Three Rivers Floor Care
Between-Strip Maintenance

Floor buffing and burnishing in Fort Wayne, Indiana

The fastest shine in floor care: our Fort Wayne buffing and burnishing crews run a high-speed machine over the finish already on your floor, lifting scuffs and hardening the wax back to a high, even gloss without adding a single coat.

Between-Strip Maintenance

What buffing and burnishing get you

Buffing and burnishing are maintenance polishing, not restoration. A machine works the finish already on the floor, so scuffs and haze come out and the gloss comes back up. Because nothing is stripped or coated, floors are back in service almost immediately.

  • Restores the high gloss on floors gone flat in the walkways
  • Removes black scuff marks and surface haze
  • Hardens the finish so it wears longer and cleans easier
  • Keeps a maintained look between recoats and strips

If yours is yellowed or built up, start with a strip and wax or scrub and recoat, then burnishing keeps it there.

A worker operating a floor buffing machine that polishes a commercial floor to a high, wet-look gloss.
Honest Pricing

What does floor buffing cost in Fort Wayne?

Buffing and burnishing are priced per square foot and cost less than a scrub and recoat or a full strip and wax, because there is no finish to remove or apply. Most facilities get the best value by folding burnishing into a recurring floor care plan.

Where burnishing fits in Fort Wayne.

Regular burnishing keeps office lobbies and retail sales floors sharp between the summer strip season and through the winter salt months. It is the quiet work that makes the once-a-year strip and wax hold up. Our burnishing routes cover all of Allen County, from New Haven and Leo-Cedarville up to Huntertown and Auburn.

Get a quote

Keep the shine, skip the early strip.

Regular burnishing makes your finish last. Free walkthrough, written quote.

Request a Free Walkthrough
Between-Strip Maintenance

Common Questions

What is the difference between buffing and burnishing?

Both polish the existing finish, the difference is speed. Buffing uses a lower-speed machine to clean and bring back shine; burnishing uses a high-speed machine that produces a much higher, wet-look gloss. Neither adds new coats of wax.

How often should we buff or burnish our floors?

High-traffic commercial floors are often burnished weekly or a few times a month to hold the gloss. The right frequency depends on traffic and how many coats of finish are down. A floor care plan sets the rhythm.

Will buffing fix a yellowed or built-up floor?

No. Buffing and burnishing only work on finish still in good shape. If the floor is yellowed or built up, it needs a strip and wax or at least a scrub and recoat first, then burnishing keeps it looking good.

Does burnishing add shine without adding coats?

Yes. A high-speed burnisher polishes the wax already on the floor to a high gloss, so it is the cheapest and fastest way to keep a sound floor looking sharp between recoats and strips.

Free Floor Walkthrough

Request a Free Floor Walkthrough

Tell us about your facility and your floors. We will schedule a walkthrough, measure the space, and send a written per-square-foot quote. No pressure and no obligation.

  • A real number you can compare against other bids
  • Work scheduled around your hours, not ours
  • A plan to keep the floor up, not just a one-time job
(260) 408-6586

Answered during business hours. After hours, leave a message and we call back the next business day.

We will call you back within one business day to schedule your walkthrough.