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Kirby floor polishers |
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Post# 25980   12/5/2007 at 11:02 (5,958 days old) by thunderhexed (Edmond, OK)   |   | |
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Reading the thread about the Johnsons polisher reminded me of a question I have been meaning to ask. I have several older Kirby's that have the floor polisher attachment with them and I'm curious to try one. Are there any kind of paste wax's on the market today that can be used since I can't get the Kirby wax?
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Post# 25984 , Reply# 2   12/5/2007 at 13:06 (5,957 days old) by charles~richard ()   |   | |
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Post# 25989 , Reply# 3   12/5/2007 at 15:06 (5,957 days old) by parunner58 (Davenport, FL)   |   | |
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I remember my mom borrowing the neighbors Kirby to polish our hardwood floors when we lived in Fort Knox KY. When we moved she bought a Kenmore polisher. I would love to have an older Kirby with a polisher head for it. If anyone has one that they are willing to sell, let me know, my email is mikerun58@verizon.net. My house is all hardwood floors and I currently use a Kenmore. I received from my grandmother when she moved, it is ok but the Kirby would do much better. Mike |
Post# 25995 , Reply# 5   12/5/2007 at 15:57 (5,957 days old) by thunderhexed (Edmond, OK)   |   | |
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Post# 25998 , Reply# 6   12/5/2007 at 16:06 (5,957 days old) by thunderhexed (Edmond, OK)   |   | |
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Post# 26021 , Reply# 7   12/5/2007 at 20:02 (5,957 days old) by charles~richard ()   |   | |
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No, it just gets burnished into the wood. You want to apply the wax SPARINGLY, otherwise you'll have a big mess on your hands. |
Post# 26036 , Reply# 9   12/5/2007 at 22:32 (5,957 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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Post# 26086 , Reply# 10   12/6/2007 at 13:57 (5,956 days old) by parunner58 (Davenport, FL)   |   | |
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Charles, She used it as you have pictured. It did a fantastic job. That why I have been looking for one. On ebay, most of the Kirby's have the rug renovator not the floor polisher. I have also looked for the Electrolux 3 brush polishers and they to don't come with the polishing brushes, you would have to purchase them separately. Anyone with either to sell contact me. Mike |
Post# 26125 , Reply# 11   12/6/2007 at 22:48 (5,956 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH)   |   | |
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The only way I've ever used a Kirby Polisher is the way Charles described with the handle locked in the low position to keep the weight and pressure on the brush. Used to shampoo carpets that way too, by using the sprayer and suds-o-gun to apply the shampoo and the polisher to work it in, and it did a pretty decent job of it. Jeff |
Post# 290841 , Reply# 13   7/29/2014 at 01:01 (3,530 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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~ Well, I have had many Kirbys of one model or the other since I started actively collecting in the early 1970s. I've polished many a hardwood floor with them and never had any of the above-cautioned problems with any of them. Granted, I wouldn't ever do an entire house at one time, just as I'd never vacuum that way, but do one room at a time. |
Post# 290843 , Reply# 14   7/29/2014 at 01:22 (3,530 days old) by kevin (Livonia)   |   | |
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Your Kirbys prolly share the burden while many rely on one cleaner to do all the work. Repeated use would definitely be more problematic. CORRECTION: "YOU get extra-shiny floors ... " |