 13 x 42 x 3 cm
- Top quality sponges
- Heavy duty steel base module
- Aluminium handles available separately
- Interchangeable spare modules offering 2 different sponge type options for concrete based grouts
- Recommended for carrying out professional floor cleansing while standing
- Made in Italy
Description
Top Italian quality modular sponge floats system, recommended for floor cleansing after grouting jobs.
The base module supports an aluminium handle – available separately – allowing contractors to operate while standing, and is reusable countless times.
Beneath the base module replaceable sponge floats are installed, available either with beige or high absorbtion sponges, both recommended for concrete-based grouts cleansing. The base module’s steel structure makes it virtually impervious to the pressure usually applied from above, making it much more resistant and long lasting compared to cheaper plastic alternatives.
Interchangeable sponge floor float with steel base module
SKU# 510 – Steel-base floor sponge float, beige sponge 13 x 42 x 3 cm
SKU# 512 – Steel-base floor sponge float, high absorbtion sponge 13 x 42 x 3 cm
Warning: handles are available separately
Concrete-based grout sponge modules
SKU# 513 – Spare beige sponge float module 13 x 42 x 3 cm
SKU# 515 – Spare sweepex high absorbtion sponge float module 13 x 42 x 3 cm
About cleansing concrete-based grouts…
Concrete-based grouts
Concrete-base grout – the most commonly used one for joint grouting – is soluble in cold water. The classic procedure to remove its residues from tiles after grouting consists in rubbing tiles with a sponge, repeatedly rinsing it in clear water.
Absorbtion and quality
On even raw material quality category conditions, the difference between a beige (sometime called “havana”, “soft” or “tilers”) sponge and a high-absorbtion (or “sweepex”, or “white”) sponge stays in its hydrophilia, that is, in the material’s capability to absorb water. The higher the sponge absorbtion index, the easier and faster will water rinsing operations be.
Rinsing and squeezing systems
The task of repeatedly rinsing and squeezing floor floats during operations is greatly facilitated by mechanincal tools designed on-purpose, such as the lever-based mechanism on Ghelfi F.051 washboy kit, or the pedal-based mechanisms included on Ghelfi F.044/C and F.053 “FENOMEN” washboy kits.
Epoxy-based grout sponge modules
SKU# 516 – Spare cellulose sponge float module 13 x 42 x 3 cm
About cleansing epoxy-based grouts…
Epoxydic grouts
Epoxydic-based grouts is not soluble in cold water. Also, it crystallizes very quickly on a sponge surface. Cleansing out residues from an epoxy-based grouting operation involves rubbing with a specific sponge. As a consequence, an epoxy crystals layer will rapidly settle onto the sponge, which will have in their turn be removed mainly by mechanical action (by wiping the dry sponge onto the rolls or the edges of a tiler’s bucket). Water rinsing in this case is solely intended to facilitate crystals elimination after they have been scratched off the sponge surface.
Specific application
Sponges recommended for concrete-based grouts are counter-indicated for epoxy grouts, insofar as they are too soft and overly attackable by the epoxy grout. When used, they easily “stick” onto the joint, and get torn off.
Aluminium handles
SKU# 67 – Aluminium handle 146cm Ø 25mm, in two parts, with rubber ergonomic handle
SKU# 511 – Aluminium handle 150cm Ø 25mm, with rubber handle
PRODUCT RANGE
Modular steel base sponge floor floats 13 x 42
| SKU# | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| 510 | MODULAR STEEL BASE SPONGE FLOOR FLOAT – BEIGE SPONGE 14x42x3 CM |
| 511 | MODULAR STEEL BASE SPONGE FLOOR FLOAT – SWEEPEX HIGH ABSORBTION SPONGE 14x42x3 CM |
Sponge floor float spare modules for concrete based grouts
| SKU# | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| 513 | BEIGE SPONGE SPARE MODULE 13x42x3 CM |
| 515 | SWEEPEX HIGH ABSORBTION SPONGE SPARE MODULE 13x42x3 CM |
Sponge floor float spare modules for epoxy based grouts
| SKU# | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| 516 | CELLULOSE SPONGE SPARE MODULE 13x42x3 CM |
Aluminium handles
| SKU# | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| 67 | ALUMINIUM HANDLE 146CM Ø25MM, IN TWO PARTS, RUBBER ERGONIMIC HANDLE |
| 511 | ALUMINIUM HANDLE 150CM Ø25MM, RUBBER HANDLE |