The eco-friendly way to make vinyl flooring shine again

Robust, water-repel­lent, with many attract­ive design options and suit­able for use in all rooms: vinyl cov­er­ings, or to pre­cise lux­ury vinyl tiles (LVTs), are a true all-round­er. When the shine wears off after a few years or signs of wear begin to show, the floor­ing can be ren­ov­ated in no time at all. Mod­ern high-per­­­form­ance coat­ings are avail­able for this pur­pose, which our expert presents in this art­icle.

Tip 1: Make old vinyl flooring look like new

Even par­tic­u­larly robust and hard-wear­ing vinyl floor­ing can show signs of use or scratches over the years. But this does­n’t mean you have to replace the floor­ing right away. These marks of wear and tear can be treated quickly and eas­ily with spe­cial renov­a­tion coat­ings. After refin­ish­ing, dull floors will regain their shine. Sand­ing or strip­ping the floor is usu­ally not neces­sary. And after a very short time, the floor is ready for use again.

Tip 2: The eco-friendly way to shine

Mod­ern renov­a­tion coat­ings are water-based these days. The low solvent con­tent (less than 8 per­cent) in these products only serves as a bind­er. Just like water, the solvent evap­or­ates imme­di­ately after applic­a­tion. All that remains is a dur­able pro­tect­ive lay­er. In terms of per­form­ance, water­borne coat­ings are now just as effi­cient as con­ven­tion­al solvent-based sys­tems. In addi­tion, the risk of fire is vir­tu­ally elim­in­ated and odor devel­op­ment is next to zero.